ALASKA STUDEBAKERS

[907-1958 CHAMPION]

ANYONE OUT THERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF ALASKA DRIVING/RESTORING STUDEBAKERS?

[Starlite51]

yep a buddy in Fair Banks a 37
pm me and I'll give you his number

John
Folsom CA


"Lone Dog ... No Woof"

https://www.cruisinnews.com

[41 Frank]

The SDC Roster shows 28 members in Alaska. Even shows one in Wasilla named James Banner.

[jimmijim8]

An alias for the former Gov. jimmijim

[JBOYLE]

Locally, we have a very informal Avanti group of about 6 guys who get together once or twice a year at a Dennys...(that number covers about half the Avantis in town).

One guy has a white (pretty basic, IIRC) 63, he said it was originally destined for Alaska....where it would have been very rare. In any event, it got sidetracked to Seattle.

Wonder if many Avantis were sold up there back in the day?

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[8E45E]

quote:Originally posted by 907-1958 CHAMPION

ANYONE OUT THERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF ALASKA DRIVING/RESTORING STUDEBAKERS?

I thought they had a chapter. I was given this iron-on patch at the International Meet in Portland in '93.



Craig

[nels]

"Wonder if many Avantis were sold up there back in the day?"

I know of one Avanti sold new to a person in Wasilla. One of the nine factory R3's. Black, black interior, 4.55 and 4 spd. The guy sold his R2 Lark to buy it. There was no dealer network up there at the time so the cars were delivered to Seattle then shipped or driven up.

[lstude]

I have some old pictures and postcard of Alaska.







Fairbanks Alaska Lark police car.

Leonard Shepherd

http://leonardshepherd.com/

[JRoberts]

quote:Originally posted by 41 Frank

The SDC Roster shows 28 members in Alaska. Even shows one in Wasilla named James Banner.

This is the son of Ted Banner of the Eastern North Carolina chapter. I do not believe he presently owns a Studebaker.


Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[41 Frank]

Right Joe,roster does not list a Studebaker for him.

quote:Originally posted by JRoberts

quote:Originally posted by 41 Frank

The SDC Roster shows 28 members in Alaska. Even shows one in Wasilla named James Banner.

This is the son of Ted Banner of the Eastern North Carolina chapter. I do not believe he presently owns a Studebaker.


Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[BRUCESTUDE]

I did a bunch of mechanical work on a '52 Commander Starliner belonging to John O'Larey in Homer, AK a few years back. We also had it painted and upholstered here in Yakima, then I took it over to Tacoma, where it was put on a barge. After my last computer crashed I lost his e-mail, and pix of the car...[V]

[Michidan]

Mr. O'Larey contacted me a while back about the 52 hardtop registry I keep. Here's the picture I have of it sitting pretty in the Alaska wilderness.

https://www.studebakerhardtop.com

[BRUCESTUDE]

Thanks, Dan!
Gordon Bueling here in Yakima did the interior- a cool black and cream vinyl, other than that the car is mostly stock.(I think I have located the photos I took during it's stay in my shop, I'll post them when I actually get my hands on them!)
We didn't put the rocker moldings on, because the new rockers did not have the holes punched in them, and we only ended up with 2 or 3 clips that weren't rusted.
I think these Starliners are awesome machines, way cool looking![8D]

[907-1958 CHAMPION]

THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUT GUYS, HOPE TO HAVE MY CHAMP ON THE ROAD SOMEDAY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.