1959 studebaker lark altered wheelbase from cincinnati

Great looking car. I hope to see it at one of the Ohio Gasser races.

 

Yes I hope to be at as many gasser meets as I can

 

Hey very cool stude you have there !

 

Thanks

 

Hey;

The SDC Nats are in South Bend for '12. July 29 - Aug 4.

If you want to get the lips-a-flappin', the May meet, May 4-5, is a great start. Both are well worth going to.

I'd be real happy to see it there.

Marcus...

 

Nice!

 

Maybe we can catch up to you at Edgewater or Tri State some weekend. We race over there a few times a year. Love to see it make a pass.

 

I love unusual bodies on gassers. You're doing a great job on that one, and it looks fast just standing still.

 

yea ill def. be at edgewater and tri-state......Yea I hope it runs pretty good since it really doesn't weigh anything.

 

great little lark!!!

 

Nice job. Great to see young guys interested, involved, creative and soo talented. Keep it up.....

 

Yea i talked to koffel and he told me to bring it up....im from port huron michigan and all my family still lives there so it def. will be up that way this summer!

 

heres some pics of when i first got it

 

Looks like a wheelie popper! See you at the show in January, Josh Shaw asked me to bring a couple cars down.

 

Awesome can't wait!! yea i hope to have it ready enough for josh to letter it before the show

 

Cool car man. Nice to see some other Cincy area people on here.

 

thanks man

 

Maybe you and my pal Todd will meet up at one of the Gasser/Altered drag races. Todd's getting his '66 Altered Rambler together as we speck! Running a 360 AMC engine (plans for a 401 AMC later).
Check it out....attached!

 

Thats awesome! I love it! tell him to get a hold of me or something id love to check it out

 

Love your Stude.

 

thanks

 

Anyone have any pictures of old larks from the 60s as drag cars besides the flintstone flyer?

 

The picture was taken at Lions Drag Strip in 1972. Named "The Deceptive Lark" The car was the gasser class record holder at one time. Stude powered. Howards Cams sponored. Street driven for the year before it was gutted and raced full time. Raced at Lions every weekend but one in 1972. Even let my 14 year old brother drive it. His first pass down the track. He's been hooked ever since.


My latest build. Just getting started. Rounded up a disc front axle and a Mopar 8 3/4 rear axle with leafs and hangers. I have a 7000 rpm 259 Studebaker engine out of my Bonneville Avanti, Borg Warner T10 4 speed, Zoomies and more surprises. When I start on it next year I will post the build here on the HAMB.

I don't have pictrues but I once built a Lark with 25% engine set back and a 1963 Max Wedge Crossram 426 and Torqueflite under the dash. To short a wheelbase to be safe back then but a lot of fun. Can't wait to see your car in person. It will bring back some great memories.
Dan

 

This is one of the most bad ass different builds I have seen on here in a while!
Should pull some nice wheelies with that much set back.

 

got this last week... im thinking it might need a staight axle under it!

 

nice pics guys! Very Cool....and a wagon lark straight axle would be very different and thats what I like!

 

Oh and its getting lettered up next month just wait till you guys see the name of it haha cant wait

 

Front end painted....going to get lettered tuesday

 

I've been looking forward to lettering this car since you first showed it to me. LOVE something different!

You did a great job on it. See you and that MONSTER Tues.