I went off to Wray Schelin's Pro Shaper shop in Charlton, MA for a 4-day workshop in aluminum body building, brought a buck for the cockpit made from 1/4-inch steel rod, as endorsed by Wary. During the 4 days of 9:00 am to 10:00 pm work, I learned a lot more about forming and welding aluminum (and steel). With Wray's assistance and hours of his excellent work, we got most of the cockpit section for my 1932 Studebaker Indy car replica formed and welded. More work lies ahead as the tail section will be very complicated.
Wray has been fascinated by a drawing made by Virgil Exner Sr. in 1947 of a proposed futuristic Studebaker, so much so that he is fabricating a body to build one. There was only one view of the car ever drawn up, as far as Wray knows, and nothing was ever built. But, someday soon, there may be a real one. He wants to have it be electric powered.
Wray has been fascinated by a drawing made by Virgil Exner Sr. in 1947 of a proposed futuristic Studebaker, so much so that he is fabricating a body to build one. There was only one view of the car ever drawn up, as far as Wray knows, and nothing was ever built. But, someday soon, there may be a real one. He wants to have it be electric powered.
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