Dear SDC Forum Members:
I am the new owner of a '65 Daytona Sport Sedan. It has been in storage for some time so I am reconditioning it to driver condition. I have some questions from a Stude novice who has experience with old cars (my daily driver is a 68 Volvo, to be replaced by the Stude; my weekend driver is a '56 Packard Executive).
1. My car's VIN is C517459. I will order the build sheet from the Museum, but can anyone approximate when in the model year it was built, and does anyone know (A) how many passenger cars Stude made in 65, and (B) how many Daytona Sports Sedans were made?
2. The car is getting a complete brake rebuild and tune up. I will get most parts from Stude Int'l (to the tune of $800!) but am trying to save where I can. Auto Zone has wheel cylinders and brake hoses with the correct sizes, dimensions, and parts no's. They are cheaper by multiples than the SI parts. Am I missing something here? AZ does provide a warranty on the parts. My car has drums on all four corners. I see on RockAuto that Wagner claims that the front and rear brake shoes are the same size and are interchangeable, but that doesn't sound right. What's the deal?
3. Was there a cut-off date for tapered axles on '65s or did they just put them on when it suited? I have to ask because my '56 Packard has a mish-mash of factory parts and accessories, straight off the line, that are the result of winding down, and I didn't know if Stude was more methodical in its design changes.
4. Transmission- I have an Automatic. I know it is a B-W, (35?) and my online research says it is basically the same as the Rambler Flash-o-Matic, but is there a more specific transmission ID? When it comes time for an overhaul, I want to have this information.
4. On a personal note, I don't know if anyone knows Davis Killian, of Chester, SC, but he was a long time Stude collector from my hometown who got me interested in these cars. He had a huge collection of at least 10 restored or nice original Studes, mostly Larks. I am now 30, and am glad to have my first Stude. If you didn't know, Davis died in March, and so I guess I am doing this partially as a thanks to him for getting me interested in the cars. He let me have my first drive in a Stude in his '63 Super Lark, and it was a screamer. I wasn't even trying to go fast and lit the tires the first time I pulled off from a stoplight!
Thanks and I look forward to contributing back to the SDC and the forum once I know as much as you all do.
I am the new owner of a '65 Daytona Sport Sedan. It has been in storage for some time so I am reconditioning it to driver condition. I have some questions from a Stude novice who has experience with old cars (my daily driver is a 68 Volvo, to be replaced by the Stude; my weekend driver is a '56 Packard Executive).
1. My car's VIN is C517459. I will order the build sheet from the Museum, but can anyone approximate when in the model year it was built, and does anyone know (A) how many passenger cars Stude made in 65, and (B) how many Daytona Sports Sedans were made?
2. The car is getting a complete brake rebuild and tune up. I will get most parts from Stude Int'l (to the tune of $800!) but am trying to save where I can. Auto Zone has wheel cylinders and brake hoses with the correct sizes, dimensions, and parts no's. They are cheaper by multiples than the SI parts. Am I missing something here? AZ does provide a warranty on the parts. My car has drums on all four corners. I see on RockAuto that Wagner claims that the front and rear brake shoes are the same size and are interchangeable, but that doesn't sound right. What's the deal?
3. Was there a cut-off date for tapered axles on '65s or did they just put them on when it suited? I have to ask because my '56 Packard has a mish-mash of factory parts and accessories, straight off the line, that are the result of winding down, and I didn't know if Stude was more methodical in its design changes.
4. Transmission- I have an Automatic. I know it is a B-W, (35?) and my online research says it is basically the same as the Rambler Flash-o-Matic, but is there a more specific transmission ID? When it comes time for an overhaul, I want to have this information.
4. On a personal note, I don't know if anyone knows Davis Killian, of Chester, SC, but he was a long time Stude collector from my hometown who got me interested in these cars. He had a huge collection of at least 10 restored or nice original Studes, mostly Larks. I am now 30, and am glad to have my first Stude. If you didn't know, Davis died in March, and so I guess I am doing this partially as a thanks to him for getting me interested in the cars. He let me have my first drive in a Stude in his '63 Super Lark, and it was a screamer. I wasn't even trying to go fast and lit the tires the first time I pulled off from a stoplight!
Thanks and I look forward to contributing back to the SDC and the forum once I know as much as you all do.
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