Legend of Studebaker

[earntaz]

Not bad for a car that may have had a supercharged engine back in the day ... TAZ

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/05/1...intcmp=features

[old5.0]

"Revolutionary" is a term that gets thrown around alot, but in the case of the 53 Studebaker, it fits. Years ahead of its time styling-wise. Compare a 53 Stude coupe to a contemporary Ford/Chevy/Plymouth and they don't even look to have come from the same decade, much less the same year. One of the few 50's cars I truly lusted after as a kid.

[PxTx]

I'm not a fan of the old or the new. Just not my thing. I do find it interesting that FabSpeed does the exhaust on these. They are local to me and do a lot of exotic cars and custom work, but they are on the other side of the county to where the cars are being produced!

[marxjunk]

my dream 50s car is a 53-4 stude coupe blown hemi or nail-head buick...black red guts..solid disc caps on pie crust tires....

Growing up there was a tranny shop in my town and the guy had a blown hemi daytona..a real one..and a blown hemi 53 stude...both salt flat cars...those cars left a mark in my memory for sure...both where black...and you could touch the salt spray on them...it was a badge of honor..and would stay on the cars a long long time before the old guy would clean them up...

last i heard they where both still in the basement of the shop..and the children want no part of the tranny shop nor the cars...its been a decade since i inquired about them....im sure they are there

that stude did it for me..although ive never had an opportunity to buy a good one..i will get one..i always look..always..even though i cant get to the cars i already own..lol

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: old5.0</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;Revolutionary&quot; is a term that gets thrown around alot, but in the case of the 53 Studebaker, it fits. Years ahead of its time styling-wise. Compare a 53 Stude coupe to a contemporary Ford/Chevy/Plymouth and they don't even look to have come from the same decade, much less the same year. One of the few 50's cars I truly lusted after as a kid. </div></div>

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[markinnaples]

We were at my inlaws in rural Eastern KY and went to check out a guy's travel trailer he had for sale and they told me he had a bunch of cars in his garage. After we checked out the trailer, we went in his garage and he had a variety of old rods, including a Studebaker like the one pictured. I claim ignorance when it comes to old Studes, but it was pretty cool. His had a big block Chevy in it that was either blown or had a tunnel ram, can't remember, but it was probably a high dollar car at some point but had been sitting in his garage so long it was starting to look a little worn. May try to catch a peek at it this summer when we're up there and get some pics.