S Egbert nickname

[1963r2]

I was wondering if Sherwood Egbert had a nickname or a name he liked to be referred as.

I'm sure I read somewhere that was the case but can't find anything .

Thanks for your help

[Gunslinger]

I don't know if he liked it, but even before he went to Studebaker Mr. Egbert was known as "Mr. Go-Go-Go".  It pretty much summed up his personal and business attitudes towards how he did things.

[studegary]

I have heard that at Studebaker he wanted to be referred to as Mr. Egbert.

[mfg]

58 minutes ago, studegary said:

I have heard that at Studebaker he wanted to be referred to as Mr. Egbert.

I've read/heard same.

[Kennie B.]

Unless you were a personal friend, his first name was "Mister" and it always preceeded his surname!  Just like in the military only the "Mister" is replaced with your rank.

I'll bet there were a very few in a very tight knit circle that got to call him anything else.  It was a different era with different social practices.  To bad we have let that slip.

[murph the surf]

 

"Nearly two decades have passed since burly Sherwood Harry Egbert, the flamboyant and forceful president of Studebaker Corp., learned to fly as a Marine Air Transport officer. But "Woody" Egbert is still as fascinated with flight as ever. In fact, says a friend, "the only time he can relax is when he's at the controls of a plane." Last week Egbert's predilection for planes became more than a hobby. Subject to CAB approval, Studebaker announced its purchase of Trans International Airlines, Inc., a profitable California nonscheduled carrier that grossed $6,000,000 last year. The price: $10 million in Studebaker stock."

Edited December 21, 2017 by murph the surf

[1963r2]

Thanks for all your replies so far.

I thought I would pay ohmage  to the father of the Avanti by having his name on my licence plates ie "S Egbert".

My preferred option was "Sherwood" but I remember seeing a P1800 years ago that had that plate so it's not available.

I don't mind "Egbert" but thought there might be something less formal out there like a nickname .

Keep them coming .

pb

 

 

 

 

[8E45E]

According the E.T. Reynold's biography that was published in the defunct Car Classics magazine, he stated, "Where everyone referred to Harold Churchill as 'Church', Sherwood Harry Egbert was always MR. Egbert, from the sweepers to the Vice President."

Craig

Edited January 7, 2018 by 8E45E