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  1. DDDenny
    Joined: Feb 6, 2015
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    DDDenny
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    from oregon

    Bruce Geislers' salt shaker should be at the top of the list!
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  2. BLACK STUDE
    Joined: Jan 30, 2014
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    BLACK STUDE
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    Wish my 55' 44944390_2073919212671958_5473677781411823616_n~2.jpg was a Lowey coupe sometimes, but I still love it.
     
  3. typo41
    Joined: Jul 8, 2011
    Posts: 2,571

    typo41
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    The number on the car in the very first photo is interesting. That number has been used on a roadster for many years that runs at SCTA events. It dates back to a group of men who started their car club in May of 1954, hence the number 5 54 That roadster is currently running each year. I would be curious as to how that number is on the Studebaker. The Studebaker appears to have a roll cage but I doubt that it has ran in an SCTA event with that number.

    ECTA and UTSFRA don't use SCTA number list and anyhone can throw a number on a car,,
    Now show up to El Mirage or Speedweek, you better have some extra numbers to throw on.
     
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  4. typo41
    Joined: Jul 8, 2011
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    typo41
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    IMG_0330 (002).JPG Cutting a deal on this right now,, from a coworker
     
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    I may have posted these a while back... or it could have been a different thread.
    No matter... I think they are worth posting again if I forgot :)
    We had so much fun showing up at different dragstrips and surprising people who didn't expect us to do what we did with Stude power.
    259 Lark and 289 Hawk
    What great fun we had.
    It was fun beating the blower cars by a big margin, and taking scalps of those who laughed at first :)

    WHY BE ORDINARY ?
     
  6. v8flat44
    Joined: Nov 13, 2017
    Posts: 1,211

    v8flat44

    Studes RULE !!! If iwas to "start over"...i'd LOVE to have a Lark with R-2 or R-3 Avanti POWER !!!!!!!
     
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  7. Just a nice street car. HRP

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  8. 3W JOHN
    Joined: Oct 8, 2015
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    The more I see them the more I like them, Studebaker was just so far ahead of the curve on body style.
     
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  9. earlymopar
    Joined: Feb 26, 2007
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    Love your Lark man!
     
  10. I like it a great deal, but the 3 hole wheels are strange.
     
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  11. Yeah, they don't do anything for the car but that could be changed fairy easy. HRP
     
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  12. 3W JOHN
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    Is Mike going to chop the car?
     
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  13. khead47
    Joined: Mar 29, 2010
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    I was told by an engineer friend that those Studes didn't do so well in a wind tunnel. Anybody else hear that ?
     
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  14. At first he said he wasn't going too but now he is warming up to the idea. HRP
     
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  15. 3W JOHN
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    The reason I ask is Howard has one in his junk yard and the top is in great shape if Mike needs it.
     
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  16. John, when I saw this I called Mike and he is interested in the car, Please ask Howard if we can come and look at it next Saturday. HRP
     
  17. aircap
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  18. aircap
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    No one heard it but you.
     
  19. Dan Timberlake
    Joined: Apr 28, 2010
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    Dan Timberlake
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    Park a '53 Starlight (56.5" roof height) beside any other US '53 or even '55 car. Try to forget the styling for a few minutes. 53 Chevy 63" or so. 55 Bel Air 62-63".
     
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  20. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
    Joined: Jun 6, 2007
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    THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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    I was told by an engineer friend that those Studes didn't do so well in a wind tunnel. Anybody else hear that ?
    Yes - I did also hear that they were not as aerodynamic as they look. I heard it from a Bonneville record holder for whom I was putting in a new floor pan in his sedan racer. I mentioned my dream hot rod was a Stude Starliner coupe (I like the post version better than the hardtop version - it is more structurally sound). Of course you have to ask yourself "not as aerodynamic compared to what?" - an O/T Nissan coupe or a '53 Dodge or Ford. I think they offer a good combination of traditional good classic looks and sleekness, regardless of its Cd.

    One has always been on my bucket list
     
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  21. WZ JUNK
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    from Neosho, MO

    We actually discussed the idea of using the Studebaker body installed on the chassis backwards. The rear became the front. As crazy as this sounds there are some good aero arguments for doing this. The SCTA rules are the reason that some of the cars take on unusual shapes. Danny Burrows told me a lot of the information that George Poteet's team found out about the "Blowfish" while it was in the Chrysler wind tunnel. I used some of that information on our car. Years later it was the "Blowfish" with Danny driving that took our record. Another example of how competing at Bonneville is different than most anywhere else. Often competitors help each other.
     
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  22. khead47
    Joined: Mar 29, 2010
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    So I ain't alone. Thanks guys.
     
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  23. Mike VV
    Joined: Sep 28, 2010
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    Mike VV
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    from SoCal

    "Heard it from an Engineer..."
    Hearing from "one" guy about "one" (or even two) car...means next to nothing..!
    There are as many nose/car shapes done by as many people as there are Stude's on the salt..!
    Some...good, some...not so good..!
    I do know that cars (most any) with overly low rear ends...is not a good thing. They need a LOT of venting behind the rear window if they have low tails.

    Mike
     
  24. No shit!!!! This one nearly killed me. Broke my spine in 3 places, and a concussion that had me out for 3 days. Accelerating at a bit over 160, this one decided it might be fun to fly. It was, until we hit the lake bed. I have 11 inches of screws and titanium rods holding everything together that will never let me forget May 20th, 1962. Spent my 17th summer in a body cast. Stude's are not my favorite automobile.

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  25. Dean, what happened to you made people make them safer as land speed cars, I've noticed many of the cars run big spoilers and wings on the back to keep them planted to the ground and considerably more stable.

    I Mike's case, he will not be building a Bonneville car he just wants to emulate the style, low and sleek. HRP
     
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  26. typo41
    Joined: Jul 8, 2011
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    typo41
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    When we were looking to go a bit faster at Bonneville, 200 mph, I talked to a friend that has driven Stude's and has two in their collection. He told me to stay away from the Studies as they start to spin at 175 unless you do a ton of work like wings, negative air pressure routing, chops.
    'Stay away from door slammers, get a lakester or streamliners,.,,' so we have a drop tank in the shop.
     
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  27. WZ JUNK
    Joined: Apr 20, 2001
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    WZ JUNK
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    from Neosho, MO

    Hooley had two spins in our Studebaker at over 200 mph. We added more ballast. Weight is your friend at Bonneville
     
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