1960 Lark - forum registry

[Cultural_infidel]

Love both the wagon and 4dr! That williamsburg green gets me every time!

[studegary]

I wonder if the front fenders or just the nameplates on the fenders were changed on that four door.

[john Mitchell]

So, I have 3 60 Lark wagons to make one.Yellow 2 door,60S331280,white 4 door,60v11930,blue 4 door 60V38839.The 2 door now has disc brakes an Avanti engine and rear end,the overdrive transmission out of the white one and soon floor panels out of the blue one

[62champ]

60V-18155 - convertible for sale on Hemmings web site.

Automatic transmission, climitizer, hood ornament, side view mirrors, push button radio, clock, fender skirts

Information from ad: WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL PREVIOUS OWNERS, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL DELIVERY RECEIPT FROM THE STUDEBAKER-PACKARD DEALER. RECEIPTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM 2011 FOR A COMPLETE RESTORATION, INCLUDING REPAINT, ENGINE REBUILD, NEW UPHOLSTERY, AND NEW TOP. THIS ONE IS AS ORIGINAL AS IT GETS FOR A 1960 LARK CONVERTIBLE. FLOOR PANS AND ROCKER PANELS WERE REPLACED, NEW ALUMINUM RADIATOR, ALL NEW RUBBER, EDELBROCK 600 CFM CARB. LESS THAN 150 MILES SINCE THE REBUILD. IT HAS NEW TIRES AND HEADLIGHT BEZELS. MILEAGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECT AT 47,000.

[Cultural_infidel]

So, I have 3 60 Lark wagons to make one.Yellow 2 door,60S331280,white 4 door,60v11930,blue 4 door 60V38839.The 2 door now has disc brakes an Avanti engine and rear end,the overdrive transmission out of the white one and soon floor panels out of the blue one[ATTACH=CONFIG]76588[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76589[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]76590[/ATTACH]

Excellent set! Body doesnt look too bad on the white or the blue ones. What type of drivetrain do/did you have in them?

[StudeRich]

/Cut/What type of drivetrain do/did you have in them?

We can already see that John's White 4 Door '60 Wagon WAS a V8 Overdrive, the Blue 4 Door '60 Wagon is a V8 and the Yellow 2 Door Was a Six, now Avanti 289 with the White Wagon's Manual T-86 Overdrive.

[62champ]

60S-57103 - two door sedan - charity sale on Ebay, December 2018.

Bare bones basic - only seems to have Climitizer as a factory/dealer accessory. Rust looks pretty extensive as well.

[62champ]

60V-43200 - W6 sedan - known to the current owner as "stumpy" - resting in a Kentucky Studebaker bone yard.

[john Mitchell]

Excellent set! Body doesnt look too bad on the white or the blue ones. What type of drivetrain do/did you have in them?

The yellow one was a 6 cyclinder with overdrive. The engine runs great. I had to change a lot to beef it up for the Avanti engine.
The blue one was a v8 with automatic. It donated it's steering box and rear end u bolts to the yellow one. It is also going to donate some floor panels.
The white one is a v8 and had a 3 speed overdrive that is now in the yellow one.
Do to the temps here work has slowed to a crawl.
John

[bhapner]

who owns regal 2 dr ht #60V-32335? I restored the car between 1995 and 2006 or so. It looks great, just the way it did when I sold it. Between then and now, it has had a 4 bbl, dual exhausts added, and the pleated green vinyl seats replaced with the cloth. I'd like to chat with the owner.

bhapner

[StudeNorm]

In my formative years I owned a number of '60 Larks. Most were recorded in my log book but I expect they have pretty much all been sent to that big scrap yard in the sky by now. Would the moderator like me to list my old cars if I can locate my log book? Remember that this info will be from the mid-late '70's and '80's.

[62champ]

In my formative years I owned a number of '60 Larks. Most were recorded in my log book but I expect they have pretty much all been sent to that big scrap yard in the sky by now. Would the moderator like me to list my old cars if I can locate my log book? Remember that this info will be from the mid-late '70's and '80's.

If you have the info and would like to share then please do so. Create a new entry for each and include as much detail as you can recall. You can include some photos if you like (some people take digital photos of older “hard copy” photos to share) and you never know what might turn up. Any questions let me know.

[rusty65]

60V 15389 60V W4 Deluxe 8 4 door sedan Final assembly date November (Friday the) 13th,1959.
She needs a good deal of work,but looks pretty good from 20 feet away,lol.I'm determined to get this going for the 2019 cruise night season,we'll see.....(BTW,sorry for the 2nd pic not positioned correctly)

[StudeRich]

Nice one! Is that a Standard, Overdrive or Flight-O-Matic 259?

[StudeRich]

who owns regal 2 dr ht #60V-32335? I restored the car between 1995 and 2006 or so. It looks great, just the way it did when I sold it. Between then and now, it has had a 4 bbl, dual exhausts added, and the pleated green vinyl seats replaced with the cloth. I'd like to chat with the owner.bhapner

This must be from His eBay Sale, cloth Seats.
Nice Aluminum replacement Serial number Plate, it could fool the unknowing with those fancy Rivets and all.