"1952-54:STUDEBAKER/BUICK SLED- COUPE"..."1930'S SPACESHIP" in St Louis

[pbrown]

Looks like I'm becoming the king of finding oddities:

http://daytona.craigslist.org/cto/4654104499.html

I really am rendered speechless!

[JEWELL]

Phillip, just saw this watchamacallit this morning, it is butt ugly for sure.

Mark

[Son O Lark]

I think Raymond Loewy designed that!

[Commander Eddie]

I wonder if this is the result of someone's vision, or just the result of whatever parts happened to be available. Very peculiar.

[Roscomacaw]

Considering it for what it is ( a Cusstom ), it's really not so bad. It's in the eye of the beholder as to whether or not this is a "vision" or the result of a head-on between the Stude an the Buick. Taking it as a cusstom tho, I can handle most of it except for those gawd-awful "bubble skirt/rear scoop" aberrations! Ya hafta wonder if they didn't remove the fronts of those rear fenders that high because that's how high the cancer was.

[Buzzard]

Here is a big reason for our new generation NOT to use drugs.

[skyway]

WHOA! Real vent-a-ports.

[unclemiltie]

He has been trying to sell this for some time now. A couple years ago it was on Craiglist with one buick rear fender and the other was still stock 52 Studebaker.

[unclemiltie]

If it is still for sale next August, we will have to invite him to bring it to the 2015 SDC meet.

[warrlaw1]

Well, it does say "finish it your way". Some people never finish anything. I like to start slow...then taper off.

[gordr]

You know, I think this car captures quite well the spirit of the more radical customs of the early '50's. And it looks like there is talented metal work there. Potentially a much better car than some that have (deservedly) been picked apart here.

[studefan1970]

Considering it for what it is ( a Cusstom ), it's really not so bad. It's in the eye of the beholder as to whether or not this is a "vision" or the result of a head-on between the Stude an the Buick. Taking it as a cusstom tho, I can handle most of it except for those gawd-awful "bubble skirt/rear scoop" aberrations! Ya hafta wonder if they didn't remove the fronts of those rear fenders that high because that's how high the cancer was.

I was just thinking the same thing mate.
Its not a bad job of two door conversion and apart from a few obvious bits would be hard to pick to the untrained eye.
But it lost me with those gaudy "butt ugly" hubba bubble gum skirts! :-) and I wonder how much bog is in the rear of it too. Bog is what us Aussies call Bondo! ;-)