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    '32 Indy car frame arrives

    After waiting for some weeks, the brand new frame for a 1932 Studebaker Indy racer arrived in my garage on Tuesday. It's a very good reproduction of an original frame. Dimensions and details were copied from the #22 car in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Even the spring mounts are there.

    I picked up two 250 cu in engines last weekend. One of them will get rebuilt into the racing engine version which was offered by the factory in 1934. Maybe I should call this a 75th anniversary edition. I have 3 of the 4 EX-23 carbs I need [anyone got a spare or two?] as well as an aluminum high compression head.



    I'm still looking for a 1932-33 President front axle and 4 Houdaille shocks. Who's got some things they will part with?


    [img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/indy/gary_indycar25_vvsm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
    Dartmouth, Mass.
    '32 Indy car replica (in progress)
    '48 M5
    '65 Wagonaire Commander
    '63 Wagonaire Standard
    web site at http://www.studegarage.com
    Gary Ash
    Dartmouth, Mass.

    '32 Indy car replica (in progress)
    ’41 Commander Land Cruiser
    '48 M5
    '65 Wagonaire Commander
    '63 Wagonaire Standard
    web site at http://www.studegarage.com
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  • #2
    Sweet piece of workmanship...
    Jeff[8D]



    http://community.webshots.com/user/deepnhock
    HTIH (Hope The Info Helps)

    Jeff

    Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain



    Note: SDC# 070190 (and earlier...)

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    • #3
      Now it's really starting to happen, Gary. Be sure to keep all of us posted on the progress!! [8D]

      That frame looks sweet. But it'll look even sweeter with that Straight 8 sittin' in it.

      Matthew Burnette
      Hazlehurst, GA

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      • #4
        I am SO jealous...

        Chris Pile
        Midway Chapter SDC
        The Studebaker Special
        The only difference between death and taxes is that death does not grow worse every time Congress convenes. - Will Rogers

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        • #5
          It's way too early to be jealous...
          He's embarked on a quest.
          There will be huge trials and tribulations during the way.
          The fact that he is willing to share his journey is commendable.
          Sharing the pain, and the passion is noble.
          But here's Garys' real challenge....
          When he unveilss it at the really 'BIG' show......
          Will he put it on the race track and flog it with only twenty miles on it??????
          (He has been known to do that before[])
          And who will be next to him pumping the fuel pump?
          (Now THAT would be a neat charity raffle!)
          So many questions.......
          Jeff[8D]

          (Random pic's from Google search '1932 Studebaker Indy Car').....




          Oh, just go here for some nice 'on track' shots.
          of E-2984..
          1932 Studebaker Indy Racer - conceptcarz.com
          http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13664/Studebaker-Indy-Racer.aspx
          This 1932 Studebaker Indy Car is one of five factory team cars that raced in 1932 and 1933. Driven in the 1932 Race by Pete Kreis, running 7th at 450 miles ...



          quote:Originally posted by Chris Pile

          I am SO jealous...
          Chris Pile


          http://community.webshots.com/user/deepnhock
          HTIH (Hope The Info Helps)

          Jeff

          Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain



          Note: SDC# 070190 (and earlier...)

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          • #6
            That is going to be sweet! I can't wait to see more pics of it coming together.

            Dylan Wills

            '61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon
            Dylan Wills
            Everett, Wa.


            1961 Lark 4 door wagon
            1961 Lark 4 door wagon #2 (Wife's car!)
            1955 VW Beetle (Went to the dark side)
            1914 Ford Model T

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            • #7
              A work of art, Gary. Congratulations. Keep the information flowing. (Did you ever touch bases with the guy in Paris IL who has the old-timey race car shop in the former Harley-Davidson dealership?) BP
              We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.

              G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

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              • #8
                Is a 1930 close enough? Here's one on craigslist in Orange Co, CA.
                craigslist | Page Not Found
                http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/1111969409.html



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