All right,this ones got my attention

[Transtar56]

Is this the Champion six?


Looks like a real nice truck,but the shipping will be brutal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-STUDEBAKER-PICK-UP-ALL-ORIGINAL_W0QQitemZ220349345312QQihZ012QQcategoryZ6466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Mark57]

Bob - I think we had a discussion about this truck before (maybe it was on the Truck Forum)... I am of the opinion that this is a '59 Deluxe Scotsman based upon a number of factors - no door visors, fixed taillights, no door chrome, etc.

Given that the seller lists the serial as E13861, that says to me it is an E1 model which would be a Scotsman with a Champion (170 ci) engine. Assuming of course, that it still has "original" equipment!

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar Deluxe
Vancouver Island

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[mbstude]

Yep, that's a Champion 6. Looks to have a 4 speed trans as well. Don't get in any hurry.

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[Transtar56]

The four speed is slower then the 3 OD then?

Would the rear end gearing be different for the four speed?

Would it be 170 or 185 in this truck?

[StudeRich]

quote:Originally posted by Transtar56

The four speed is slower then the 3 OD then?

Would the rear end gearing be different for the four speed?

Probably lower (higher numerically) although with compound Low you should not need it, could be the thinking was with a H.D. Trans. it would be a hauler, not a cruiser.

The good book does say that the 4E1 was only available with a 4.27 or a 4.55 in either Std. or TT axle.
you need to check the tag on the cover.

quote:Would it be 170 or 185 in this truck?

The 185 was discontinued in 1958, it SHOULD be a 170.



StudeRich at Studebakers Northwest -Ferndale,WA