History 1956 STUDEBAKER SURVIVOR TRUCK....

i GOT THIS STUDEBAKER...1956... last time I was in a studebaker was 60 yrs ago.... it was my dads work truck...I remember taking all the drywall tools out so we could go to the drive in...us 4 kids would always ride in the bed....

 

Although all my Studebakers are gone I still like 'em. It looks like an automatic?? V8?

 

That’s very nice, congratulations.
I have a 55 long bed in the yard waiting for me to finish.

 

It's got a studebaker 289 v8, and auto trans.... just a cool ol shop/work truck....starts and runs really good... all the stuff works...has the 51'' x 96'' bed... so sheets of plywood fit with the tail gate up...but other than that... it is what it is... I know there are guys that love the studebakers for what ever reason... but I think this one is just a piece of history that needs to be left alone...???

 

yes , yes,...fun to drive, runs like a mouse in slippers...

 

stock or hot rod??

 

it has double stacked leaf springs in the rear... guy I got it from says it's a 1/2 ton...looks waay more than that to me..

 

so my vote say leave it as is..... what say you??

 

I say leave it alone. It’s survived this long without any problems or modifications so just get it running, driving and stopping and leave it at that. As for the paint, it’ll buff out. Hehe.

 

That thing is PERFECT !!! Leave it alone......and have fun

 

Not uncommon to pit helper springs under half tons. There were aftermarket kits available. Even some home brew ones

Congrats on the find!

 

Mine won’t be stock when it’s finished but if it was as nice as yours I’m not sure I would change a thing.
Studebaker 1/2 and 3/4 ton leaf springs are impressive.

 

easy start, runs good shifts good.... just gotta leave room to stop..

 

I remember in the early 70's they'd give you 75 bucks to bring stockers to be in movies when they were filming in vegas... but they had to be stock looking.

 

I'm kinda liking the stake bed look...

 

2E SERIES 1956



2E SERIES TRUCK




2E5: 1/2 TON WITH 112" WHEELBASE CHAMPION 185" MOTOR

2E6: 1/2 TON WITH 112" WHEELBASE BIG SIX 245" MOTOR

2E7: 1/2 TON WITH 112" WHEELBASE 224" V-8 MOTOR

2E10: 3/4 TON WITH 122" WHEELBASE CHAMPION 170" MOTOR

2E11: 3/4 TON WITH 122" WHEELBASE 245" BIG SIX MOTOR

2E12: 3/4 TON WITH 122-131" WHEELBASE 224" V-8MOTOR

2E13: 3/4 TON WITH 122-131" WHEELBASE 259" V-8MOTOR

2E14: 1 TON WITH DUAL REAR WHEELS WHEELBASE 121" 245" BIG SIX MOTOR

2E15,16,17: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS WITH ASSORTED BODIES STAKE, DUMP OR JUST CAB AND CHASSIS THESE WILL HAVE WHEELBASE OF 131" TO 195" AND HAVE A SIX CYLINDER MOTOR, 245" BIG SIX.

2E28,38: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS WITH A 259" V-8
according to this all long beds were 3/4 ton???

 

Steve, that's one nice truck. That 96" bed is a keeper I'd say. Some times stake beds just look to "country boyish". The hits just keep on comin as they say. Mitch

 

I'd probably want to put duals/glasspacks just to make it sound better (to my deaf ears I think leaving it pretty much "as is" to show the rest of us what they looked liked when new (and when we were relatively new

 

I'm really not a wrong bed truck guy...and really thinking I like the flat bed better???? any one else????

 

so did they make a long bed 1/2 ton???

 

The ad is still up and I was just looking at it thinking.....that looks like a good old truck.

 

holy moly....if you got a moment.... read this...Studebaker... best V8 every built...

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yeah, I didn't see the add till after it was in my drive.... in fact.... I bought it sight unseen and it was shipped to vegas.

this is the add I got pics from...

1956 Studabaker for sale by owner - Peoria, AZ - craigslist

 

learned something today.... I've always heard and thought the 289 in studebakers was a ford engine.... now I know it isn't

 

wonder what trans was in the studebaker???? pretty sure this truck has a champ motor???

 

My girls '60 Lark (259) is the smoothest, torquey car I've owned and gets amazing MPG for what it is. The only downsides I've seen or heard of is the freeze plugs (disc not cups), cooling passages on some become plugged at the rear cylinders (due to neglect) and oil pump passage gumming up due to neglect. The rest of the stuff is just crappy aftermarket parts.

 

If reverse is at the bottom of the shifter it most likely has a Borg Warner Flight-o-matic

 

Not mine, but could find room for it!

 

I love that 4wd.....in it's working clothes original truck. My kinda stuff.....what a great setting.....surrounded by great old tractors. Have fun