My youngest daughters 64 Studebaker Daytona

we bought 2 cars with ***les for $800. One had a good running 259 and an auto.. the other no motor/trans.

we swapped in a mustang gas tank and got the motor runnin nice. Someone had started the body work so we finished it up... we nosed and decked it and lost all the side emblems in the process...



I'll never be able to talk her into sanding a car again! lol

all sealed up.



she painted it!



it still needs to be wet sanded and polished but she did all right!



since neither one of us has any sort of sewing skills, we came up with this:





gotta have a side kick...



all done! (for now)...







she said it wasn't done til the stickers were on it...



She starts her senior year on Monday and really wanted to drive it on the first day.. we've been bustin our ****s the last 2 weeks to get it ready and I think it turned out *****in! She loves it and I wouldn't trade the father/daughter time for ANYTHING!!!!

 

Very cool, looks great too!

 

Cool deal!

 

That looks amazing. Great job. She's gonna dig it!

 

Nice looking ride.Always did like the Studebakers.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Looks awesome! I thought you had a big black smear on the p***enger door, turns out I need to clean my monitor.

JW

 

Very very COOL. You and her will never forget this!

 

That looks like a super fun bonding experience. Love the photos!

 

Nice lookin car. Job well done. Enjoy it.

 

Nice Job!

 

That is a sweet looking ride! Good luck in the senior year too.

 

Wonderful,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Sooooooooooooo cool! The father daughter time is priceless!

 

Great job, Many great memories working in the garage with my boys. Wife not so good at picking up the slack.

 

Wow she did a great job! Love the wheel / tire combo, the stance is just right.

 

Great job! Looks better than mine, had to stop it this summer...Hope she'll have fun as much as I had with her Stude. It's funny to hear people ask themself what is this model when you remove all the tags, 1/2 time it's a Rambler!
Congrats on the job!

 

Looks Great!

 

Awesome. Cool to see a parent kid project.

 

Very cool ride! Glad you 2 were able to do it together
the times will never be forgotten! Really cool
She was able to spray it herself.

 

Priceless memories....way to go Pops.

 

Wanna trade daughters? I need paint work on my truck.

 

Awesome job!

 

nice to see another Stude back in shape, nice paint job, daughter.

 

So cool...

Sam

 

That came out nice!

 

Hey, Killer;

Please p*** "kudos" on to your daughter.

Some of us are very glad to see both of you save another Stude. It looks *very* nice. Body looks straight in the pics. She should be rather proud of her work (& yours', too).

I'm rather partial to white w/chrome rims on Lark-type bodies.

Glad to see you used a Stude engine. I think they're worth the effort. .

FWIW; there are still NOS interior pieces still available, reasonable, if that particular style & color, appeal. Interesting job on the seats. Upholstery skills come w/practice.

The SDC (Studebaker Drivers Club) would be a good place to make a showing.

(Because the old-timers {hard-core resto-only types} are dying off, & so the need to attract younger folks -- & their modified Studes... ! )

As for the sanding... eventually, she'll see some body/paint jobs that are as close to perfect as possible, talk to the bodyman/painter, & find out a lot of it is... sanding. & she'll realize she can get that close, too. W/patience... a lot of it, + effort, too. & I'm guessing she'll get you to help... ...

Marcus...

 

Nice work by all concerned. Well done.

 

Daughters are special, I have 2 grown and they go cruisin with me everywhere. I wouldn't trade 1 second of time.

 

Maiden voyage!!! Purrs like a kitten!

 

Gotta make it pretty.. First day of school tomorrow!