ok i survived the 60's but i just notice something about 62 and 63 larks 2-door sedans the doors are different and the windshield is different. is this not so? am i having a flashback? how about the front fenders? will they inter change. the doors on the 62's look like the doors on the 59-61?
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Fenders are interchangeable. The doors differ from 62-63 because of the different style windshields. jimmijimsigpicAnything worth doing deserves your best shot. Do it right the first time. When you're done you will know it. { I'm just the guy who thinks he knows everything, my buddy is the guy who knows everything.} cheers jimmijim*****SDC***** member
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Up to and including 62 the Lark used a shortened version of the sedan body which had been around since the mid fifties.Starting with the 63's the wraparound windshield was done away with by redesigning the cowl area and the bulky B and C pillars were done away with also.Frank van Doorn
Omaha, Ne.
1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop OD
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Front end sheet metal is all the same. Everything related to the "greenhouse" (roof area) is unique to the 63 only. 64's had a different windshield (except convertibles & wagons) with different roof stampings. Another question to "why did they do that when money for tooling was so scarce".
60 Lark convertible
61 Champ
62 Daytona convertible
63 G.T. R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2)
66 Daytona Sport Sedan59 Lark wagon, now V-8, H.D. auto!
60 Lark convertible V-8 auto
61 Champ 1/2 ton 4 speed
62 Champ 3/4 ton 5 speed o/drive
62 Champ 3/4 ton auto
62 Daytona convertible V-8 4 speed & 62 Cruiser, auto.
63 G.T. Hawk R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2) R-1 auto
64 Zip Van
66 Daytona Sport Sedan(327)V-8 4 speed
66 Cruiser V-8 auto
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quote:Originally posted by Warren Webb
Front end sheet metal is all the same. Everything related to the "greenhouse" (roof area) is unique to the 63 only. 64's had a different windshield (except convertibles & wagons) with different roof stampings. Another question to "why did they do that when money for tooling was so scarce".
I had one guy ask me if I raised the roof on my '63 [:0]
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA
Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA
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Clark in San Diego | '63 Standard (F2) "Barney" | http://studeblogger.blogspot.com
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I remember reading that it cost Studebaker less money to tool the '64 from the '63, than it did to tool the '63 from the '62. Although I like '63's and '64's both better than '62's, they sure got more 'bang for the buck' with the '64 facelift.
I have also heard folks say it's too bad they couldn't have moved the '64 styling up one year, and not have the '63 styling. I disagree with which year should have been done away with (!), but I understand what they mean.
Bill Pressler
Kent, OH
'63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1
'64 Daytona HardtopBill Pressler
Kent, OH
(formerly Greenville, PA)
Currently owned: 1966 Cruiser, Timberline Turquoise, 26K miles
Formerly owned: 1963 Lark Daytona Skytop R1, Ermine White
1964 Daytona Hardtop, Strato Blue
1966 Daytona Sports Sedan, Niagara Blue Mist
All are in Australia now
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quote:Originally posted by Bill Pressler
I remember reading that it cost Studebaker less money to tool the '64 from the '63, than it did to tool the '63 from the '62.
Craig
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