Sometime in the past, a friend gave me some pages that had been removed from a 1954 Auto repair book. This is the kind of book that had sections for all the fairly contemporary auto models. Auto body shops used these reference manuals to estimate repairs. These particular pages (that I was given) reference Studebaker parts - listing part numbers, years of application and the prevailing prices.
Having Stude parts book to refer to, I would never bother to use these as reference for anything. They're not NEARLY as detailed or even correct![B)][xx(]
Anyway, 'while ago I was pulling another book from the shelf and one of these loose pages decided to make a run for it. I nabbed it before it fluttered all the way to the floor and grumbled that I had to be bothered with it at all.
I passingly glanced at it just to see what it was and quickly recognized it as one of the aforementioned "gifts". Then I looked a bit closer. Geez - look at those prices! New front coil springs range from $6.69 to $7.71. Outrageous![:0] Inner control arm bushings - .57 to .65 cents. A complete kingpin set - with bushings & bearings & shims and all - $18.00 Bucks.
My frugality juices started to flow from whatever carnal recess it is they originate from. I had to look away from the sheet of paper! No reason to torture myself like that. Fact is, I dispatched the offending page into the trash can. I reminded myself that I'd just come home from a stop at the supermarket and had laid out more than the 18 dollar cost of a kingpin kit for one, wimpy bag of basic lunch fixin's!
Further, you could buy a new Studebaker (in 1954) for less than I've paid for some clapped out ones in this day and age.
Still - gotta wonder what stainless steel gravel guards for 50-52 cars or grille shells for 53-4 C-Ks went for!???
Miscreant at large.
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President 2-dr
1955 President State
1951 Champion Biz cpe
1963 Daytona project FS
Having Stude parts book to refer to, I would never bother to use these as reference for anything. They're not NEARLY as detailed or even correct![B)][xx(]
Anyway, 'while ago I was pulling another book from the shelf and one of these loose pages decided to make a run for it. I nabbed it before it fluttered all the way to the floor and grumbled that I had to be bothered with it at all.
I passingly glanced at it just to see what it was and quickly recognized it as one of the aforementioned "gifts". Then I looked a bit closer. Geez - look at those prices! New front coil springs range from $6.69 to $7.71. Outrageous![:0] Inner control arm bushings - .57 to .65 cents. A complete kingpin set - with bushings & bearings & shims and all - $18.00 Bucks.
My frugality juices started to flow from whatever carnal recess it is they originate from. I had to look away from the sheet of paper! No reason to torture myself like that. Fact is, I dispatched the offending page into the trash can. I reminded myself that I'd just come home from a stop at the supermarket and had laid out more than the 18 dollar cost of a kingpin kit for one, wimpy bag of basic lunch fixin's!
Further, you could buy a new Studebaker (in 1954) for less than I've paid for some clapped out ones in this day and age.
Still - gotta wonder what stainless steel gravel guards for 50-52 cars or grille shells for 53-4 C-Ks went for!???Miscreant at large.
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President 2-dr
1955 President State
1951 Champion Biz cpe
1963 Daytona project FS
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