Hello,
I am posting this to introduce myself to the group. I live and collect in upstate, NY near Syracuse. My father was an avid Studebaker sport driver and his passion has apparently trickled down to me. There are plenty of stories from his racing days I can go into later, but for now I'll just focus on my current status.
I currently own a 1958 Packard Hawk that desperately needs a resto. I'm not sure how you all feel about those cars, but I thought I'd mention it because it seems like more Studebaker than Packard anyways. My other car that actually IS a Studebaker is a 1927 (unknown model). I keep this one inside the garage. My father made a deal with a relative in West Virginia to do a swap for a tractor. Before the deal was complete, my father was killed at Brewerton Speedway shortly after returning to the race circuit. I decided to complete the transaction for him. The story of the '27 is that the original owner had a towing service and needed a new tow truck. However, all the local dealerships had none available. He decided to buy a new Studebaker and "make" a tow truck. He cut the back roof off down to the top of the rear doors and moved the rear window section forward. It actually turned out pretty good. The steel beam installed in the rear floor is still there, so it does appear to have been used for that purpose. The hoist and all that has long since been removed. It did run when I backed it into the shop, but I haven't run it in several years.
The first car I ever did bodywork on was a 1963 Avanti my uncle had (no longer). I spend endless hours sanding a bad paint job off that car. I didn't realize what a gem she was at the time but my dad sure had a twinkle in his eye every time he looked at her.
I am posting this to introduce myself to the group. I live and collect in upstate, NY near Syracuse. My father was an avid Studebaker sport driver and his passion has apparently trickled down to me. There are plenty of stories from his racing days I can go into later, but for now I'll just focus on my current status.
I currently own a 1958 Packard Hawk that desperately needs a resto. I'm not sure how you all feel about those cars, but I thought I'd mention it because it seems like more Studebaker than Packard anyways. My other car that actually IS a Studebaker is a 1927 (unknown model). I keep this one inside the garage. My father made a deal with a relative in West Virginia to do a swap for a tractor. Before the deal was complete, my father was killed at Brewerton Speedway shortly after returning to the race circuit. I decided to complete the transaction for him. The story of the '27 is that the original owner had a towing service and needed a new tow truck. However, all the local dealerships had none available. He decided to buy a new Studebaker and "make" a tow truck. He cut the back roof off down to the top of the rear doors and moved the rear window section forward. It actually turned out pretty good. The steel beam installed in the rear floor is still there, so it does appear to have been used for that purpose. The hoist and all that has long since been removed. It did run when I backed it into the shop, but I haven't run it in several years.
The first car I ever did bodywork on was a 1963 Avanti my uncle had (no longer). I spend endless hours sanding a bad paint job off that car. I didn't realize what a gem she was at the time but my dad sure had a twinkle in his eye every time he looked at her.
We've got to quit saying, 
If you want, email the pictures to me and I will post them for you! I will PM my email so look at the top of the page for the PM notice.
'63 Avanti R-1384. sold 12/10.
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