Thought I would get my car before posting any messages. Just got my 1950 Studebaker from a Craigslist seller from Thornton, Colorado. It was delivered yesterday by a car hauler from Colorado Mike Gates. Very nice man with a very nice rig. To let yaw know something about this ole man. I am 65 years young, and looking for something to keep me active. I have been into restorations since 2000, when I restored a 1967 Dodge Charger that is top of the line muscle car with a 383 4BBL engine. My older daughter Kimberly (37) will get that car when I can no longer drive her. I'm the original owner of the Charger. My yougest daughter, Melony (29) will get a 1959 Impala Convertible with a 348 tri-power engine straight gear on the tree to keep the fussing down between the two younguns. Took me 10 months to restore the Charger and 5 years to restore the Impala. The Impala is the kning of the roost though being appraised at $150,000.00 and since that project is over, I have to get into something else. Can't sit down and start that TV watching routine again. I got the 1950 Studebaker to once again enjoy some of my youthful ventures. My Dad traded a 1934 Plymouth for a 1950 Studebaker 4 door Champion back in 1950. I was 9 years old then, and my younger brother was 7, sister was 11 and older brother was 13. Dad used to kick the tires on the Plymouth and check the water and oil and put a gallon of water and gallon of gas in the trunk before going anywhere over 25 miles back then, along with packing a picnic lunch and a thermous of water, or maybe carry a watermelon if the season was in. When he got the Studebaker with that fancy thing called OVERDRIVE and with those side vents that he called the air conditioner, we all were in hog heaven. We took our first trip away from home you might say, the summer of 1950, to Carolina Beach (on the Atlantic coast) All 6 of us was taking a trip futher than 25 miles. Are we there yet Ma? When we gonna get there Diddy? He stopped at a roadside stand and got watermelons. We had to carry them on our laps since the trunk was already full of vegatables from our garden along with our suitcases, and towels and bed linens. Boy was I surprised when we got there to see all of that water. Memories? You betchum. Diddy gave his 50 Studebaker to my younger brother when he bought a 60 Dodge Dart in 1960. Larry painted the Studebaker with my dad's spraygun that he used to paint houses with. Talking about a messy paint job? It was changed from an Aqua Green to a Carolina Blue with runs galore. Now when I do a restoration, it is a top of the line type restoration, with every detail taken into consideration. Since this is my first post, I hope the picture will take place of what I am starting out with ie:
~ Don ~
Don Dodson
Get some watermelons for inspriation.[
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