Hi all and Happy New Year...
I'm pleased to report I am now, on paper at least, in possession of a second Studebaker, after five years plus with the '62 Lark. The new addition is, as previously alluded to, a '65 Commander six 4dr, which is currently stored at the same place my Lark usually winters (though the Lark hasn't gone there yet, and I actually drove it Christmas Day!), awaiting some engine work. I had intended to retrofit another Chevy six (194, 230 or even a 250), but it appears the McKinnon 194 already in the car is not toast, so Plan A is to get the '65 going on that...likely at a garage conveniently very near the storage site. Thanks much to Steve (stephenj) Porter for "nailing down" the car for the interim this past fall so it wouldn't "escape"! Herewith, hopefully, two pix of the '65 as it currently sits. Much of the bodywork wears black primer at the moment. Original finish was Laguna Blue, so not too far off the original hue my Lark once wore; intention is to get both cars back to original shade eventually but for now the emphasis will be on keeping the '62 running and getting the '65 running as well. I can't drive two at once of course, so (as the Porters have allowed me to do with their Hawk) one or the other will sometimes be taken to cruises and Chapter meetings by other currently-Studeless SDCers. Since the car is black and blue at the moment we've nicknamed it "The Bruise"! It'll take on another moniker once it's all one shade. Here are the pix.
Cheers
S.
I'm pleased to report I am now, on paper at least, in possession of a second Studebaker, after five years plus with the '62 Lark. The new addition is, as previously alluded to, a '65 Commander six 4dr, which is currently stored at the same place my Lark usually winters (though the Lark hasn't gone there yet, and I actually drove it Christmas Day!), awaiting some engine work. I had intended to retrofit another Chevy six (194, 230 or even a 250), but it appears the McKinnon 194 already in the car is not toast, so Plan A is to get the '65 going on that...likely at a garage conveniently very near the storage site. Thanks much to Steve (stephenj) Porter for "nailing down" the car for the interim this past fall so it wouldn't "escape"! Herewith, hopefully, two pix of the '65 as it currently sits. Much of the bodywork wears black primer at the moment. Original finish was Laguna Blue, so not too far off the original hue my Lark once wore; intention is to get both cars back to original shade eventually but for now the emphasis will be on keeping the '62 running and getting the '65 running as well. I can't drive two at once of course, so (as the Porters have allowed me to do with their Hawk) one or the other will sometimes be taken to cruises and Chapter meetings by other currently-Studeless SDCers. Since the car is black and blue at the moment we've nicknamed it "The Bruise"! It'll take on another moniker once it's all one shade. Here are the pix.
Cheers
S.
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