1959 studebaker lark altered wheelbase from cincinnati

This is my 1959 studebaker lark altered wheelbase car....Got it 3 years ago when I was 20 and its just about done. Moved the rearend and axle up and the motor back. Have tons of pictures but here is a few

 

Way cool!

 

Thanks!

 

that's pretty damn cool. is she gonna be an all out race car or a street/strip car?

 

Pretty much a race car....but occasionally drive it to the cruise ins

 

very cool

 

Wow cool ride. What the paint plan for it?

BTW Thanks for using the 3M PPS system @ your shop ( I am a 3M Rep ha-ha )

 

Haha thanks! Just all the original white then my buddy that did the striping on firewall is going to letter the whole thing up. By the way I see your from livonia im originally from port huron, mi and the car will be up that way sometimes probably next year.

 

that car is sweet. please take this to a sdc meet! i can hear the blood vessels popping now. lol. thats what i'm gonna do with mine.

 

That is very cool! I'm still trying to get some work done on my '63 gasser. So this is good inspiration for me. I'm going the same colour as yours (arn't they all?) Great job-keep it up! Normal Norman

 

Haha yea that would be funny to take it there lowblazer.....and im glad it is inspiration for you normal norman.....

 

That fucker is just too cool , I love always had a soft spot for larks but that one is off the board love to see it in action if its ever for sale ...............hum I like it better than the 65 dodge awb car I have now

 

Thanks man I cant wait to finish it and everything has a price haha

 

Cool project.. Can't wait to see it finished......

 

Heres an update....not to much but its coming together slowly and will be at the cavalcade of customs in cincinnati ohio for the first time out!! Motor will not exactly be how it is in the pic just that I wanted to get it running. I have a crossram and different valve covers with breathers for it....

 

Nice job on a very unique project. Can't wait to see the finished pictures. Well done.

 

wayyyy cool

 

Thank you its been a long build but well worth it

 

Wow, there's something I didn't know about Larks, the rear quarters unbolt off the car.
Where did you get the one piece front clip? or did you make it?

 

Thats too cool. I had a 59 2 door wagon years ago. After seeing yours I wish I still had it.

 

Yea alot of people had no clue they unbolted. I had a guy make me the one piece front end out in maryland. He makes the glass studebakers for the salt flats. He gets the fenders from another guy then he makes the front pieces then the hood and I just had him mold it all together. Very happy with the outcome of it. Thanks for the responses!

 

I got to talk to the original owner of the flintstone flyer and he said if i brought up the car to any shows he would sign the dash and he was very interested in the car which I thought was very cool.

 

Great car! I like the look of the headers running through the hairpins. You might have to rethink that decision,though, if it lands hard after a wheelie. Can't wait to see it in action.

Mike

 

That a cool car, really original.

 

Yea with the headers running through the hairpins looks good but its just one of those wait and see what happens things haha.... might be fine might not but hopefully it works fine cause it to FOREVER to make those

 

That is BAD! If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? The dude painting the car looks too young to have THAT much cool inside em'.

 

Duh...nevermind, I re read the post and see that you are 23? Very nice, I see alot of neat cars coming out of Cincy for years to come. Hot Rodding isin good hands.

 

haha yea well im actually 24 and my friend and I did all the work i did all the body work and we both did the frame, headers, the floor and pretty much everything else. He painted it and he is also 24...the whole car was all ideas we had. In the beginning we were just going to throw a axle under it and prime it the way it was... Well you see what it ended up being haha

 

I actually started out with a different car which was a trial and error body but we did use the frame out from under it. I ended up driving to kansas to get another one and using that body which still needed a floor and every panel body worked. The first car was 300 bucks and then the 2nd car ended up being 300 bucks haha I def. didnt start with anything pretty.

 

Man that is sweet !