i have an old car with an "assembled" titled designation. the oral history that has been passed down through various owners is that it had a studebaker "8" in it. the engine is now gone. the vin has the number E1018 on it. i'm wondering if that was a studebaker engine #. the old title is from 1959. the engine would have to be before that date.i'm gussing it was a used engine, which would push it back a few years further. thanks, in advance.
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quote:Originally posted by mbstude
That would be a V8.
Stude straight 8's were last used in 1942.
I can't find E1018 as an engine number on anything. What leads you to believe it is an engine number? You say the Vehicle Identification Number has the number E1018 on it". What does this mean? Is it the number on a plate on the car someplace? Is it the number on the title?
If you could post some pictures of the car in question, that would help. Or if you know what it is based on.
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA
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Oops, I had just assumed that it was post war we were talking about. [:I]
If it is an 8 cylinder Stude, it would be a Straight 8. The V8 didn't debut until 1951.
Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA
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The only E--- engine number I could find is a 1930 Studebaker Model 53 six cylinder. No car serial numbers for cars start with E that I could find. Since you think it had an 8 cylinder engine, it could have been installed after the title was issued.
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