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My First Studebaker - Circa 1967
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Hey Ed -- that is a really nice car!
Do you know what became of it? Is it still out there somewhere?Bill Jackameit
1964 Challenger Wagonaire
1964 Daytona Sedan
Total of 10 Studebakers owned since 1961
Bill Jackameit's Studebaker Page online since October 1995
https://billstudepage.homestead.com/files/studpg.htm
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Originally posted by 70Avanti2 View PostTell us about street driving a 12 to 1 engine and what you did when you could not get pump gas."In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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Sadly the car is no longer around. It was struck on Van Nuys Blvd. in the rear at a stop light by a Ford Falcon full of girl watchers travelling at 40 MPH in 1968. Ouch!
My dad did most of the engine work. He was employed at Valley Ring and Rebore in Van Nuys. They did engine rebuilding there. I believe the engine was bored, balanced and blue printed. Dad got an R1 cam from the Granatellis and a 289 crank was installed. It was also fitted with Jahns flat top racing pistons. The transmission was a DG 250M that was beefed up. The rear end was a 331. I used premium fuel. There was no unleaded until a few years later. She ran like a cat with it's tail on fire. It was loads of fun.
The paint was about 9 coats of hand rubbed gold lacquer metal flake. As you can see from the photo it was a real looker.Ed Sallia
Dundee, OR
Sol Lucet Omnibus
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My First Studebaker -- Maybe we can keep this thread going for a while --
This picture was taken in Clifton, New Jersey in 1962. Yes, that is me standing by my first 1957 Silver Hawk. This Hawk was equipped with the 289 V8 and manual transmission but did not have overdrive. The only options of note were a factory AM radio and clock. Steering and brakes were both of the manual variety. The wire wheel covers came from a 1956 Golden Hawk. The owner needed some cash, so I purchased his wheel covers. Unfortunately, I only had this car for about a year before it was wrecked. There were no injuries, but the car was declared a total loss by the insurance company.Bill Jackameit
1964 Challenger Wagonaire
1964 Daytona Sedan
Total of 10 Studebakers owned since 1961
Bill Jackameit's Studebaker Page online since October 1995
https://billstudepage.homestead.com/files/studpg.htm
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Very nice "Cavalier Coach". Too bad that it was totaled, it would be great for you to have it back today. Did you get the console back to the original owner?Tom Senecal Not enough money or years to build all of the Studebakers that I think I can.
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Nice car, Eddie. ('Love those '55s!). BPWe've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.
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Originally posted by tsenecal View PostVery nice "Cavalier Coach". Too bad that it was totaled, it would be great for you to have it back today. Did you get the console back to the original owner?Ed Sallia
Dundee, OR
Sol Lucet Omnibus
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