RoddingRon
A man in his natural habitat....a Studebaker
....You get really lucky. As some of you have seen, I have my Studebaker Pickup for sale in the classifieds here. I wouldn't be selling it, except I stumbled on to a heck of a deal, and basically I need the room for the new adoptee. That's the main reason I have the truck priced as low as I have it...I NEED ROOM
The whole story is I've known this guy for quite a few years...did some lettering on racecars for him, he helped me with some race car stuff, and he was a huge help when I started my first hotrod (48 Chevy Pickup), many years ago. He's just one of those good guys that we all know, that is ready to help you out and always manages to have a good time no matter what. When he picked up this body back in 92 or 93, I fell in love with it way back then.
He unfortunately went through a few rough times that life sometimes throws at you, and now that he has put most of that behind him, he's moving forward, but the plans for a new start (out with the old, in with the new) include a 32 Ford 3 Window...not my favorite....Model A tudor sedan.
He gave me a heck of a price on the Model A with all of the extra's. Even though no money has exchanged hands yet, I have to have to have that car and told him so.
To those that know I'm a Studebaker nut...yes my 40 Commander is being finished up first and I will be driving that to the Goodguys show in Charlotte in October, but instead of starting on the pick up after that, it will be the Model A
The following pics are of it tucked back in a corner of his shop. Some of the more observant may see the one rear window filled, and see an opening in the back of the body. He was going to make a sedan delivery out of it. He has the door roughed in the back, and I will probably follow through with that plan, but I won't rule out returning it to the tudor sedan...I guess once I get it home and do some thinking, I'll make that decision.
The whole story is I've known this guy for quite a few years...did some lettering on racecars for him, he helped me with some race car stuff, and he was a huge help when I started my first hotrod (48 Chevy Pickup), many years ago. He's just one of those good guys that we all know, that is ready to help you out and always manages to have a good time no matter what. When he picked up this body back in 92 or 93, I fell in love with it way back then.
He unfortunately went through a few rough times that life sometimes throws at you, and now that he has put most of that behind him, he's moving forward, but the plans for a new start (out with the old, in with the new) include a 32 Ford 3 Window...not my favorite....Model A tudor sedan.
He gave me a heck of a price on the Model A with all of the extra's. Even though no money has exchanged hands yet, I have to have to have that car and told him so.
To those that know I'm a Studebaker nut...yes my 40 Commander is being finished up first and I will be driving that to the Goodguys show in Charlotte in October, but instead of starting on the pick up after that, it will be the Model A
The following pics are of it tucked back in a corner of his shop. Some of the more observant may see the one rear window filled, and see an opening in the back of the body. He was going to make a sedan delivery out of it. He has the door roughed in the back, and I will probably follow through with that plan, but I won't rule out returning it to the tudor sedan...I guess once I get it home and do some thinking, I'll make that decision.
