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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by zeph4057k, Nov 17, 2016.

  1. zeph4057k
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    IMG_1066.JPG IMG_1065.JPG IMG_1063.JPG IMG_1085.JPG IMG_1087.JPG I was just wondering if anybody out there liked the old Studebaker three p***enger business coupes. they are pretty rare cars and the body style is one of a kind. if you do please reply with some pictures !!!! thanks
     
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  2. 302GMC
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    They may be ugly, but they sure are slow ....
     
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  3. Fleetside
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    I love them, always wanted one. I was looking at a Starlight coupe a couple of years ago, and really wanted it. But I just didn't have the space for it. I hate when that happens.
     
  4. BuckeyeBuicks
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    What he said X2
     
  5. Rusty O'Toole
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    I like the Starlight coupe a lot, the wrap around back window really makes it. I'm not knocking your car, in its day it was a sensation (compare it to other 1947 cars). But, I really want a 1951 Commander V8 Starlight coupe.
     
  6. i.rant
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    IMG_0488.JPG IMG_0487.JPG Saw this one in Syracuse a few years ago.
     
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  7. belair
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    I like it. Shows how frumpy
    the Big Three's styling was in 46-48.
     
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  8. aaggie
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    I remember as a kid the lady that sold Avon products would go door to door and the trunk looked like a supermarket. Later I helped a friend paint his and was amazed that all of the sheet metal was bolted on to the body shell. About the only things to mask off was the gl***.
    My personal favorites were the '53-'54 coupes. In the late 50s the trend was to swap in a V-8 from a Cadillac and they were called Studillacs.
     
  9. Hdonlybob
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    How could anything that was so ugly it would make a freight train lake a left turn on a dirt road back then be so cool now !!
    Puked when I used to see them in the 50's and 60's but would love to have one now... Way Cool :)
     
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    Could you provide paint info for this car, Looks to be the color I`m seeking. Thanks
    btw, I like the oddball cars, building one myself.
     
  12. theHIGHLANDER
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    I always have the mad rush on those things back in the early/mid 90s come to mind whenever I see one. It was almost as if you couldn't pay enough for one if you found it. The next mad rush was (still is a little bit) the Zephyr. Almost anything orphaned or odd can be a winner with a little restraint.
     
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  14. zeph4057k
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    you'll find one, theres still plenty out there to choose from !
     
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    it's called Iroquois blue, factory color
     
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    P6110154.JPG My friends Starlite
     
  19. Paul
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    tiny picture of k-member's old Stude, I hear he sold it and it's now running around the Seattle area..

    [​IMG]
     
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    wow ! gotta love those old g***ers ! I think the body style of the business coupe is soooo cool !!!!!
     
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  22. Silverplate
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    They are neat and unique Studebaker models. Zeph4057k yours is gorgeous!
     
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  23. themoose
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    Just thought I'd toss this on out there although it a bit on the wild side...Did this rendering for the Hamb art show a while back

    Hamb.jpg
     
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  24. BamaMav
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    I like the front grill better than the later bullet nose, but the rear is too long. It needs a foot or more chopped out of the middle to make the proportions right. Now if it was set up as a tail draggin' custom ,the long tail would fit in just right.
     
  25. zeph4057k
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    thankyou, I was lucky to be able to find and buy my little car !!!!
     
  26. aircap
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    Oh, yeah baby!
     
  27. jcmarz
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    Paint it PINK and start a club!:p:p
     
  28. 0NE BAD 51 MERC
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    Do you plan to keep jt stock or rod it? I have always been a die hard hot rodder and customizer, but I come to a point where it would be impossible for me to cut on a nice survivor . That one would end up being a Sunday back country road cruiser!! Larry
     
  29. zeph4057k
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    i
    im going to have to keep it stock. its such a piece of history and it runs so good, it doesn't have overdrive though, and it doesn't go real fast, the only thing I might do is put a 350 in it with a 700r4 trans which I have, I don't know yet. its an around town type car now.
     
  30. zeph4057k
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    lol !!!
     

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