The '64 Champ PU I'm considering purchasing has no "Champ" emblems on the doors but has "Studebaker" emblems on the front fenders. Is this correct?
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I just flipped through about 50 pictures of Champs on google. Almost every one had Champ on the door. Not one had Studebaker on the fender. It was about 50/50 on the belt line trim being installed.
The early Larks have Studebaker on the fender. Perhaps a front clip swap?
Or a design choice by previous owner?
Or a timely rust repair option, which you now don’t have to do yourself?sals54
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I am not a Champ expert and have not owned one, but I do not believe this to be correct.
I would check the Serial Number/Model info. to be certain of the year. 1964s were only built for a few months.
Check to see if the front fenders have been replaced.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longerComment
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My 8 E7 has Champ on the door, nothing on the fender.Don Wilson, Centralia, WA
40 Champion 4 door*
50 Champion 2 door*
53 Commander K Auto*
53 Commander K overdrive*
55 President Speedster
62 GT 4Speed*
63 Avanti R1*
64 Champ 1/2 ton
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Just like mine....Originally posted by ddub View PostLou Van Anne
62 Champ
64 R2 GT Hawk
79 Avanti IIComment
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Like my 3 Champs also. If you remove the Studebaker emblem see if the holes are round or rectangular. If round it is a replacement fender or the holes on the original 59/60 Larks had small rectangular holes punched. Production Champs did not have fender nameplates.Originally posted by ddub View Post59 Lark wagon, now V-8, H.D. auto!
60 Lark convertible V-8 auto
61 Champ 1/2 ton 4 speed
62 Champ 3/4 ton 5 speed o/drive
62 Champ 3/4 ton auto
62 Daytona convertible V-8 4 speed & 62 Cruiser, auto.
63 G.T. Hawk R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2) R-1 auto
64 Zip Van
66 Daytona Sport Sedan(327)V-8 4 speed
66 Cruiser V-8 autoComment
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We have two Champs in our family my son Peter's is an 8E7 built October 63. It has the standard Champ emblems on the doors. Mine is a 6E5 built in December 1960 and it had door and fender replacements so that the passenger door has no holes for the Champ emblem and instead a past owner glued it on the side. My point is that since Lark fronts were the same, when people needed to do repairs, they simply looked for a fender and/or a door or a hood. Plus over fifty years we tend to customize to our own liking. I expect that is what happened here.Comment
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