How Many Remember These.....
Posting Guru
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,113
Likes: 2
How Many Remember These.....
I worked with a guy years ago that was into restoring Studebakers.He and his brother had a restored '58 "Stude" pickup.It had a 289cid V-8,a manual tranny,and 4.27:1 axle gearing.I learned a lot about Studebaker from them.Just like Ford,Studebaker had a 289cid V-8.Another interesting thing was they used a 352cid.....Packard engine in many of their late-50's cars.I haven't seen Paul,or his brother Chuck,for about 11 years now,but I always remember their Studebakers.They were restoring a '57 Golden Hawk which was a really sharp-looking car,I thought.The one Studebaker I'd like to drive is a '63 Avanti with the R4(supercharged)289 Studebaker V-8.They,supposedly were really quick.Anyway,since I was always a Ford guy(and ALWAYS will be...)I would give them ideas of possible engine/tranny swaps for their pickup.They liked the 390 FE big-block&C-6 idea.Now that I think it over more,a 521cid 385-series big-block stroker sounds even cooler.....hhhmmm.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
redranger1
General NON-Automotive Conversation
3
May 5, 2002 10:38 PM
