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54 Champion Conestoga in UK
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On a better note I have gone through some of the ignition bits today and the engine is free and we have compression and spark - I'll get the carb off in the next day or so and give it a clean and you never know it may run - here's hoping
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I've had an explosive afternoon trying to coax the engine into life - I've hot wired the starter and changed to 12v - have spark and compression on 5 cylinders so thought I'd give it a go with some cold start - I guess timing must be out a bit as I had a fair amount of fire blowing back up the carb - but not starting yet . I do have a 360 mopar motor and 727 trains so all is not lost if I cant get it running .
But onwards and upwards
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Might be worth sharing plans for this - I own a VW and Porsche restoration shop , although we do work on anything "interesting" . I always have a plan for a car when I buy one , even one like this that just fell into my hands .
So plan is a full body restoration but changing it over to a panel van - maybe still with the rear sliders in place .
Paint will almost certainly be 2 tone and the altitude will be adjusted somewhat and will run air ride as I'm too old and fat for static these days . Happy to keep original engine and running gear if it's all sound - if not it will go V8 and auto box quite possibly with a jaguar IRS as I have a limited slip dif rear end from a V12 XJS lying around and it's a popular swap over here and we are limited with spares for American cars and they are expensive .
So that's my plan - progress will be slow as I have to fit it in around customers cars ( we are very busy ) and also my other builds which are a VW samba bus on hydraulics and a full on outlaw Porsche 356 .
All the purists will now stop reading this now but hey ho - if I didn't buy it I'm sure it would have just carried on rotting into the floor
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Originally posted by 65deluxe View PostFound the plate - numbers etc look like GI 386337
Something isn't correct - your reading of the number, the year of the car (even though it has a 1954 front end on it - could be 1954-1956), a switched plate (post a picture of the S/N plate showing its attachment), not assembled in North America.
A 1954 South Bend Champion is G-127401 to G-1316500 (rounded up). California and Canada assembled 1954 Champions only have six digits after the G.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by studegary View PostG-1386337 is the Serial Number for a 1957 Champion assembled in South Bend.
Something isn't correct - your reading of the number, the year of the car (even though it has a 1954 front end on it - could be 1954-1956), a switched plate (post a picture of the S/N plate showing its attachment), not assembled in North America.
A 1954 South Bend Champion is G-127401 to G-1316500 (rounded up). California and Canada assembled 1954 Champions only have six digits after the G.
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