Nice article.
First class work.
(snippet copy; See link or read magazine for complete article)
Randy and Yvonne began searching for The Boss and learned that it had continued to race and had been wrecked. Assuming the car was gone, the couple began buying parts and donor cars to build a replica. They had already bought three Studebaker donors when some of the photos they'd posted on www.JalopyJournal.com in November 2010 caught the attention of the car's then-owner. Stored in Delaware since 1980, its firewall and the floor were gone, along with the front axle and drivetrain, but the body was solid. Well, it did have hundreds of holes drilled in the body's structure, but that fit the car's racing past. Randy and Yvonne purchased the Stude and showed it to Charlie to confirm it was indeed The Boss. Charlie put a magnet on the hinges, and it didn't stick. It had to be The Boss. The factory Studebaker hinges were steel, and Charlie had cast duplicates in aluminum to remove weight from the front of the car, just one of a number of weight-saving modifications he made in the early '60s.
Over the course of the next two years, the car was returned to its late-'65 state with many period-correct pieces along with a few faithful reproductions. The car was finished just before it was transported to our Homecoming show, where it made its unofficial debut. It has since been kept under wraps on the East Coast. Randy and Yvonne have planned a special unveiling for Charlie, who helped in the restoration but hasn't seen the completed car.
Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl...#ixzz2YMDr97io
First class work.
(snippet copy; See link or read magazine for complete article)
Randy and Yvonne began searching for The Boss and learned that it had continued to race and had been wrecked. Assuming the car was gone, the couple began buying parts and donor cars to build a replica. They had already bought three Studebaker donors when some of the photos they'd posted on www.JalopyJournal.com in November 2010 caught the attention of the car's then-owner. Stored in Delaware since 1980, its firewall and the floor were gone, along with the front axle and drivetrain, but the body was solid. Well, it did have hundreds of holes drilled in the body's structure, but that fit the car's racing past. Randy and Yvonne purchased the Stude and showed it to Charlie to confirm it was indeed The Boss. Charlie put a magnet on the hinges, and it didn't stick. It had to be The Boss. The factory Studebaker hinges were steel, and Charlie had cast duplicates in aluminum to remove weight from the front of the car, just one of a number of weight-saving modifications he made in the early '60s.
Over the course of the next two years, the car was returned to its late-'65 state with many period-correct pieces along with a few faithful reproductions. The car was finished just before it was transported to our Homecoming show, where it made its unofficial debut. It has since been kept under wraps on the East Coast. Randy and Yvonne have planned a special unveiling for Charlie, who helped in the restoration but hasn't seen the completed car.
Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicl...#ixzz2YMDr97io
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