Repop body panel info. needed

[fiftystarlightcoupe]

I need information on the availability of reproduction body panels for a '50 Champion Starlight. I am trying to get an idea of what is out there, so I'll know if I have to look for donor pieces (or make my own). I would assume there would be listings in TW, but I didn't get my first issue yet. Thanks for your help.

[JDP]

Nothing is remade other then maybe rocker panel and floor repair panels.

JDP/Maryland
"I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
Thomas Jefferson

[fiftystarlightcoupe]

Thanks JDP. I've spent serious time online looking and all I turned up is the floor and trunk panels.

[studegary]

Keep in mind that there may be NOS and good used panels available. In cases where NOS was still available and demand was low, there was no incentive to create reproduction parts.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[fiftystarlightcoupe]

Thanks Gary. Once I get an idea of whats out there, I'll have a better understanding on how to approach this restoration. Over the winter I'll get into the car enough to know what I need. I plan on being at the York swap meet in March and this will give me a better "game plan".

[rockne10]

Exterior metal is usually available at York. None of it is repopped. If Heiples will be there, they usually have stuff from the early fifties. You may want to contact them ahead.

Classic Enterprises has reproed rockers, floors, some fender patch panels and the area around the front vents. Check their website.

Brad Johnson
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight, '53 Commander Starlight