nother pic test

[STEWDI]

Waaa-hooo!! Finally got pictures up!

These are of my Champion with split exhaust - hence the dual pipes - and "vertical" shifter conversion. She has a 4.10:1 rear and overdrive (making a 2.87:1 overall in third O/D) so highway cruising is a relativly low RPM proposition. The 185 surprizingly has enuff balls to see her over many a hill without reverting to just "straight" third. Only 50,700-odd miles. Bought new in Meriden Connecticut by a little old lady (lots of hair pins under the floor mat). She (the car) is in very good shape.

Roger "153624" Hill

55 Champion
47 M-5
Izzer Buggy
Junior Wagon

[Gary1953]

Very nice. Thank you for posting.


Gary Sanders
Nixa, MO
President Toy Studebaker Collectors Club. Have an interest in Toy Studebakers? Contact me for details.

[Chris Pile]

Bad in black!

Chris Pile
Editor: The Studebaker Special

http://midwaystudebakers.tripod.com/

[ChampTrucking]

That would look even better in MY driveway!!!

[Tom Bredehoft]

I like your grill treatment, that's more like it should have been. Nice looking car. The finish is far better than mine.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe (since 1959)
'55 President (6H Y6) State Sedan
....On the road, again....
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All Indiana built cars

[Jimmie]

quote:Originally posted by STEWDI













Waaa-hooo!! Finally got pictures up!

These are of my Champion with split exhaust - hence the dual pipes - and "vertical" shifter conversion. She has a 4.10:1 rear and overdrive (making a 2.87:1 overall in third O/D) so highway cruising is a relativly low RPM proposition. The 185 surprizingly has enuff balls to see her over many a hill without reverting to just "straight" third. Only 50,700-odd miles. Bought new in Meriden Connecticut by a little old lady (lots of hair pins under the floor mat). She (the car) is in very good shape.

Roger "153624" Hill

55 Champion
47 M-5
Izzer Buggy
Junior Wagon

Great looking car[]! Excellent pictures[^]. The hub caps really set it off too.

I still have not figured out how to enlarge my pictures. I have tried different programs that are on my computer which indicate that I have enlarged them but when I post them, they are still only about 2" X 2".
Guess I will have to find a computer guru to help me.

Jimmie
Orange County, Indiana
1950 CHAMPION -ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA

[Roscomacaw]

Man, that is ONE COOL MACHINE! I nominate this one as honorary "Eye Candy"![]


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

[studeclunker]

Beautiful car! I agree with Tom on the front end.


Home of the famous Mr. Ed!
K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Studebaker!
Ron Smith
Where the heck is Lewiston, CA?

[barnlark]

Sweeeet Ceeedan! The whole treatment is very nice, Roger. [^][^][^]

[StudeRich]

I never was into fender skirts, but these are MINI SKIRTS! [] [^] Cool! [^]

StudeRich

[STEWDI]

Thanks for the compliments[:I]!

Here a few more pics including one that shows a front view somewhat better. I painted the whole grill black (originally it was too pitted to even leave a part of it as exposed chrome) but stuck a piece of gold metallic foil on the "S" above the wing.

The skirts are from a '55 President (the "finger hole" latch release type).

She needs a new headliner(but nothing wrong besides stains and discolouring) and replacement of worn windlace. She's never had a hole - ever - in the floor or trunk and only the bottom 7 inches of the front fenders needed repair. The car was painted over the winter of '96/'97 and was basically her first repaint. The door bottoms and jams(?) and pillars were so nice a original that we just left them alone.

We drove her to South Bend in '97 and '02(1,000 mile round trip)
without a hicup.











Roger "153624" Hill

55 Champion
47 M-5
Izzer Buggy
Junior Wagon