Well, ok......it's a Basement Find 
Got this GT that has been sitting covered up in a heated dry basement since the mid-'80s (that's the 1980s for you young'uns). It was partially disassembled for paint, then the project got put on the back burner because of newly acquired projects.
Car came from California to Greensboro NC in the late '70s or early '80s, still in the hands of the original owner. The Hydrovac went bad and it ingested brake fluid into the engine causing it to lock up. Car is extremely solid, been bumped in the rear and the front sometime in the past and repaired, mostly original paint, 289/2bbl, Flightomatic, 58K miles.
A good bit of work had been done already before the project languished - engine rebuild well along, front suspension apart for new bushings, NOS rear springs installed, NOS interior material (rolls) obtained from N&A in '88, new windshield on hand, etc.
I have struggled for several years as to what to do with the car -- part it out, make a convertible out of it, dig a big hole and bury it, etc (ok, I'm kidding on one of those........). Finally have decided to get it back up on all fours and reassemble it, buff out the paint, and get it running. I'll post updates as the work progresses, which will hopefully help me stay focused on getting it done.
Back in the mid-'80s it was just another old broke down Studebaker, they were all over the place. Now it will be a Survivor.
How times have changed!
Here are a few pictures of it being 'unearthed':
Got this GT that has been sitting covered up in a heated dry basement since the mid-'80s (that's the 1980s for you young'uns). It was partially disassembled for paint, then the project got put on the back burner because of newly acquired projects.
Car came from California to Greensboro NC in the late '70s or early '80s, still in the hands of the original owner. The Hydrovac went bad and it ingested brake fluid into the engine causing it to lock up. Car is extremely solid, been bumped in the rear and the front sometime in the past and repaired, mostly original paint, 289/2bbl, Flightomatic, 58K miles.
A good bit of work had been done already before the project languished - engine rebuild well along, front suspension apart for new bushings, NOS rear springs installed, NOS interior material (rolls) obtained from N&A in '88, new windshield on hand, etc.
I have struggled for several years as to what to do with the car -- part it out, make a convertible out of it, dig a big hole and bury it, etc (ok, I'm kidding on one of those........). Finally have decided to get it back up on all fours and reassemble it, buff out the paint, and get it running. I'll post updates as the work progresses, which will hopefully help me stay focused on getting it done.
Back in the mid-'80s it was just another old broke down Studebaker, they were all over the place. Now it will be a Survivor.
How times have changed!Here are a few pictures of it being 'unearthed':
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