New to the forum. Been building hot rods and alike for many years and here is my story.
My wife has wanted an old station wagon for many years now. Originally she wanted a Falcon until she saw a Studebaker Wagonaire with the sliding roof. She new at some point the right one would come along and tonight it happened. I stopped by a good friend hot rod shop on my way home from work to drop off a part. As we were chatting he asked when I was going to start on my VW project. I said I'm over it because I'm having way to much fun with the American stuff and my wife really wanted a Studebaker wagon. He had heard of one in college town in the back of an apartment complex. So we took a drive in and out of a few different complexes until we found it. 1963 Wagonaire with original paint. The owner happened to be walking by so we stopped and asked if it was for sale. So the deal was struck, I got some cash and we came back with a trailer and away we went with my wife in tears of joy. It starts, drives and stops and it turns out that we are the second owners and the car has the original title and black and yellow California plates.
and the birthday girl
Once the rain stops for a day or two we will start to clean it out/up and make it safe and drivable. I think she is already making a list of resto parts.
63 Wagonaire
My wife has wanted an old station wagon for many years now. Originally she wanted a Falcon until she saw a Studebaker Wagonaire with the sliding roof. She new at some point the right one would come along and tonight it happened. I stopped by a good friend hot rod shop on my way home from work to drop off a part. As we were chatting he asked when I was going to start on my VW project. I said I'm over it because I'm having way to much fun with the American stuff and my wife really wanted a Studebaker wagon. He had heard of one in college town in the back of an apartment complex. So we took a drive in and out of a few different complexes until we found it. 1963 Wagonaire with original paint. The owner happened to be walking by so we stopped and asked if it was for sale. So the deal was struck, I got some cash and we came back with a trailer and away we went with my wife in tears of joy. It starts, drives and stops and it turns out that we are the second owners and the car has the original title and black and yellow California plates.
and the birthday girl
Once the rain stops for a day or two we will start to clean it out/up and make it safe and drivable. I think she is already making a list of resto parts.
63 Wagonaire
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