Talk:Studebaker Conestoga

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for more info and photos of Studebaker Conestogas, visit http://studebakerconestoga.com

The Silver 54 Conestoga is mine. It has been in my family since it was purchased new by my Great Grandfather.NickWilson1964 (talk) 13:19, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

The vintage picture is from 1956 of my Dad and Aunt. The checkered flag in the back of the car makes me think they are on the way to Indianapolis during the month of May.NickWilson1964 (talk) 13:19, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

I need help adding the reference for the production numbers and cost. Not sure how to add the source in the reference area. http://classiccardatabase.com/specs.php?series=5134&year=1954&model=29312 NickWilson1964 (talk) 16:13, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Help:Referencing for beginners should get you where you need to go. The "trick" is that you're not going to add anything directly to the References section. You want to add a citation directly after the content. -- Fyrael (talk) 16:39, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

@NickWilson1964: The most basic way to do it is to put a bare URL in ref tags, like <ref>http://classiccardatabase.com/specs.php?series=5134&year=1954&model=29312</ref>. Most people consider this a little half-assed, so there are a few things you can do to make it better. One is to actually use {{cite web}}, and fill in the details manually, like <ref>{{cite web|url=http://classiccardatabase.com/specs.php?series=5134&year=1954&model=29312|title=1954 Studebaker Champion Regal Series 15G Conestoga|website=The Classic Car Database}}</ref>. (There is more stuff that the {{cite web}} template takes, like author name, year, etc, but if you can't find it, the template will still work).

The big-brain thing to do (or at least the thing I do) is put in the bare ref, save the page, then open up a different window and go to https://refill.toolforge.org/ and type in the name of the page. It isn't perfect, but it does automatically fill in a lot of the fields. Sometimes it will be a little sloppy, but it's easier for me to go and fix the date on a citation template than type everything in by hand. jp×g 23:14, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

For the sake of instruction, I did it for this one; you can see the edits at these three links (1 2 3). jp×g 23:18, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you I will give it a try and see what works for me. Thanks again.NickWilson1964 (talk) 00:39, 1 September 2021 (UTC)