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Originally Posted by FreddyMyers
That Studebake is Fn bad ass. Built or bought?
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Well that's actually another funny story. I was browsing craigslist (as usual) and came across an ad that said "1958 Studebaker BBQ Grill". I opened it up and saw a picture of the car. Turns out this loser cuts classic cars in half, pulls the frame together in the front, puts a hitch on them, and turns them into BBQ pits. WTF!?!?!
I called the guy immediately and asked if he had cut it. He said no. I asked what he got for complete BBQ grills, and told him NOT to touch it, and I'd be out there the next day with my truck/trailer to pick it up.
Turns out the dumbass was a raging alcoholic. He could barely stand up and he almost vomited on me twice. In the 1 week he owned the car, he slammed his car trailer in to the front fender, busted out the rear window, and broke the windshield. Friggin' 'tard.
Luckily I've been able to find another rear window. Studebaker only built roughly 1500 of these cars, and they were a 1958 only body style. I lucked out and had a guy approach me out of the blue to tell me he had a back window for my car and he was only an hour North of me in Temple. What are the chances that he had a back window from 1 of the other 1500ish cars... and he was so close? Unfathomable.
Anyway... my long winded response to your question is, it's a project in the making. I plan on lowering it a bit, putting the tall, skinny bias ply white walls back on it, fixing up the interior and rockin' it the way it is. It should be a pretty nice cruiser when I'm done with it. I've got some engine work to do though. The exhaust valves in the right bank are fried, and the car hasn't been on the road since '68. :D
