What year Dodge beds fit on Champ pickups

[Anne F. Goodman]

I have a friend that is getting ready to start on bringing a Champ pickup back on the road. He thought about getting a new bed for the truck. Thanks in Advance

[Warren Webb]

If it were my choice I would go with the flareside Ranger pickup bed. Its narrower than the Champ cab in the bed area & the fender sides give it a natural look. Put a Studebaker decal on the tailgate & your good to go.

[Carl Purdy]

1959 Dodge

[Studedude]

If it were my choice I would go with the flareside Ranger pickup bed. Its narrower than the Champ cab in the bed area & the fender sides give it a natural look. Put a Studebaker decal on the tailgate & your good to go.

I think this is what this bed is:

I agree, it looks good!

[Anne F. Goodman]

Wow That looks really good. Thank you for your help.

[kurtruk]

Dodge used the bed in 59 and 60. Those were not good sales years for Dodge trucks. Not a lot of survivors. Might be more beds existing as used on Studes than on Dodge.

IIRC there were lots of bed-sides left over from SASCO when SI purchased the inventory. Can someone confirm that? Combine that with the reproduced bed floors...

Then there's that blue Champ in Arizona that used a Stude bed with Dodge stepside fenders. That looked good. Both those items should be easier to find.

[Studedude]

Took me a while, but I finally found a picture of the rear view:

[Milaca]

I've been curious as to how well a Dodge Dakota bed would match up to a Champ cab. Anybody seen such a matchup?

[StudeRich]

Anne; keep in mind that a '60 Dodge bed is NOT a "bolt-on" on a Stude. Cab and Chassis. Stude. modified the front with an angular (tapered) filler panel to get the correct longer than 6 1/2 ft. and 8 Ft. Stude. Champ "Spaceside" Wide Boxes to fit the frame and wheelbase.

[Anne F. Goodman]

Thanks Rich, This is just the kind of information That i was seeking.

[Starlight]

I've been curious as to how well a Dodge Dakota bed would match up to a Champ cab. Anybody seen such a matchup?

Milaca......I wondered about that myself.....I have measured the Dakota bed, it fits just about like the Dodge bed did on the Stude.......A little wider then the cab......Keep on Studebakering

[DieselJim]

There is still bed sides in South Bend, Studebaker International. Belive there might be a floor or two also. Jim

[Milaca]

There is still bed sides in South Bend, Studebaker International. Belive there might be a floor or two also. Jim

Good to know, but I'm afraid to ask Ed how much. I have a shortbox that has a very wavy floor and the bedsides have outward indentations from the inner fenders pushing outward.

[Chris_Dresbach]

IIRC there were lots of bed-sides left over from SASCO when SI purchased the inventory. Can someone confirm that? Combine that with the reproduced bed floors...

Yup. Confirmed. I helped lift several.