OK, Studebaker guy from Nor-Cal

[Stu Cool]

I followed my way here reading a thread about Dick Dean passing, may he RIP. Got to reading and realized there is a lot for me to learn here and may contribute once in a while too. Been playing with cars off and on for 40 years or so. Right now we just have one hobby car, a custom '53 Studebaker. You may see it driving around the greater Sacramento area.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/735141926_411c727da6.jpg?v=0

I expect I'll mostly be reading and learning my way around for a while. Looking forward to meeting you folks across cyber space.

Thanks for having me

Pat

[oldsman71]

nice car,welcome to the hamb!

[greasy lil girl]

Great car, welcome to the HAMB. I'm new too! Gotta love a Stude!!

Katie

[Cajun Kenny]

love the stude dude! welcome from the birthplace of Elvis!!

[rayford]

nice stude welcome from ga

[A32Flathead]

Welcome from Nor Cal....Stude looks great.

[Stu Cool]

thanks for the warm welcome folks!

Pat

[Mopar34]

Welcome to the HAMB, Stu Cool!!

Damn, I'd swear I have seen that Stude some place else.:D:D Nah, must be my imagination.:D

One very sweeeeeet looking ride.

[ZZ-IRON]

Welcome to Hamb, like the 53 coupe Nice Stude,

I drug a 56 Hawk back from Long Beach a solid car

waiting on my 50 Olds fenders from Elverta, lots of the better iron is out your way

[Stu Cool]

Mopar34 - LOL

That's interesting ZZ. Elverta is only about 25 miles from me. You get your tin out here and believe it or not my Stude was found in Iowa and originally built in Minnesota before finding it's way out West. A fellow named Loren Roberts, from St Clair near Mankato was the original builder.

Pat

[40StudeDude]

WTF...??? WHY do we let Studebaker guys on here...???

Just the same, welcome...

R-

[ZZ-IRON]

Mopar34 - LOL

That's interesting ZZ. Elverta is only about 25 miles from me. You get your tin out here and believe it or not my Stude was found in Iowa and originally built in Minnesota before finding it's way out West. A fellow named Loren Roberts, from St Clair near Mankato was the original builder.

Pat

Hey Pat my fenders came off ebay my car hauling friend picked them up for me, that why i bought them
Iowa has some good stuff Dakotas are good, Mankato is about a hour or so away

I like the 53 coupes but it seems like i wind up with Hawks, Bill & Rick in Long Beach have a lot of Stude parts

I got stuff from all over the USA, i'm not chasing it myself any more - you have to go both ways - twice the gas

[Dick Dake]

More pic of the Stude please.

[ZZ-IRON]

More Stude's, here two I had Dick

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/ZZ-IRON/IMG_0692-1.jpg

56 Sky Hawk Hardtop from Long Beach, Ca - a one year only car - 289 V8 Flightomatic

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/ZZ-IRON/DSCN1519-2-1.jpg

56 Power Hawk coupe - a one year only car
this one has the 57 hood & side grilles from a Silver Hawk & GT Hawk headlight rims 259 V8 stick od

Sold both Hawks
First year of the Hawk ,the Four Hawks in 1956 were Golden & Sky both Hardtops
Power & Flight Hawk's both coupes
Golden Hawk's continued in 57 & 58 was there last year

[bstie]

Welcome there a lot of great Studebakers here. Great car my father had one of those back in the day. Heres my project.

Bruce

[Stu Cool]

More pic of the Stude please.

I will post up more pictures of the body mods later. You can see a journal of a recent engine swap project here:

Swap Journal: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?action=view&journalid=33611&page=1&reverse=0

Gives you some ideas of what the car is about.

Great pics of the 56s ZZ. Bruce I love the stance on that truck!

Pat

[Stu Cool]

More pic of the Stude please.

Here are some more pictures of our our '53 and one with my son-in-laws '53 Chebbie. Every panel on the car has been modified in some way. Power is from a 2000 LS1 with 4L60E overdrive automatic. It has a 2800 stall converter and 3.80 gears.

Hope you enjoy it

Pat