Now THIS Is What I'm Talking About!

[PlainBrownR2]

You would be surprised then how many people I've surprised with the 63 Hawk JTS engine then. There's no real obvious differences as far as the public is concerned, on the Larks and R-powered Larks when all of the parts are correctly installed, including the ol' firewall tag. The only exception is the production order, where the truth of the car belies. Wrong, probably, any less cool, well, only to the owner, and he's pretty content with it . As far as driving one, well, I have one as daily transportation!!


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00003.jpg?t=1171152673[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00009.jpg?t=1171153019[/img=right]
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00002.jpg?t=1171153180[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

[PlainBrownR2]

You would be surprised then how many people I've surprised with the 63 Hawk JTS engine then. There's no real obvious differences as far as the public is concerned, on the Larks and R-powered Larks when all of the parts are correctly installed, including the ol' firewall tag. The only exception is the production order, where the truth of the car belies. Wrong, probably, any less cool, well, only to the owner, and he's pretty content with it . As far as driving one, well, I have one as daily transportation!!


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00003.jpg?t=1171152673[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00009.jpg?t=1171153019[/img=right]
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00002.jpg?t=1171153180[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

[StudeRich]

I disagree; a clone is going to be wrong no matter if it has an Avanti, a US, or Canadian JT or JTS transplant engine! [:0] The coolness and value would be the same! [][:0] Of course, a bit less $ than the real thing. But if you drove that thing, you would change your mind! [^]

quote:Originally posted by PlainBrownR2

The Avanti engine should have a JTC (Jet Thrust Canada)or JTSC (Jet Thrust Supercharged Canada), rather than the RK moniker. Others can chime in, but I dont know of any Hamilton cars leaving with JT engines. Other than that, it looks like a nice Daytona

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA

[StudeRich]

I disagree; a clone is going to be wrong no matter if it has an Avanti, a US, or Canadian JT or JTS transplant engine! [:0] The coolness and value would be the same! [][:0] Of course, a bit less $ than the real thing. But if you drove that thing, you would change your mind! [^]

quote:Originally posted by PlainBrownR2

The Avanti engine should have a JTC (Jet Thrust Canada)or JTSC (Jet Thrust Supercharged Canada), rather than the RK moniker. Others can chime in, but I dont know of any Hamilton cars leaving with JT engines. Other than that, it looks like a nice Daytona

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA

[PlainBrownR2]

Looking at the car it should fetch a fair amount. A Daytona body and an Avanti engine. Yeah it will probably go for a little less being a clone, the Daytona body+Avanti engine, rather than a full on Daytona package car. The only gripe I have is the ignition shielding, and the serial number. The ignition shielding, with the exception of some R3 cars in the early Hot Rod articles, and those were only just the guides for the spark plug wires, had none I know of. The Avanti engine should have a JTC (Jet Thrust Canada)or JTSC (Jet Thrust Supercharged Canada), rather than the RK moniker. Others can chime in, but I dont know of any Hamilton cars leaving with JT engines. Other than that, it looks like a nice Daytona


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00003.jpg?t=1171152673[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00009.jpg?t=1171153019[/img=right]
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00002.jpg?t=1171153180[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

[PlainBrownR2]

Looking at the car it should fetch a fair amount. A Daytona body and an Avanti engine. Yeah it will probably go for a little less being a clone, the Daytona body+Avanti engine, rather than a full on Daytona package car. The only gripe I have is the ignition shielding, and the serial number. The ignition shielding, with the exception of some R3 cars in the early Hot Rod articles, and those were only just the guides for the spark plug wires, had none I know of. The Avanti engine should have a JTC (Jet Thrust Canada)or JTSC (Jet Thrust Supercharged Canada), rather than the RK moniker. Others can chime in, but I dont know of any Hamilton cars leaving with JT engines. Other than that, it looks like a nice Daytona


1964 Studebaker Commander R2 clone
1950 Studebaker 2R5 with 170 turbocharged
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00003.jpg?t=1171152673[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00009.jpg?t=1171153019[/img=right]
[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00002.jpg?t=1171153180[/img=left]
[img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

[StudeDave57]

I too have seen it with my own eyes~
Very nice indeedy~ clone or not...

StudeDave [8D]
V/P San Diego County SDC
San Diego, Ca

'54 Commander 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Parkview (it's a 2dr wagon...) 'Betsy'
'57 Commander 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion 2dr 'Jewel'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'

[StudeDave57]

I too have seen it with my own eyes~
Very nice indeedy~ clone or not...

StudeDave [8D]
V/P San Diego County SDC
San Diego, Ca

'54 Commander 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Parkview (it's a 2dr wagon...) 'Betsy'
'57 Commander 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion 2dr 'Jewel'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'

[Roscomacaw]

I KNEW I'd seen that name here.

Looking at that car (and the 64 convertible that's up on ebay too), if you didn't know, you'd surely never guess that there's remnants of a 53 sedan in the mix![:0]
I doubt the 64s could have pulled a rabbit out of the hat, but they really are a clean and stylish piece for something that's the end result of recurring facelifts![^]
There's a heck of a bunch of Hollywood luminaries that look WAY less attractive after a similar number of "reconstructions"!

Sure I'm biased - but that design is AS pretty (if not moreso) than any of the mid-sized offerings from the BIG3 in 1964! Too bad the '63 production glut shot the '64's possible success down in flames.[V]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


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

[Roscomacaw]

I KNEW I'd seen that name here.

Looking at that car (and the 64 convertible that's up on ebay too), if you didn't know, you'd surely never guess that there's remnants of a 53 sedan in the mix![:0]
I doubt the 64s could have pulled a rabbit out of the hat, but they really are a clean and stylish piece for something that's the end result of recurring facelifts![^]
There's a heck of a bunch of Hollywood luminaries that look WAY less attractive after a similar number of "reconstructions"!

Sure I'm biased - but that design is AS pretty (if not moreso) than any of the mid-sized offerings from the BIG3 in 1964! Too bad the '63 production glut shot the '64's possible success down in flames.[V]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


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

[JRoberts]

If we all had the money we wish we had so we could bid on that car, the bidding wars would be wild! What a beautiful automobile.
Joe Roberts

[JRoberts]

If we all had the money we wish we had so we could bid on that car, the bidding wars would be wild! What a beautiful automobile.
Joe Roberts

[jpiatchek]

I'll bet it is signifacantly less. And worth every penny!

[jpiatchek]

I'll bet it is signifacantly less. And worth every penny!

[avantilover]

It's not an "original" "R" car just rebuilt that way does that make a difference in its value?

John Clements
Avantilover, your South Australian Studebaker lover!!!
Lockleys South Australia