I had two Larks back in the '60's. The '59 was a six/stick convertible & the '62 was a (259) V-8 stick convertible. The '59 was miserable, but the '62 was quite a little runner. I used to have to carry alot of spare oil in the trunk, because it burned oil so bad. The was a gas station in our town that had a gasoilne style pump that pumped real cheap oil (I think it was 11 cents a quart) & I used to visit there quite often. That Lark was black with a black top & a red& white interior, with "Twin Traction." I wish I had pictures of it. There were no cell phones to take pictures back then.
my 54 Champion project, modified 57 Hawk fins. '65 Lincoln taillights frenched in, Caddy 472 to go in it
I have 2 '49 2r5 pickups. One is a parts truck and the other is sitting on a '96 S10 Blazer chassis. Unfortunately my family of 5 won't fit in the truck so I'm thinking about a car then I will finish the truck later.
a couple pics of my heavily modified 46 stude M5 pickup project thats all for now i will get good pics of it in the spring jp
Lots of Stude guys here on the HAMB. Most of them it seems have stude somewhere in there screen name. Just look in the members list. If I recall there are a couple of hawks in the classifieds, Im pretty sure there is a power hawk and another hawk or two that could use a little love. There was a GT with a '53 nose on here awhile back. I don't recall who posted it. I think it was billed as a hawk in the post as I recall.
This count? Also, any of you Stude people have a line on an aftermarket sway bar for the front of one of these. This 51 hangs down about 6 inches. With the bumper removed and the nose cut off some I need to tuck one right up to the frame. Don
348 your best bet would be one for a roundy round car. One of the splined ones you can get them in various lengths and then they have an arm and connect to the axle/A-arm via a link with a couple of hiems. It'll tuck right up to your chassis and all that will show are the links down to your suspension component.
Did you have to lay the windshield back when you chopped it? Seriously, though, is that the stock dash? It's really sharp!
actually this cab was chopped 15 to 20 years ago and the cab went through two other owners who never did anything with it . when i got it i hated how far he layed the windshield back . i was ready to change it when i thought to myself .fuck it , it's different and at that point it started to grow on me . now i love it . what he did was cut the top off , and took out 6" to 8" then he set the top down and cut the cab vertically down the back and narrowed the cab until the B pillars lined up. then he just layed the windshield posts back until they hit the roof. actually seems to have made the chop very simple . as far as the dash there was no dash when i got it , and a friend of mine had the 46 plymouth special deluxe dash hanging on the wall in his shop as wall art . well one thing led to another and we were laying a tape measure across the dash we had to cut about 3/4" off each end and cap it and drill 2 holes in the dash and it was done . i'll be able to use all of the stock guages and everything . (except fuel guage) . we built the frame ,box , suicided the doors (flipped the hinges ) channelled it 8" ,used a complete 70 chevelle rear end .alot of work but the only way most people will recognize it as a STUDEBAKER M5 pickup is because it says so on the tailgate . jp
Too bad you dont live in Oregon. I know where there is a 59 hawk project for $1200.00 complete car, should run. I have a 56 Hawk, and an 82 avanti II, and have had a 62 GT, 58 golden, 55 Speedster, and many other studes. Great cars!!
i'm thinking of swapping out the SBC for a stude V8 if any one in this thread knows of one available in the north east please let me know thanx jp
That junkyard in Griffin is Youngbloods. There is some pretty neat stuff lurking back there. A good bit of Ford parts too. I think there is three shoeboxes. Cover those legs though. And to stay on topic, my Dad has a 50 Champ Starlight Coupe patiently waiting. It's a really cool car. We've been waiting for Studebakers to get popular.
tell your boy TIM this is a very similar setting to what i described i would like to see painted for me only add a couple pumps and a hot lady mechanic......... i sent him a message with more info . i just wanted to say it here and bump this stude thread as well . jp
Sure is, lots of Studebaker guys here, I have a 62 GT Hawk and redoing a 1941 Studey Champion that I'm totally redoing. wwtps1
Somehow I missed this thread when it originally made its rounds. I guess I'm the 46stude guy Comet mentioned on pg 1, but I sure ain't driving my '46 M5 pickup. Hell, I've never even really started the project, other than a couple mock-ups & a couple dozen different plans that've run thru my head. I've been sidetracked by a couple different non-HAMB type projects, but hopefully after I finish the '69 F350 I'm building now, I'll get back on my Stude.
In 1963 when I turned 16 I bought a 56 Stude President 4dr sedan. It had a 289 with a stromberg side draft 2bbl, three speed on the column with OD but it would haul ass. I could beat just about any stock Chevy of the same year. Oh yea, and it had a hill holder clutch too.
I was lookin' awful hard for the "right deal" on an R2 truck. Came real close a couple of times, but then this T-plane fell in my lap and I've had a change of heart. Still love those Studes, though. My main reason for chiming in is if you haven't been to South Bend and toodled around a bit, do it quick. They're tearing down the Studebaker factory buildings one by one. Someone not traveling with young'ns and setting a fine non-delinquent example like I was at the time please sneak in there and steal me a brick or somethin'
http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/car_shows/car_shows_2006/all-studebaker-show/ a ton of pics from a all stude show link taken from www.socalcarculture.com
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