53 Stude bumper...am I wrong?

[lstude]

A guy on the AACA forum posted some parts that he wants to know what they are. I think the bumper and trunk lid are 53 Studebaker, but some think I am wrong.

All you Studebaker experts might call it what it is.

http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/574420/Re_1953_Anteatter#Post574420

Leonard Shepherd

http://leonardshepherd.com/

[StudeRich]

None of the sheetmetal looks like Studebaker, except the decklid looks like a '53-'55 Sedan and the bumper is a '53-'54 Stude. and the one below it, under the table appears to have '53 front guards, but the slots behind the license space do not make sense for a front.

[sals54]

leonard, You are correct on your assessment of both parts. Of course, the non-Stude folks always seem to know more about Stude parts than the Stude owner. Happens to me often when gassing up my 54 Coupe. I've been told countless times that its a Golden Hawk with a turbocharger.

sals54

[S2DSteve]

Really crappy pictures, which make a positive ID difficult, but I think you got it right.


Steve Hudson
The Dalles, Oregon
1949 "GMOBaker" 1-T Dually (workhorse)
1953 Commander Convertible (show & go)
1953 Champion Starliner (custom/rod project)
1954 Champion Coupe (daily driver)
1960 Hawk (future project?)

[Tom Bredehoft]

The possible front bumper? That's not a slot, its the shadow of the proper license plate bracket.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe (since 1959)
'55 President (6H Y6) State Sedan
(Under Construction 571 hrs.)
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
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