A Sad Demise for 53 Grills

[sals54]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Studebaker-1953-STUDEBAKER-COMMANDER-COUPE-WITH-CONTINENTAL-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4cee461c14QQitemZ330415086612QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks#ht_500wt_1101

This car is interesting, especially with the Continental Kit, but check out the grill surrounds.

sals54

[StudeDave57]

quote:Originally posted by sals54

This car is interesting, especially with the Continental Kit, but check out the grill surrounds. sals54

Yup, pretty cool. Looks just like this car~

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39771


StudeDave '57 [8D]
A.K.A. Captain Obvious

[StudeRich]

Pretty sad demise of a '53 Studebaker as well!

StudeRich

[avantilover]

Are cars like that worth buying (cheap) to obtain usable parts, then junk the rest or are they basically scrap?

John Clements
Avantilover, your South Australian Studebaker lover!!!
Lockleys South Australia

[dean pearson]

Cars like that are worth fixin if you have enough money.

Dean.

[candbstudebakers]

John you spelled it wrong should be crap, also that is not a 56 hood and the surrounds look more like they came from a sedan, patches and screws sure are first class, I can honestly say I have scrapped better cars than that one..Bob

Candbstudebakrs
Castro Valley,
California

[avantilover]

Laughs, thanks Bob, just that if a car is destined for scrapping, maybe something useful can be saved, obviously nothing in this case.

John Clements
Avantilover, your South Australian Studebaker lover!!!
Lockleys South Australia

[bams50]

Looks like a goner to me, although I like those long rear fenders; if the Conti kit is all there that's definitely worth saving. Wonder what the thinking was with the screwed-on pieces in the grills[?]

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[barnlark]

Gotta enjoy that eBay name.

[Lark Hunter]

quote:Originally posted by barnlark

Gotta enjoy that eBay name.

That is quality! I'm still snickering... and think I have found a new moniker for those cheap 99 cent TV dinners! LH

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