First time Studebaker owner. Found this beauty on Craigslist and me and my wife fell in love with it. Was not running when we got it, interior and exterior were OK and original. Bought new by Frank Abernathy who owned the car until he passed. The car sat until his wife passed, then the grandson who was the intended heir said he had no interest. Thank You Brendan. So it was a one owner car!
Wife and I have decided to try and do as much as we can ourselves, without much reason to be comfortable doing so. We have had it 4 months now and here is the update. First we
drained/cleaned tank, rebuilt carb, took it to a shop where they replaced 4 bent pushrods(seems someone ran it on old gas). It started right up! So after a few miles of driving we began to take the car apart. It is in a million parts, here are the pics. We are in a self-induced race to make it to Waxahachi in September!!!
We shall see. And yes we are painting in our driveway....no mean jokes.
Wife and I have decided to try and do as much as we can ourselves, without much reason to be comfortable doing so. We have had it 4 months now and here is the update. First we
drained/cleaned tank, rebuilt carb, took it to a shop where they replaced 4 bent pushrods(seems someone ran it on old gas). It started right up! So after a few miles of driving we began to take the car apart. It is in a million parts, here are the pics. We are in a self-induced race to make it to Waxahachi in September!!!
We shall see. And yes we are painting in our driveway....no mean jokes.
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