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He's not cheap. He's thrifty. Probably bought a Scotsman when they came out!
That's a nice clean design. It just needs some mag wheels and an R2 under the hood.
"In the heart of Arkansas."
1952 Champion Starlight w/overdrive. Searcy, Arkansas
"In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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If you look at it up against a '53 Chevy 2 door sedan...it looks pretty swoopy .
Actually, a pretty smart concept to use essentially the same body tub for both the 2 door and 4 door sedans. By '55 they were hiding the rear seam pretty neatly.
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA
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quote:Originally posted by clonelark
He sure looks over dressed to be driving such a cheap model, is he still on this forum as a CASO?
1963 Lark, 259 V8, two-tone paint, Twin Traction. Driven often, always noticed!
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For the life of me, I can't understand why the '53 sedans were so maligned. Personally, I think that they're beautifully designed and, compared to other makes of that era, they're downright beautiful.
I'd like to own one in a heartbeat.
My 2 cents.
Rog
'59 Lark VI Regal Hardtop
Smithtown,NY
Long Island Studebaker Club'59 Lark VI Regal Hardtop
Smithtown,NY
Recording Secretary, Long Island Studebaker Club
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There was a time that I didn't like 53 sedans because all I had ever seen was clapped out old 4 doors and I was comparing them to the swoopier C and K bodies. Like Dick said, if you park one next to a 53 Chevy, Ford, or Mopar they look very good. I would almost rather have a 53 two door for a hot rodded version than a C or K body.
"In the heart of Arkansas."
1952 Champion Starlight w/overdrive. Searcy, Arkansas
"In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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Depends on what transmission that Champion has, if Automatic he will have to have a long way to go before he gets it up to speed, if no overdrive 78 mph tops, now if it's overdrive he could be talking to the lord or shoveling coal for the devil.
101st Airborne Div. 326 Engineers Ft Campbell Ky.
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IMHO that extra rear quarter seam was the stylistic desirability killer, distracting and detracting from what would have been an otherwise very well recieved design, and the glaring contrast with outstanding smoothness of the C & K models made this hiccup all the more evident.
This appears to be one example of where Studebaker management really shot themselves in the foot, they 'saved' a few dollars in production costs, at the expense of tens of thousands of lost sales in their primary 'bread and butter' line.
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