Check out this 1954 Studebaker hardtop that sports numerous customizations, including smoothed bumpers, drop-spindle lowered suspension, powder-coated chassis, ported heads and performance ignition system. These custom features landed this pillarless coupe a feature in Rod & Custom’s August 2007 issue.
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Riding on a powder-coated 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk chassis, the body is finished in two-tone Cardinal Red with a Silver Micro-Flake top and with hand-drawn pinstripes on the hood and trunk lid.
The custom interior features silver and black vinyl seats and a steering column and wheel sourced from a 1962 Studebaker Hawk.
Power comes from a Tri-Power 348cid 1960 Chevrolet V8 upgraded with ported camel-hump heads, oversized valves, and hydraulic lifters. It’s paired with a 3-speed Turbo 350 automatic transmission.
The odometer shows 30,000 miles, although true mileage is unknown.
This Studebaker Starliner’s auction ends May 5 at 12:00 p.m. PDT.
Visit this vehicle’s AutoHunter listing for further information and gallery of photos.
My grand father had this and we in retrospect a small-block would have been much cheaper to acquire and build, would have fit easier, and probably made more power.
A guy in our naberhood always had suterbakers I remember then well good cars he even had a 2 door hard top was a great car when he wood come home and go to bed his son and me wood take it for a ride around town we were about 13 at the time. Life coaching