Hello everyone!,
My name is Bill and I am new here but I am hoping you all can give me some Studebaker insight! Admittedly I am a hotrodder and know only a little bit outside the world of fords and chevys. But being the purveyor of old parts that I am, I sometimes get random calls to come get a part or two. A while back I received a call to get what ended up being a 1925 Duplex rear body section out from under an old barn where it had been for over 40 years.
More interesting was the acquisition from the other day...Heres the story.
An old friend is slowly taking over his family lumber yard and is cleaning up the property and calls to tell me I can get the old hulk out back if I want it. Well, I arrived to find the remnants of an old car that was used to power the old mill at some point. It was always rumored that there was an old Chrysler up there, but I knew it wasnt once I saw it. It was another Stude (less than a half mile away from the Duplex) in rough shape. The car had been cut in half and all that is left is the cowl, grille and radiator (whats left of it) the front frame half (cut about three feet to the rear of the cowl) the straigt 8 engine and the transmission ( which appear to be complete). The vin or serial number tag was still attached and the number is 6026038.
So, Is there any way of dicifering what the rear half may have been? The windshield frame is indicative of an open car and it has suicide door strikers. Here are some pics. I will have more pics of the rest of the parts when I get them home, hopefully this week. Dont be scared of the amalgamtion pic! I use the old ford chassis to store stuff on some it doesnt look haphazzard to the overly concerned neighbors
My name is Bill and I am new here but I am hoping you all can give me some Studebaker insight! Admittedly I am a hotrodder and know only a little bit outside the world of fords and chevys. But being the purveyor of old parts that I am, I sometimes get random calls to come get a part or two. A while back I received a call to get what ended up being a 1925 Duplex rear body section out from under an old barn where it had been for over 40 years.
More interesting was the acquisition from the other day...Heres the story.
An old friend is slowly taking over his family lumber yard and is cleaning up the property and calls to tell me I can get the old hulk out back if I want it. Well, I arrived to find the remnants of an old car that was used to power the old mill at some point. It was always rumored that there was an old Chrysler up there, but I knew it wasnt once I saw it. It was another Stude (less than a half mile away from the Duplex) in rough shape. The car had been cut in half and all that is left is the cowl, grille and radiator (whats left of it) the front frame half (cut about three feet to the rear of the cowl) the straigt 8 engine and the transmission ( which appear to be complete). The vin or serial number tag was still attached and the number is 6026038.
So, Is there any way of dicifering what the rear half may have been? The windshield frame is indicative of an open car and it has suicide door strikers. Here are some pics. I will have more pics of the rest of the parts when I get them home, hopefully this week. Dont be scared of the amalgamtion pic! I use the old ford chassis to store stuff on some it doesnt look haphazzard to the overly concerned neighbors
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