Vintage pic of Studes racing

[bams50]

Love this picture:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Studebaker-Jaguar-Cars-Sebring-Grand-Prix-Florida-22843_W0QQitemZ200246807320QQihZ010QQcategoryZ20203QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hey Matthew- here's some "Studes in motion"[8D]

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[mbstude]

This car wasn't at Sebring, but Daytona, rather.



Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[bams50]

LOVE that picture, and the car- really cute!![:X]

I bet it looked pretty funny among the big, tough-looking cars of the day... sort of like a poodle trying to run with a pack of Dobermans[)]

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[PackardV8]

Also, it wasn't 1966, but around 1961 or 1962 NASCAR was running sports cars as a part of Speed Week. The Pettys had a 225" Valiant with the HyperPak which was almost as fast as the Larks. The Valiant slant-six sawed itself in half, as the long-stroke five-main bearing engine did not like 7500 on the high banks. One or more of the Larks may have been prepared by Holman and Moody. The 259" Larks were fast, but the Jaguar 3.8l (232") twin-cam six-cyl sedans were faster.

thnx, jack vines

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PackardV8

[JRoberts]

quote:Originally posted by PackardV8

Also, it wasn't 1966, but around 1961 or 1962 NASCAR was running sports cars as a part of Speed Week. The Pettys had a 225" Valiant with the HyperPak which was almost as fast as the Larks. The Valiant slant-six sawed itself in half, as the long-stroke five-main bearing engine did not like 7500 on the high banks. One or more of the Larks may have been prepared by Holman and Moody. The 259" Larks were fast, but the Jaguar 3.8l (232") twin-cam six-cyl sedans were faster.

thnx, jack vines

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PackardV8

And I would imagine the Jags handled somewhat better.

Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[JRoberts]

quote:Originally posted by PackardV8

Also, it wasn't 1966, but around 1961 or 1962 NASCAR was running sports cars as a part of Speed Week. The Pettys had a 225" Valiant with the HyperPak which was almost as fast as the Larks. The Valiant slant-six sawed itself in half, as the long-stroke five-main bearing engine did not like 7500 on the high banks. One or more of the Larks may have been prepared by Holman and Moody. The 259" Larks were fast, but the Jaguar 3.8l (232") twin-cam six-cyl sedans were faster.

thnx, jack vines

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PackardV8

And I would imagine the Jags handled somewhat better.

Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[StudeDave57]

quote:Originally posted by hotwheels63r2

FYI: Get your own picture at Mission Raceway in Mission, BC Canada this weekend. The #11 Daytona should be there along with any type of vintage race car you can think of that survives to still race today.........
I'll be there too getting photos of it kicking @ss. He really has it dialed in now. MIKE

Have you got a report for us yet... [?] [?] [?]
(we want pictures!!!)

StudeDave '57 [8D]
(Dude lookin' for work doin' what you do)