A lowley coupe for you

[Dick Steinkamp]

quote:Originally posted by Lark Parker

From an eBay seller, I usually require a written essay.

I've been using the "pop quiz" approach. When I required essays, I found many cheated and had outside help and/or used reference materials. I now just call the seller and ask them a standard list of 25 questions on spelling, word usage, sentence structure, grammar, and Studebaker Corporation history. The cars I have purchased with this method haven't been very good, but the comfort of knowing the prior owner was properly educated more than makes up for that.

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[mbstude]

It's not that bad of a car...

We dragged in a free one a while back. It was slightly rustier though.



Check out that '56J steering wheel. [8D]



It's got a 259 in place of the 6.


I recently removed the driver side quarter panel, to be used on the GT Hawk. (That was the only usable sheet metal part on the car, and it needed work.) When I started taking it loose, the rocker panel and door sill just fell off. [:I] But we have rustier ones here... [xx(]

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[mbstude]

It's not that bad of a car...

We dragged in a free one a while back. It was slightly rustier though.



Check out that '56J steering wheel. [8D]



It's got a 259 in place of the 6.


I recently removed the driver side quarter panel, to be used on the GT Hawk. (That was the only usable sheet metal part on the car, and it needed work.) When I started taking it loose, the rocker panel and door sill just fell off. [:I] But we have rustier ones here... [xx(]

Matthew Burnette
'59 Scotsman
'63 Daytona
Hazlehurst, GA

[Lark Parker]

quote:Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp

quote:Originally posted by Lark Parker

From an eBay seller, I usually require a written essay.

I've been using the "pop quiz" approach. When I required essays, I found many cheated and had outside help and/or used reference materials. I now just call the seller and ask them a standard list of 25 questions on spelling, word usage, sentence structure, grammar, and Studebaker Corporation history. The cars I have purchased with this method haven't been very good, but the comfort of knowing the prior owner was properly educated more than makes up for that.

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Excellent thoughts, Mr. Steinkamp. (Please excuse the sentence fragment.)
Your way appears to be an improvement on mine.
I particularly like the idea of exploring the seller's knowledge of the Studebaker Corporation history.
If you don't mind, I'd like to adopt a few of your ideas into my approach.

Lark Parker
If at first you don't succeed -- you will get a lot of advice.

[Lark Parker]

quote:Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp

quote:Originally posted by Lark Parker

From an eBay seller, I usually require a written essay.

I've been using the "pop quiz" approach. When I required essays, I found many cheated and had outside help and/or used reference materials. I now just call the seller and ask them a standard list of 25 questions on spelling, word usage, sentence structure, grammar, and Studebaker Corporation history. The cars I have purchased with this method haven't been very good, but the comfort of knowing the prior owner was properly educated more than makes up for that.

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Excellent thoughts, Mr. Steinkamp. (Please excuse the sentence fragment.)
Your way appears to be an improvement on mine.
I particularly like the idea of exploring the seller's knowledge of the Studebaker Corporation history.
If you don't mind, I'd like to adopt a few of your ideas into my approach.

Lark Parker
If at first you don't succeed -- you will get a lot of advice.

[53k]

Didn't anyone else notice that it is missing two cylinders?


[img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/R-4.JPG[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/64L.JPG[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/64P.jpg[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/53K.jpg[/img=right]Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
'53 Commander Starliner (since 1966)
'64 Daytona Wagonaire (original owner)
'64 Daytona Convertible (2006)
Museum R-4 engine
1962 Gravely Model L (Studebaker-Packard serial plate)
1972 Gravely Model 430 (Studebaker name plate, Studebaker Onan engine)

[53k]

Didn't anyone else notice that it is missing two cylinders?


[img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/R-4.JPG[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/64L.JPG[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/64P.jpg[/img=right][img=right]http://www.frontiernet.net/~thejohnsons/Forum%20signature%20pix/53K.jpg[/img=right]Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
'53 Commander Starliner (since 1966)
'64 Daytona Wagonaire (original owner)
'64 Daytona Convertible (2006)
Museum R-4 engine
1962 Gravely Model L (Studebaker-Packard serial plate)
1972 Gravely Model 430 (Studebaker name plate, Studebaker Onan engine)

[Dick Steinkamp]

quote:Originally posted by Lark Parker

If you don't mind, I'd like to adopt a few of your ideas into my approach.

I don't mind, Lark, but don't expect to obtain any pistine vehicles with my method. Generally you get too tied up scoring the answers to the 25 questions to actually evaluate the cars for sale. But, first things first of course.


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[Dick Steinkamp]

quote:Originally posted by Lark Parker

If you don't mind, I'd like to adopt a few of your ideas into my approach.

I don't mind, Lark, but don't expect to obtain any pistine vehicles with my method. Generally you get too tied up scoring the answers to the 25 questions to actually evaluate the cars for sale. But, first things first of course.


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[61hawk]

Aoccdrnig to rseerach at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

PS: Hwo'd yuo lkie to run tihs by yuor sepll ckehcer?

[61hawk]

Aoccdrnig to rseerach at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

PS: Hwo'd yuo lkie to run tihs by yuor sepll ckehcer?

[Blue 15G]

I've driven worse.

[Blue 15G]

I've driven worse.

[Roscomacaw]

Lowely, Lowrey, Lowboy.... "Will the REAL Studebaker please stand up!"[)]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

Lowely, Lowrey, Lowboy.... "Will the REAL Studebaker please stand up!"[)]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe