Offered up for sale are 3 more of the Studebakers in a Deltaville, Virginia collection of 11 cars that were described previously in this blog. Those other cars are all sold.
Here are the 3 remaining cars:
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1. 1951 Studbaker Landcruiser, - $8.5k. This is a restoration classed car not a frame off. This came from my brother’s estate car collection and is in suburb original condition except of course paint, upholstery and a few NOS parts. It won first place when I took it to a recent regional car show of about 200 vehicles and it was in his collection because it was the same model that we learned to drive on in the 1950s and still has one remaining original license plate bought by our father and an original “I Like Ike” political sign. I can find no serious rust anywhere. The paint job is not the best in the world. It is 3-speed standard shift but my brother told me previously the overdrive control doesn’t work properly and he bought an NOS part that he never installed. Other NOS parts are included. Also I noted that the window regulator on the passenger side does not lower properly. I am certain there will be other issues. There are a number of extra parts that will come with it that he never got to.
2. The 1963 Avanti - $38K. This is a complete frame off of a car that apparently spent its life time up and down the Shenandoah valley of Virginia and based on the window stickers, was parked in a garage on or about 1977 before I bought it and disassembled it about 20 years ago. Virtually everything was repaired, or replaced, the frame and hog troughs were in good shape. All mechanical rebuild were by professional machine shop or a retired Nascar engineer. It is T-10 4-speed and was restored to near original condition with a few exceptions such as, the roll and pleated interior is the real McCoy, it is not electro plated. However, the only problem is the stiff clutch and the left turn signal I suspect has a grounding problem and is not working. It is outstanding beautiful car. It has also been modified to accommodate a standard battery but can easily be restored to the original battery configuration. You can see how that was done in the photograph.
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3. This is a 1957 Golden Hawk - $29K. Another frame off that was completed about 20 years ago. The frame is good and is coated with Ospho on the inside and painted on the outside before the assembly. The mechanical work was done by a Richmond, VA speed shop and included the super-charger and the block. It was brought back to as close to original as possible and included virtually every repairable item. It was not a class one show car, that sold at Barrat-Jackson for 125K several years ago. It was painted as close to the original colors as possible and all mechanical parts were done by professional shops including one shop where the owner and son operated in Richmond, VA and he said he used to race Hudsons and Studebakers on the sand at Daytona Beach and they were significant fans of Studebakers and Hudsons. The only issue with this car that I am aware of is it should have power brakes as it would be so much easier or convert to disc brakes. These are things that I can no longer do.
I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DRIVE THESE BEFORE BUYING AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM REMAIN IN THE HANDS AS A LEGACY FOR STUDEBAKER.
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