So there’s this place called Ragtops not 3 blocks away from my house. The unique thing is that it’s a classic car dealership which I would wager is fairly rare around the alligator-infested lands of Florida. I occasionally stop by to check out the new inventory and have made a casual relationship with the owner, Mr. Houck. This place is usually chock full of Big 3 stuff and imports but when I went there tonight I spied a Studebaker. This was the first Stude I had seen there and it wasn’t even a Hawk or an Avanti but a 1953 2R truck. I was flabbergasted that it was there in such fine shape but also pleased. It gives me hope...

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Last edited by Stude Shoo-wop!; 01-24-2018, 07:00 PM.Jake Robinson Kaywell: Shoo-wops and doo-wops galore to the background of some fine Studes. I'm eager and ready to go!
1962 GT Hawk - "Daisy-Mae" - she came dressed to kill in etherial green with a charming turquoise inside. I'm hopelessly in love!Tags: None
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Thanks for posting this. It looks like a nice and almost correct restoration (except for that unusual, but nice, tailgate treatment).Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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There's a little Antique shop I went into yesterday in Dunedin Fla. and I asked the Lady owner if she had any Studebaker items , She said look around ,But Her Daddy worked for a Studebaker dealer during the 30's and was paid 10.00 a week plus commission, I found 4 items 2 tootsie toy Larks, a tootsie M series and a 1928 fire truck
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There is a classic car dealership just down the hill from my house and they have Studebakers in there every now and again. In fact, about a year ago they had a white '63 Avanti which ended up being purchased by Alice Cooper. The last Studebaker I saw in there was a '63 GT Hawk.
There may be more Studebakers still around than we realize. People just need to get them out of their garage.Ed Sallia
Dundee, OR
Sol Lucet Omnibus
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Originally posted by Avanti Fanatic View PostTy (Houck) was actually an Avanti dealer in the '80's-he still has his '88 convertible from those days.Ragtops has been around since 1980,and is a pretty awesome place,and Ty is really a great guy.I'm about 3 blocks from there,myself,so Ragtops is a frequent stop.[ATTACH=CONFIG]69964[/ATTACH]Jake Robinson Kaywell: Shoo-wops and doo-wops galore to the background of some fine Studes. I'm eager and ready to go!
1962 GT Hawk - "Daisy-Mae" - she came dressed to kill in etherial green with a charming turquoise inside. I'm hopelessly in love!
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