My '51 Stude Build

[Larry R]

Hi all:

I'm new here and I see there are several posts on Studebakers! Some really nice cars and good workmanship too.

I have one too. I originally purchased the car in 1965 built it up with a Dodge V8 and torqueflite transmission. I did not have a lot of funds then, (I was in college), so it wasn't real fast, but I had a lot fun with it and made a lot of good friends. I sold it in 1970 as I had gone on active duty in the Navy. I soon regretted selling it but was not in a position to do anything about it. However, 23 years later, the car literally dropped in my lap. It is absolutely the same car. It needed a lot of work, but it is now nearly finished. It now has a '68 Camaro front clip, a Blown 350 with a TH 400 trans backed up by a GV overdrive. A narrowed 12 bolt holds up the rear of the car. It will primarily be a Street Rod, so It will have some creature comforts.

[dmw56]

Welcome. Nice build. I'm working in a 50 4 door.

[Stu Cool]

Wow, sounds great. Always good to have more Studebakers around!

Pat

[Whiplash23T]

Cool car, must be getting rare to find them now over there?? And you were lucky in getting your old car back!! Welcome to this site and keep the photos coming..

[bluestang67]

Very nice build , have come to really like the back glass of these coupes , And welcome to the site .

[REGs]

Neat build.

REGS

[lamin8r]

Thats a kool model,dont see too many of those..

[hotrodstude]

i'm going the other way with the stude thing(my first car was a 57 commander 2-door,259 v-8,3-speed)i have an early 30's chevy which i'm putting an r-4 304.5 stude v-8 with 5-speed. not my 1st stude in a chevy(55 chevy droptop/289 supercharged golden hawk engine.

[1gary]

Man that is nice.When I was a kid, a local racer had one just like yours that he raced in M/stock,then T/stock.Over the yrs Pete Magel's "Maget" would be at the pay-out window week after week.Just quietly taking home the money while the big dog dollar cars would be braking stuff and not be nearly as consistent.After a number of yrs,we all figured out Pete made more money than anyone.LOL.Sure did make me a big fan of those cars then and still today.

[HOSS429]

that car would look neat turned around and put on the frame backwards .. much like a pinto it`s more aerodynamically ( whew big werd !) correct going in reverse..

[Stu Cool]

that car would look neat turned around and put on the frame backwards .. much like a pinto it`s more aerodynamically ( whew big werd !) correct going in reverse..

Neat idea! And you would not even have to go to extra trouble to have suicide doors!

[dmw56]

Here's a picture of my frame and engine.

[techinspector1]

I've always thought those cars need a rear fender upward extension, so that the top of the rear fender goes more or less straight back from the top of the front curve. Think '56 Pontiac.

[Mr Blue]

Neat Stude! Cool build.

Wish some of my old cars I sold would "drop back in my lap"

A Mach one Mustang comes to mind first!


Good Luck! Don Jr.