Well folks today makes it three years since I acquired my first Studebaker.
At the time I was 19 and in college; home on thanksgiving break. Over turkey dinner and pumpkin pie I managed to convince one of my distant relitives to give me the old 50 champion up on the old place. One of my first posts was to the then busy NG:
A couple weeks later on Christmas break I managed to haul it home and posted this on the NG:
Its amazing how a rough parts car warmed my blood, just re-reading those two posts reminds me of the excitement. See the pictures below.
Well its been 3 years later, 16 other studebakers, 1 packard, 27 college credits, 2 girlfriends, one staph infection, many OT rants, and one burnt lark later and I'm still here on the net enjoying studes.
I really miss my old lawn-orniment 50, but it went to stude heaven and donated it's drivetrain to a 47 champion so it could be fixed; which ironically is now owned by one of my relitives.
I just bought a 56 hawk, so the excitement goes on. Thanks guys for putting up with me and always lending advice!
Kent
Cars formerly owned:
1950 Champion (parted out)
1947 Champion (sorta fixed)
1948 Champion (parted out, still have hunks, want some?)
1959 Lark V8 2dr (burnt July 2005)
1962 Lark 4dr (given to Doug Tjapkes for parts)
1959 Lark six 2dr HT (sold, being currently restored)
Cars currently owned:
1954 Champion (summer daily driver)
1961 Lark Cruiser (driver)
1962 Lark Daytona HT (driver, currently pulled apart for paint)
1956 Hawk ($600 new purchase, as we speak clearing garage room)
1962 Lark (acquired from this forum's very own Ron Smith)
1963 Lark 2dr, R1 4spd, one of 34 built (rough)
1964 Wagonaire (for sale)
1962 Lark 2dr (for sale)
1950 Champ parts/restore car (for sale)
1951 Packard (for sale)
three 1962 Lark parts cars
At the time I was 19 and in college; home on thanksgiving break. Over turkey dinner and pumpkin pie I managed to convince one of my distant relitives to give me the old 50 champion up on the old place. One of my first posts was to the then busy NG:
A couple weeks later on Christmas break I managed to haul it home and posted this on the NG:
Its amazing how a rough parts car warmed my blood, just re-reading those two posts reminds me of the excitement. See the pictures below.
Well its been 3 years later, 16 other studebakers, 1 packard, 27 college credits, 2 girlfriends, one staph infection, many OT rants, and one burnt lark later and I'm still here on the net enjoying studes.
I really miss my old lawn-orniment 50, but it went to stude heaven and donated it's drivetrain to a 47 champion so it could be fixed; which ironically is now owned by one of my relitives.
I just bought a 56 hawk, so the excitement goes on. Thanks guys for putting up with me and always lending advice!
Kent
Cars formerly owned:
1950 Champion (parted out)
1947 Champion (sorta fixed)
1948 Champion (parted out, still have hunks, want some?)
1959 Lark V8 2dr (burnt July 2005)
1962 Lark 4dr (given to Doug Tjapkes for parts)
1959 Lark six 2dr HT (sold, being currently restored)
Cars currently owned:
1954 Champion (summer daily driver)
1961 Lark Cruiser (driver)
1962 Lark Daytona HT (driver, currently pulled apart for paint)
1956 Hawk ($600 new purchase, as we speak clearing garage room)
1962 Lark (acquired from this forum's very own Ron Smith)
1963 Lark 2dr, R1 4spd, one of 34 built (rough)
1964 Wagonaire (for sale)
1962 Lark 2dr (for sale)
1950 Champ parts/restore car (for sale)
1951 Packard (for sale)
three 1962 Lark parts cars
] THIRTY-Three years into it - encompassing TWO wives, a staph infection (that likes to revisit me on occassion), no college credits, lotsa rants about various things, one crashed Stude truck and I still can't stop - and don't want to
] 
)] Going blind is part of getting old I guess.
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