The Studester in Beautiful Western Montana

[Tom Spika]

[Anne F. Goodman]

Welcome to the forum Fantastic Truck.

Mabel 1949 Champion
Hawk 1957 Silverhawk
Gus 1958 Transtar
The Prez 1955 President State
Blu 1957 Golden Hawk
Daisy 1954 Commander Regal Coupe
Fresno,Ca

[Chris Pile]

Very Cool.

Chris Pile
Editor: The Studebaker Special

http://midwaystudebakers.tripod.com/

[Steve T]

Tom--

Oh, that M rocks! Welcome aboard. Your open-top truck ought to be featured in TW...and actually that nice horizontally-composed pic with the bridge would look very smart indeed on a TW cover...

S.

[Pat Dilling]

Now THAT is a b!tchin' ride!! Please post more pictures, inquiring minds want to see details.

Welcome to the Forum!

Pat

Pat Dilling
Olivehurst, CA
Custom '53 Starlight aka Stu Cool

LS1 Engine Swap Journal: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...ournalid=33611

[BobGlasscock]

Beautiful, just beautiful!

'50 Champion, 1 family owner

[Lark Hunter]

quote:Originally posted by Tom Spika

Hey! That sure looks like the (old) Old Steel Bridge. Do you live in Kalispell?

LH

[Tom Spika]

You're very close, LH...this is a one-lane bridge at Noxon, west of Thompson Falls. Was up there last month to a wedding...beautiful country. I'm actually in the center of the state, Lewistown. Thanks for all the comments on the Studester...its certainly a lot of fun. Still a work in progress, as I suppose they always are. A few specifics...'78 Chevy Caprice front clip, 383 Chevy Stroker w/Turbo 350 (hopefully soon to be upsized to a 700R4 trans), removable hardtop (still original steel), lots of customized aluminum parts. Gets a lot of looks going dowh the road...not a lot of room up front, but certainly a blast to cruize in!

[Tom Spika]

Here's a couple more images...

[Lark Hunter]

That would be a sweet ride to drive through Montana... I lived in Kalispell until just last summer. Your first pic looks very much like the east looking west view from the Old Steel Bridge (also a one laner), but the mountains are way further off in Kalispell... just noticed that. Unfortunately, they had just finished tearing the old bridge down a month or so before I left town, and were starting construction on a new, nondescript replacement. I've been through Thompson Falls, Noxon, and Lewistown a couple of times each through the years. Beautiful state... I'll probably move back there sooner than later.

LH

[Roscomacaw]

Tom, that's just plain PURDY![]

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door

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I hope we'll be seeing more of that truck in the future. It's awsome!.

Doug

Venice, Florida
1950 Champion 9G F1