I'm sure that most of us have seen this car by now. It's a really nice NON Studebaker Land Cruiser. Frankly, it's about as much NON as is possible and still be classified as a Studebaker.
I've gotten a couple of letters from the owner. Told him I'd post them here. I'd asked him what was the story on the car.
Yesterday...
"John, there's not much of a story....I bought the car in Florida about three years ago, and had it shipped to Western New York where I live. It is an older restoration...done about 1986. I wanted power steering, brakes, fuel injection, better performance, reliability, etc. The best way to get this was an engine transplant, which is the kind of work I enjoy doing. As they say, the rest is history. If you want any other information, feel free to call me. I can talk much faster than I can type! My number is: 716-632-7420. Thanks for your interest.
Bob L
Today....
"The car probably looks better than it really is...The paint has good areas, but it also has problems such as thin spots, rough areas....mainly on the roof, and various scratches, etc. The interior, although redone in '86, has stains that need to be cleaned, etc, etc. The car is, however extremely solid with the only known rust area being the spare tire well bottom, probably from an old trunk leak. I actually had the car sold for $15K locally a few months ago, but the fellow that bought the car got laid off two days after he had given me a deposit on the car. I, of coarse, returned his deposit and now have it for sale again. My reserve price is much lower than what it had sold for before.....Actually almost half. If you know anyone interested, it will be a great deal for someone.
John
I've gotten a couple of letters from the owner. Told him I'd post them here. I'd asked him what was the story on the car.
Yesterday...
"John, there's not much of a story....I bought the car in Florida about three years ago, and had it shipped to Western New York where I live. It is an older restoration...done about 1986. I wanted power steering, brakes, fuel injection, better performance, reliability, etc. The best way to get this was an engine transplant, which is the kind of work I enjoy doing. As they say, the rest is history. If you want any other information, feel free to call me. I can talk much faster than I can type! My number is: 716-632-7420. Thanks for your interest.
Bob L
Today....
"The car probably looks better than it really is...The paint has good areas, but it also has problems such as thin spots, rough areas....mainly on the roof, and various scratches, etc. The interior, although redone in '86, has stains that need to be cleaned, etc, etc. The car is, however extremely solid with the only known rust area being the spare tire well bottom, probably from an old trunk leak. I actually had the car sold for $15K locally a few months ago, but the fellow that bought the car got laid off two days after he had given me a deposit on the car. I, of coarse, returned his deposit and now have it for sale again. My reserve price is much lower than what it had sold for before.....Actually almost half. If you know anyone interested, it will be a great deal for someone.
John
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