It lives!!! And I drove it!!!

[Chris_Dresbach]

Well, Jim and I got the '40 started today. Aside from the ancient gas that gave the worst smell I have ever been around, it ran great! I even took it for a test drive around the yard. To top it off, that was the first time I have ever drove or rode in the '40, and the first time driving a Studebaker period![] Had a good day![8D]



Chris Dresbach

1940 Champion two door.
Parts of the 1952 Model N
1960s Prototype cart

[Bullet]

Excellent. Great feeling, isn't it!

[sweetolbob]

Chris

That does make it a great day.[8D]

Bob

,

[2R5]

Good for you Chris....many more to follow ...I'm sure



[IMG]

Home of the Fried Green Tomato
"IF YOU WANT THE SMILES YOU NEED TO DO THE MILES "

1960 Champ
1964 Daytona HT
1966 Daytona

[silverhawk]

Awesome Chris!!!!!

Dylan Wills
[IMG][/IMG]
'61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon

[junior]

Wow, congrats. You must be so STOKED! I'm sure you will never forget this day! And such an awesome Stude to top it off. Junior



54 Champ C5 Hamilton car.

[Milaca]

Awesome! I can feel your joy! The lettering on your door can be removed with a little rubbing compound and a rag without damaging the black paint, if you're careful.


A wild Red Hawk admiring it's reflection.
In the middle of Minnestudea

[COMMANDERPINK1]

Your hooked now the bug has bitten

Tom

[JRoberts]

Fantastic! I'm happy for ya'. Great car and it only follows that that first ride will always be the greatest one.

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

[Invalid User Name]

Congratulations Chris. You must feel great right about now.

Doug
Venice, Florida
1950 Champion
9G F1

[vegas paul]

REAL good-lookin car! Now drive it as often as you can...

Salina, KS, by way of Las Vegas, NV
'51 Champion Business Coupe G899965 10G-Q4-1434

[Steve T]

Congrats Chris! Takes me back to my first run at the wheel of my '62, down Highway 89 near Alliston, Ontario, to try to get the old gal certified at a garage in the area. No seatbelts, a hood that wouldn't open, a decklid that wouldn't quite close, and (as things turned out) lots of electrical gremlins. But what an utter blast anyway...

(If you're going to get rid of that lettering on the door, maybe you ought to do it in stages...take advantage of the fact that the chimney guy's name was "Stokes" and make the lettering temporarily read "I'm Stoked"!)

Did you make any headway with the way-out-of-date title issues you were having with the '40?

S.

[Bill Pressler]

Chris, congratulations! That's a fine ride!

Bill Pressler
Kent, OH
'63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1 (sold new by Cordell Motors, Moorhead, MN)
'64 Daytona Hardtop (sold new by Carl E. Filer Co., Greenville, PA)

[studeclunker]

Wonderful news, Chris! Now, starts that labour of love, getting the old girl back into shape. Ah the joys of packing wheel bearings, rebuilding brake cylinders, crawling around underneath the greasy, dirty (dribbly-dirty) chassis.[}] Tons of fun. So very satisfying though...[^]


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

[rockinhawk]

Way To Go Chris! Your story reminds me of my son's first car. When he was 14 We got and old 51 Champ Starlight. It was a sad,sad looking car. When we first got it running we were at a friends shop where there was a large open field out back. The car had no brakes yet but James backed it out of the shop and drove arourd the field, and finally let it coast to a stop. He was a happy young man. he just turned 38 and still has the car. It was on the cover of TW,Aug. 08. NT


Neil Thornton
Hazlehurst, GA
'57 Silver Hawk
'56 Sky Hawk
'51 2R16 dump truck
Many others.