On the return leg of my trip to the International, I stopped off in Wawota, Saskatchewan to pick up this gem of a '56 Commander 4 door parts car. It's W4 trim level.
Here's the "good" side:
Here's the "not so good" side:
Here's a mess of stainless trim:
Here's the right front spring pocket, showing the sort of crack that can occur if a Studebaker is beat to death on rough roads:
Here's the car with the engine and transmission removed. Afew more parts out, and it's ready to be melted down and made into Kias:
It may have been a complete wreck, but it yielded up a 259 engine, presumably stuck; a T86 overdrive transmission and all the overdrive components, a Saginaw steering box, repairable front and rear bumpers and about 2/3 of the stainless mouldings, and a model 44 rear axle with 3.92 gears in it. Front brake drums are deeply grooved, and are probably toast. None of the major body parts are worth keeping, and none of the interior. I might save the the dash and speedometer. The radio delete plate has bullet holes in it, as does the radiator. Once I get the few remaining parts off it, it goes back on the trailer for its last road trip.
Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
Here's the "good" side:
Here's the "not so good" side:
Here's a mess of stainless trim:
Here's the right front spring pocket, showing the sort of crack that can occur if a Studebaker is beat to death on rough roads:
Here's the car with the engine and transmission removed. Afew more parts out, and it's ready to be melted down and made into Kias:
It may have been a complete wreck, but it yielded up a 259 engine, presumably stuck; a T86 overdrive transmission and all the overdrive components, a Saginaw steering box, repairable front and rear bumpers and about 2/3 of the stainless mouldings, and a model 44 rear axle with 3.92 gears in it. Front brake drums are deeply grooved, and are probably toast. None of the major body parts are worth keeping, and none of the interior. I might save the the dash and speedometer. The radio delete plate has bullet holes in it, as does the radiator. Once I get the few remaining parts off it, it goes back on the trailer for its last road trip.
Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
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