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Ifyou move during the year to a winter forsummer residence, Turning Whee can be delivered to you Mitch Schoo “fyeseer | About The Covers rw) Sntzer | 1953 2R11 - owned by Terry David Grube. Bah Powel | 1949 2R15 - owned by Thom Bada pers O85 ~ owned by Ted Jensen ee Tom and Debbie Gojmerac. Dovid, Desenber l y saeRmn | 1953 285 - owned by eter Seren | 1949 2RS - owned by Bruce Bers! conc Conestone Ransom | 1950 2RS - onmed by Chuck Schneider Reguuntion Lad 5: -SUBMISSIONS “TURNING WHE! ‘Mail to: Ann Turner, RO. Box 363, ee ‘or zone mest announcements, TLetters to the Editor, photos, mect reports BC VOF 1V0 Canada or E-mail: eve nd Business Card aver sing, contact Bite Jones 2.0- Ben 250 Ads: Mail to: eee och ne schedule bottom of page ; Custom & Medfed ails or inquties. Ritctomes dietwicesoringiies i (eas el seeavioereryem ee nee nice nsec ee cnnate ta omen ee reports, display chapter @shaw.ca Jones, P.O. Box Benbrook TX 76126, all 954-534-2492, E-mail TWMiksfones@gmai.com 126509, Benbrook TX 76126. Call 954-594-2492,Litiecsc oneness THE PRESIDENT’S By Denny Foust his month's column follows, by days, the 58th Intema~ tional Meetin South Bend, Indiana. Itwas great to meet so many of you at the meet. Was ita success? Well, | be- lieve so, but the reports will come in, and the pictures and narratives on the meet will show in the next few months. We, of course, missed having Ann Turner with us at the meet, but we also understand; itis quite an undertaking for ‘anyone in these months and days following so many shut- downs. Just recently, the airlines have relaxed their masking requirements which have been met with a resound “YES” by travelers. Perhaps we ARE finally seeing the opening of the economies of the wort. If you attended the meet, | hope you enjoyed the fes- tivities there. NO doubt, the Swap Meet there is one ofthe highlights of the meet: Personally, I've walked the rows and row of vendors at locations here in Pennsylvania at Carlisle and Hershey Swap meets, and Studebaker parts cannot be found at those meets. In South Bend, they are. Where can you go, with the exception of, possibly a large Zone Meet, to find Studebaker parts to keep our cars run- ning and performing at their best? The Michiana Chap- ter-sponsored, and managed Swap Meet was part of the International Meet this year and was packed with Stude- baker-specific vendors. Its probably the best place in the World to find that hard-to-find part you need to maintain or improve your Studebaker. ‘The Gity of South Bend knew we were there and the fes- tivities on First Friday, downtown, in South Bend were the best. Held on the first (of course) Friday in May, downtown stores, restaurants, and, of course, the streets are open. and, this year, were filled with Stock, Custom and Modified Studebakers, much to the delight of townspeople. Maybe there were afew onlookers who've never seen a Studebaker, but only heard about them from Dad or Granddad. This time, they had an up-close look at the great construction ‘ofthese vehicles, and, just maybe, came away with a new viewpoint on the product that was builtin their home town. Did your wife have a chance to visit South Bend Choco- late? I's a downtown South Bend favorite. The best choco- late is, of course, NOT Hershey's or Mars’; like so many of the microbrewers in small towns these days, South Bend. has its own chocolatier, and some of the best chocolate in the U.S. If you didn't bring home a pound or so of their chocolate with you from First Friday downtown, you'll wish you had New this year was the Members’ Meeting at St Paul's ‘Memorial Church in downtown South Bend. Why a church, ‘and why St Paul's Memorial Church? Here's the simple answer. St Paul's Memorial Church began life on May 12, 1872 ‘as a group of committed Christians meeting in a school, 4 MESSAGE iN q called the Laurel Street Mission. Among this group of very dedicated individuals were Clem and Ann Studebaker. By 1882 they had outgrown the schoo| house and built their own church named Milburn Memoria Chapel, named in memory of Ann’s father who, too, had been a dedicated member of the original mission By 1900 they outgrew the chapel and needed a new place to worship. The comer stone of a new church was laid Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, May 12, 1904 Clem Studebaker himself held the trowel and laid the stone. Shortly afterwards he and Ann left South Bend, bound for Europe in the hope of effecting an improvement inhis health It was while visiting the Mayer & Company Glass Works in Munich, Germany that they saw an art glass representation of Saint Paul preaching on Mars Hil in Athens. The beauty of this glass work so impressed Clem and Ann that they wrote home and offered to have: this window installed in the new church and suggested the church's name be changed to St. Paul's Memorial Church, It became a fiting tribute tothe legacy of the Studebaker family in America, ‘Are you new to Studebakers and new to The Stude- baker Drivers Club? Well, you've joined the LARGEST single-marque club in existence Do the Ford, Chevrolet and Mopar folks have more people? Well, maybe, but they're broken into factions like The '55-57 Chevrolet club, The Mustang Club, Ford V8 Club, Dodge. . well, you gst the idea. Do they ever get together for an event like South Bend and the Intemational Meet? Not that we know of and, certainly NOT as a cohesive group lke Studebekers are, Enough about that Harry Bames, the founder of The Studebaker Drivers Club had a vision of a space where people with a common intorestin Studebakers could meet, promote and perhaps {grow interest n the marque. Our family was one ofthe early members ofthis group. Cindy and I have been members since 1967 and share Ham's vision for the future of the club and proud to be 86-year members of SDC. How many ‘of YOU now own your dad's or granddad’s Studebaker? Thank You for carrying on their dream of ownership. In South Bend, the history of Studebaker is carried on by the Studebaker National Museum. In YOUR LIFE, you carry on that dream. You're part of something no other ‘club can match. Other clubs have Chevy's, Fords and ‘other brands, but no other club matches the pure number ‘of members the Studebaker Drivers Club has. Enjoy you" Studebaker! That's all for now .... Get out and drive your Stude: baker! There's a great summer ahead! June 2022 + Turing WheelsSaar 1956 Golden Hawks I rsediolscoan acta by me ied in Seip cays recently, Then Isaw itwas my ante trey eee ticd to scott in prt again. tink tree Steet pointcegaring the nyth about the handling of he 1956 Golden Hawk. Thank you so much for getting it in view Ifourmembers again, and especialy, any newer members wo sare y ets who my thing regarding the photo atthe bottom of page 37 PPI tine by George Glenn (oot Ken Berry wis 1956 Golden Hawk owned by George Gleason of Lockport. NY. Jatt time owned the car in the photo atthe top of the page) Here's what is funny! In the original article, I erroneously Showed George as living in Rockport, New York. He actual IW ives in Lockport, New York. This time around, instead of Showing the owner as George Gleason of Lockpor, New York, itshows Ken Berry of Round Rock, Texas. | Tspoke to George about a month ago, adhe still owns that Ext George just can’t seem to get the credit he deserves. May- bb, between the two of us, we could fix that MRe"The Ken Berry car tis now owned by Leo Schgiel of Miami, Florida who did a full restoration oni. It has raced ip | TTI Mille Migtia at least twice where it made ittothe fish both times, with two different drivers. Take care Frank Ambrogio Tepolbgze at ios my mistake in showing Ken Berrys nine Ti ielener photo, The original atc in June, 2005, did show Goerge Gleason as the owner. Ann Studebaker Memories Metering s response tothe mail eter you printed from Tohn Kelsey titled “Studebaker Memories". [March 2022, p5] | iber, Piease try not to een er eh ithe Edo? are welcomed fom any er K leas ime, many eto, and er 1 omacy, SEC does not take responsibly (1 2 mb Box 355, Enderay, Be. canada VOE 'VO ) Turing Wheels + June 2022 From Your Editor ‘Ann Turner PO Box 363, Enderby, BC Canada VOE 1V0 Phone: 250-308-2333 E-mail: tweditor@shaw.ca ‘owe my sincere apology to the Studebaker Family National Association for my error in not includ- ing in the May issue, the information and registration form for their Automobile Concours and Parade. Their event, as you will sce on page 18 of this issue, is taking place on June 24th and 25th in Tipp City, Ohio. My error. In March when I received the reg- istration and request to include it in the May issue, mistakenly wrote the information into my UNETW. schedule, I am sorry. lease remember to sendin your Studebaker stories and reports AND PHOTOS, of events you have attended this year with your Studebaker, now that the ‘world has opened up again. Please stay well and safe and l hope a great summer! eryone has TW Assistant Editor Michael Jones P.0. Box 26509, Benbrook, TX 76126 E-mail: TWMikeJones@gmail.com Phone: 954-594-2492 John rote about his dad driving an 1899 Mo- bile Steamer from Min: nesota to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a. centen- nial celebration back in 1948. Then he says his dad drove a 1914 Stutz Bearcat in 1952 to the Studebaker centennial. celebration in South Bend. He list these cats along with a 1906 Stanley Steamer and a 1902 Pierce Motorette that hae still owns and said they were printed in the 195 Studebaker Centennial Calendar (continued on page 32) Scapa Habe ares, fring ua anponinsal Ser pt ert ot tera ay. ent Kal atrs, We ear? "eae edess testo he ester: AMOff the Records Mail or e-mail comments and inguirites to: Andrew Beckman 201 S. Chapin Street South Bend IN 46601 - A | E-mail | abeckman@studebakermuseum.org ‘Andrew Beckman he Avanti celebrates its sixtieth birthday this year, In fact, this column is being written just afew days away from the exact anniversary of the car's 1962 unveiling, ‘The Avanti’s tale is one of, if not the most remarkable story in automotive history and reads like a Hollywood screenplay. An ailing Studebaker Corporation brings in aa dynamic new leader, Sherwood Egbert (I picture Bra¢- ley Cooper in this role.) Egbert calls celebrity designer Raymond Loewy (George Clooney) and commissions @ new top-secret sports car. Loewy assembles his team and retreats toa Palm Springs hideout. Six weeks later, a clay model arrives in South Bend, Fourteen months later, an unheard of timetable by all industry standards, the Avanti debuts. An eighteen-month production run is terminated by Studebaker shuttering its South Bend plant. A successful revival by Leo Newman and Nate Altman, (John Turturro, Stanley Tucci) two South Bend businessmen who had never before built an automobile. A rebooted Avanti that was being built into the 21st century. Fun fact: The Avanti ‘enjoyed a longer lifespan than General Motors’ Satur and LaSalle divisions, and also Chrysler's DeSoto division. My earliest Avanti recollection is of Wisconsin Region member Phil Schlicting’s gold with Elk "63, We had st Ron Paap and his 63 R2 four speed Avanti ata late 1980 car. n SDC together to pick topped up some parts or something and Dad let my brother Tom and me ride with Phil. The interior was unlike anything I had ever seen and the car was noticeably quicker and more rumbly than izz Beckman, me, and Avanti design team member Tom Kelle show. ata 2001 event at the Studebaker National Museum. ‘June 2022 + Turing Wheeanything in the Beckman flect. ‘Tom soon educated me on how totell a ’63 from a "64 (Round ys. square headlights) and also {vied to explain the difference between an RI and an R2. There was one Studebaker ‘Avani running around my home- town of Manitowoc, a turquoise 463 owned by Howie Zimmer- man, Other WRSDC Avantis that stick out include Phil Sol- fieim’sblack “64 with Halibrand wheels and John and Mary Dw- Yer had a couple of Avanti Ils. Frank and Leslie Miles’ Avanti iravelled to the 1983 SDC Inter- pational Meetin South Bend and experienced some power-win- dow issues along the way. Ron Paap’s red "63 R2/4 speed under- ‘went a labor-intensive ground- up restoration which yielded stunning multiple award-winner. Past WRSDC President Char- fie Gamier had a *63 in a non- Sook tan color that made many trips to zone and national SDC funct Studebaker designer Bob Doehler was a family friend ‘when I was growing up, and hi "63 Avant tackles a slalom course setup in the Studebaker National Museums parking lot atthe 1983 SDC International Meet ig lect of vintage automobiles in-house design department when the Loewy contract as Tot Hpslided a 1964Avandiwhich was sold new through Manitowoe renewed in 1955, For the Avanti, he was tasked with develop- ‘Studebaker dealer, Bartz Motors, Vroprctor Fred Bartzand Dad ing the Loewy team’s eight-sale clay mode! inf full size and college buddies and Fredhad met Bob when they workedat_— handiod mich ‘ofthe interior design as wel. Loewy design team Meastnkerintheearly 1960s. Mr. Dochler (as Lalways called member Tor Selo ‘summed up Mr. Doehler’s role in the rem) orked for Raymond Loewy Associates on the Studebaker ANSE 's development best: “He executed the Avanti's design. account during the early 1950s, remarkably similar profile with # Turning Wheels - June 2022 Phil Solheim’s "64 Avanti, shown here at 1 rpmsferredo Studebaker’s_Mr-Doebler's Avant was a blacHENs 1 Fourspeed with a “3.07 axle and non-power assisted | quick steering. He had removed most of the car's badging and or- rnamentation, he did not care much forthe so-called “prate’s buckles” thatadomed the earmuffs and hood fomament) and spent alot of effort trying to improve the four-speed’s shift linkage. Mr. Doebler didn’t drive the Avanti very much, but fone time he did was for my high School graduation party. Mom had suggested sending him an invits- tion — we may have written some thing like “hope you can bring the Avanti" and to my surprise, the ‘ery first guest to arrive was Mr Doehler. He parked in the drive- Fate 1980s Wisconsin Region get fogetter shares 2 ne Porsche 944 parked ahead of aOff the Records Bob Doehlers ‘64 Avanti. Note the lack of badging and exterior trim way, and, after greetings, asked fora bucket of ‘water to wipe the fresh bugs off the nose and windshield, Party planning tip: Ifyou want {o throw a suecessfl bash, consider parking an Avanti front and center. Aside from the Dwyers’ ears mentioned earlier, I don’t recall many Avant Ils at early WRSDC events, I do remember touring Avanti Motors in South Bend during what must have been either the 1978 or 1983 SDC Intemational Meet. It was the closest thing to time travel one could possibly experience: You were at a former Studebaker factory watching former Studebaker employees build a former Studebaker automobile. There was story/rumorfloating around that someone took delivery of a new Avanti TI during a South Bend International Meet and promptly enteredit for judging inthe Avanti class. Can anyone confirm that this actually happened? Despite being a Studebaker family, we never owned an Avan- ti, Tom and I made occasional pleas to Dad to add an Avanti to the roster, but he demurred. While Dad appreciated Avantis, (he hung an Avanti Motors sales poster in his office at school ‘SDC member Joe Aluise’s Avanti, shown here atthe 1981 SDC international Meet In St Louis, featured one of the most memorable engine compartments I've ever sen, onseveral occasions) hs tastes leaned towards prewar and early postwar cars. Plus fitting a family of four in an Avanti would have been a bit tight ‘An Avanti is on my shor list of vintage cars I want to own. I've gone back and forth on the specifics. Round or square head- lights? Do I want air conditioning or a supercharger? Manvsl ‘or automatic? As for color, Pd love a turquoise or black car. and the Avanti Gray finish is also quite striking. 1 do prefer the later Studebaker Avanti’s wood grain interior trim, though I's lve to find one of the interim cars with the black steering whee! and instrument panel and console insets, As with almost ever) Studebaker purchase, wants are tempered by budget and avai ability, 3o who knows what I'll end up with when. here have been exactly two Studebaker-friendly days since the ast update, as northem Indiana's spring weather could be charitably described as fickle, A week alter its reloc tion outing mentioned last month, it snowed, and then more snow arrived just before Easter. In the meantime, I ordered replacement master cylinder to hopefully stop the mist of DOT 5 that films the fender apron every few months, and also stocked up on oil filters and few other odds and ends, Before its second outing, | performed an oil change but Driving the Daytona by Andrew Be still ned to do its annual chassis lubrication, Also on thelist is rotating the tres and checking the fuel tank sending unit. asthe fuel gauge’s readings are making less and less sense. June 2022 + Turing Wheearly $uld wn, ‘ad- ‘ual the rd 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 by Fred K, Fox © 2022 feature writer. & About Te ‘popularity of the 1949-53 2R Series trucks hash theXovens happy surprive fortis writer As with port bap hac Wis second part again bes six cover photos. For 1949.54 oe ‘Series, part 2, turn to page 20.» FKE a Front Cover ©: front cover 1953 2R11 3/4-ton truck is owned by third generation family member, Terry David Grube GENorthwood, New Hampshire. This impressive photo was faken on Grest Island Common in the town of New Castle NewHampshire, New Castle has a population of about 1,000 Andis located entirely on islands. Outbeyond the 2R11 is (Atlantic Ocean. See pages 26-27 for more about the Grube familys 2R Studcbaker trucks. <> Inside Front Cover, Upper Photo Betesdinithis photo is» 1949 2 This photo shows Bruce and his 28S at Ft. Cs estured in this phoro isa 1949 2R15 1-ton pickup owned js ihdapling used forthe fort), which sumed and op by Thom Bada of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Iris loaded with wed cityof Caspr (with er), Wyoming Braces nolved ing gifts for Thoms daughter, Molly, and new husband Dustin renaciments at the for : Fickle, For morc on Thoms 2R15 see pages 24.25. c= This photo shows a pre-restoration view of Thom's 2R1 Tetuns thoughe the white front bumper indicated mode, but its serial number is R15-5026 which indicat fatiy model. See the early bumper report on the bottom Tnside Front Cover, Lower Photo pissing 19502815 100 flatbed truck with crane Svas previously owned by member, Ted Jensen, of Pawl- The, New York. Sce pages 27-28 for more on this truck, plus three 2R pickups he has been involved with. = Inside Back Cover, Upper Photo Reece Dee ‘Gojmerac of Rib Lake, Wis- onsin, own this striking 1953 2R5 1/2-ton pickup. Bruce's impo For more on their pickup, see page 25. Bade Coven Gun in this photo is member, Chuck Schneider's 1950 RS 1/2-ton pickup parked in front of an impressive old barn, Chuck lives in Downingrown, Pennsylvania. See page 26 for Chuck’ story. > Inside Back Cover, Lower Photo we ashy 1949 2R5 1/2-ton pickup is owned by met Bruce Berst of Casper, Wyoming, See pages 25-26 for Bruce's story. <> Turing Wheels - June 2022monthly column of Studebaker-elated technical questions and answers. Answers are researched and prepared by the avy, listed tothe right. Questions and answers are compiled and eited by Bob Palma, Technical Editor. Please mail your question with a self-addressed, stamped envelope othe appropiate advisor. When sending an emai, pl, put “Studebaker Question” inthe Subject Line, This wil alert the advisor othe fct that your iguiy snot spam or a poten, hazardous e-mail, even though they would not recognize your address as sender, When responding to material that has appeared in The Co-Operato, please address all additional information, corrections, ete the appropriate advisor with a copy to ‘Technical Editor, Bob Palma, 309 S. Jefferson, Brownsburg IN 46112-1308 Dear Jim: Your discussion with George Krem in the March Turning ‘Wheels mentioned using MoPar leaf springs on his car. Ihave 4@ 1963 Daytona that needs new bushings and was wondering about swapping out the leaf springs. Do you know which ones the used and how hard is it to install them? Thanks, Mike Bennett via e-mail: mackeroni¢@hotmail.com Dear Mike: My incentive to change springs was to solve rear wheel hop problems on most drag-race Studebakers, Chrysler figured out how to design a proper set of springs for drag ears. So, used 4 set of Chrysler super stock springs intended for a°68 or °69 Hemi Dart. You combine the Studebaker main leaf with the spring pack from the Chrysler springs. We published a lengthy article, with many photos, on this Job in the June 2017 Co-Operator. Comerstone Registration probably has copies ofthat back issue available for $6.50 each, Postpaid. Their contact information is inthe front matter of ev- ery Turning Wheels. ‘You would still need new bushings for your springs because you will be using yourmain leaf. The Chrysler springs are right, And leftbiased. Your ride will improve as well. You can buy the springs from Summit or Jegs. | use Jegs for the free shipping, since springs are heavy! Ifyou have any questions, please ask. we. Dear Bob: Are all four front stabilizer bar bushings the same for my 1961 Hawk? The end bushings are worn out. The part numbers are confusing; the 2 center bushings are ‘in 4-1 condition, so all I need are the 2 outer end bushings. What is the correct part number for those? (BTW: “Great article in the May Hemmings Classic Carl) Thanks, AlDrang via e-mail: dipstick@yyoming.com Dear Al: assume you are talking about the rubber bushings that keep the stabilizer bar ftom making direct contact with the lower A. Frame at the outer ends. 10 1fso, all four bushings are the same; the ones at the ov end of the shaft and the ones that insulate the shaft from th bracket tothe fame. Part #1539472; four pe ea, two on ea: side. They should be readily available, "Glad you enjoyed Holidays and Hollywoodsin Hemming (Classic Car; thanks forthe feedback. (And thats cute e-ms\ auldress you have; “ove it! BP Dear Dwain: bought a 1963 Champ, 8E7-122, with many issues. not the least of which was loose steering. I pulled the steering gear box and associated parts and saw what appears to be an unusual frame brace: a small, 24 ‘wood block! There's another ane on the other side ofthe frame. 1s this-a factory-installed part that needs routine mainte- ‘nance or replacement? I can’ find it listed in the Parts Book ‘or any Service Manual. Seriously though, what could have been in the mind of th previous person who installed this? Is there a metal brace tha: this pickup is missing and should have installed? Thank you. Eric R. Weston Via e-mail: EricR Weston@protonmal.com Dear Erie: As you probably know, the Champ cab is basically the for half of a W-Body (short-wheelbase 4-door) Lark. On a Lar. the mounts on the cow! would be bolted to the frame with insulator pad between the metal frame and the metal by br ‘When that body was mounted on a truck frame, theres nothing there to which the body mounts might be attached. stead, an angular piece was bolted tothe frame on both s+ to support the door posts. ‘When the floors rust out...or rust away...the body besis to sag. It settles down around those mounts. Repair panels available, So, yes, this is just a previous owner's way up ject the body back up, probably to get the sagging doors to ci again, v6 Dear Dwain: Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge abou pickup. I figured that it was missing a brace and was inc fous that the previous guy had instead wedged a wooden Jun 2022 + Turning Wheil “Late Co-Operator su ted by Bob Palma ioe Pests mn ‘SmdebakerParts.com fe Cheek cor a ey e010) SDC In Pte Arison ere by SDC Fee coyon Sire erie: tie theyare haggling over eri emec eeerentcorain eo” Fe stressors ai tins 2iccutch ond Paxton and wish iy ich ie Cars hoe since orosve ck oe Meh sed end repredicion Sudebckerpore — Pithere as the “solution.” Let's hope his critical thinking skills aren't detectedirepeated, elsewhere during my rebuild. a Dear Greg: © Wiold you answer acouple of detail questions about the 1251 Commander convertible Tin restoring? Specifically D, Whats the proper color for the engine fan and pulley; black or engine green? DU inside the glove compartment door: Is there anything covering the inside ofthe door? Fabric or paper? F The car is painted Concord Blue, but the rear fender wel ‘or should the fender welt be body color? itis black. Is this correct, Gene Cassanelli Thank you 183 West Street, Granby MA 01033 Dear Gene: : How. you have theultimate project car in my books 91951 Commander convertible! Pim jealous. Be ticand hub were bolt-on items and were painted a semi-alass black, It wasn't all that durable, soit didn’t last long. Beton the ear shouldbe body cofor. Ifyou are using &replaeemeal welt, make sure it is the paintable type. An information card was fitted to the in abbrevisted, quick-reerence Owners Manval, with & id weight of oil o use, tie pressures, ete. I don’ Knot BP Cero t woulda’ be that dificult to do, having them Ps they're available. GL "Again, best wishes with the project. side ofthe glove compartment door. twas like to-day information about type ff anyone is reproducing them, roduced, $0 imagine Co-Operator Advisors. Please write tothe appropriate ‘Advisor with your question: Fred Bartz Buzz Bockman John Erb Earle Haloy J. Mechanical 1961-86: Bob Palma 309 South Jterson, Brownsburg IN 46112-1208 E-mal bobcarpaimagehoimal com Mechanical 1953-60: ‘Dwain Gringinger 820 McKenzie Ave ‘Bromerton WA 98337-1563, E-mail: jain@comcastnet Mechanical 1947-52 £& 1950.55 Detroit Gear ‘Automatic Transmissions: Carl & Herman Thoms 335A Convention Way Redwood City CA 94063-1422 Pickup Trucks: Ingvar Vik PO Box 1490, Livingston MT 58047-1490 Ema vk@q.com Body Work 4& Painting 1950-68: Greg Lentini 23725 Jugtown Rd Moris IL. 60450-7399 ‘Automatic Transmissions, 1956 -196 12302 Jerome: Garden Grove CA 92841-3641 Email rldstudes@earthinknet Avanti Questions and ‘Supercharger Questions: Jon Myer 430Main St, ‘Duncan Falls OH 43734-8760 E-mait: spookys@istnet ReEngine & High-Performance: sim Pepper '$.66 W25070 Skyline Ave. ‘Waukesha WI 83189-9987 E-mail: jmpepper60@amal.com Prewar, Skyway Champion, ‘and M-Series Trucks: Rex Miltenberger 71496 Gumwood Road Nes Mi 49120-4959 E-mail: studerex@eol.com Dear Jim: sepaper ina regular column about old ST cle recentty appeared in our cal ne ee ned for lead Be teierctr concerned using lead subsites raider vehicles designed for leaded Tuming Wheels - June 2022 “ eeThe Studebaker Co-Operator gasoline, but the conclusions were inconclusive. ‘Now that we've gone decades without leaded gasoline, what are your latest thoughts on the matter? Thank you. Graham in Nova Scotia via e-mail: kg.works@xplornet.ca Dear Grahat ‘Unleaded fuel has been around as long as I've been alive (1950), and I believe earlier. It was marketed as white gas. A lot of people used it in small engines like lawn mowers, pumps, generators, ete Lead was a cheap way to inrease octane...but it also was important for exhaust valve and seat life. Again, cost was the motivating factor. It was well known that miero-welding and resultant seat recession could be avoided through hard exhaust seats and better material valves. Manufacturers did not want to bear that cost, so lead was a cheap cure. Lead was a major problem and caused sludge formation in the oiling system. The piston ring seal on older engines was not 8s good as today and some unburned fuel ultimately migrated into the crankcase. It was not uncommon to open up an engine and find ight gray sludge asa result of lead deposits Exhaust emission requirements forced the almost-universal use of catalytic converters starting in 1975. Lead inthe fuel plugged converters soit no longer could be used, This mandat- ed that manufacturers equip engines with hard seats and better exhaust valves 1 for one do not mind using unleaded fuel, Engines stay ‘much cleaner inside. I do use a lead substitute occasionally on ‘older engines during times of heavy-duty usage IT anticipate asteady diet of heavy-duty usage, I will modify the engine with hard seats and stainless valves. In those instances, a lead subst tute is no longer needed ‘Asan aside, I have learned that lead substitute should not be present in fel while a vehicle is being stored. It appears to solidify in the gas tank and becomes particulate matter inthe tank over time. FP Dear Jim: think follow your lead and just use lead additive if tam ‘going on a longer trip. Do you think driving 50, or even 100, ‘miles at 60 mph is safe without lead? Iuse lead additive in this way, Texpect that atthe end of the year, there will be some lead substitute in the tank. [fit so- lidifies, Tassume the fuel filter before the electric fuel pump will catch it. Thanks Graham Dear Graha 50 to 100 miles t 60 mph is essentially just erusing along at light throttle. Cylinder combustion pressure and heat is generally not high enough to do any damage. If this is in a mountainous ‘area or you are pulling a trailer, it would bea different story. In those higher-Ioad circumstances, [ would use a lead substitute Ifyou start running a a steady 70 or 80 mph, the load goes up significantly, The force required to push an object through the air is increased by the cube ofthe speed increase, 12 edited by Bob Pin, | make sure the lat two fanks of gas at the end ofthe gp, ing season here in Wisconsin do not have any lead subsi,, in them. I used to not do that and usually plugged a fuel every spring. na 5 Dear Dai 4 Would you please answer a couple of questions as I pu, final touches on my 1962 wagon? Specifically I'd appreci,, 4 ‘your opinion on the front suspension setup hope 10 set the eamber at or near 0 and maximize cas 10 the plus side 3 0 4 degrees, torun radial tires. can fp, 4% the upper, inner A-frame shafis to gain a bit, but Ifind lim * tions inherent in the system overall i In one of Dick Datsun’ publication, there was an artic | wherea piece of angle iron was bolted tothe frameandthesh. then bolted to the angle iron, allowing shims to be inserted ‘adjust camber. What do you think ofthis idea? Lam not adverse to attemp ing this, but wonder about unknown issues which may crop i, ‘and would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you. } Francis Prefontaine via e-mail: keym235(@yahoo.com Dear Franci First, I'l mention a couple of service leters that may have an effect on your wagon. Coil springs on 1962 models tended to sag. The remedy was to insert spacers of different sizes be- low the spring (depending on how much sag) to compensate So, if your wagon seems low in front, you should deal with that before alignment. Check the Parts Catalog as to spacer widths and application ‘The other item is a change inthe toe-in specification. It wa increased to ¥/,," ~ fy" and as much as 5/¢” fora fully-loades vehicle. That may seem like alot, but the control arm busi are prety flexible. Rolling resistance on the road takes up al of that toe, You will never get 3 or 4 degrees positive caster but ge! ss ‘much as you can with the same amount (oF up to V,? less) the passenger side. As to camber, 0° might work, but I think +1° (tie leans atthe top) on the drivers side and +1/,° to +3/° on the passe ger side would be better. As passengers and luggage oo! Weight is added, those positive numbers are drawn closer It shouldn't be necessary to modify the upper mount. Any ‘one wanting to do so should use equal-leg angle iron. Comin" angle iron legs taper somewhat and would cause alot of ues" loading on the bolts. That will also raise the mounting poi the upper contro! arm a small amount which is not desir! from a performance handling standpoint. DG [Editor's Note: agree with Dwain onthe inadvisabiity of ing the angle iron to the upper, inner control arm shaft. that may seem to bea good idea in theory, and would ke! alignment procedure more “conventional” to alignment sho ‘would Toad the components ina manner for which they 8°" designed, 30 we would not recommend or endorse thei Jufie2022 + Tuming Wn > |‘alma diy. titure filter P Wihe @stoy ita. Hele shaft edo pt pup tine com have ded sbe- sate, that ths ded gs lot edited by Bob Palma ie terline on a 1953-54 C/K body Studebaker & rnc ty Sacto Miesinny sy tesco ws tropic on nics pein peprodtction heavy-duty springs for the back a ccs ei ee eer te coe Dee riteny ssn core wilt Re rradnomenyicrec sen er onan eee ees frame cen 21m doing a non vrolet with 200 4k front suspen. 1953 Shop Manual farm shaft '/stwen, Larry Cashin via e-mail: whracfamé Dear Larry: ‘The engine and transmission mounting holes are slightly Sfiset fo the right in right hand drive cars, i WYou probably want to use the shorter GM station wagon lego springs we've discussed repeatedly; SPO8055, Orjust use ithe 1966 springs, since they came from a car with a SBC engine, Since you are going to use the 1966 suspension, certainly Hse ital, including the upper control arm pivot shafts. I'm not Sire about the differences in the two shafts, but all you need is, lenblih positive camber to bring the wheels to nearly 0° as the Suspension settles in when the car has been assembled and the suspension is loaded. DG Dear Dwain and Jim: Here’ follow-up information on Hheissue with my OHV 6 cylinder en- ine discussed at length inthe Febre- any 2021 Co-Operator. Those a head to use in place of Miebaaly damaged one; a head with Wo eracks. I've installed new valve Guides and it’s been planed flat. Ht took @ 008” cut 10 get it flat! 1 bought Studebaker heavy-duty intake Gd exhaust valves and am ready (0 do the valve seats. But now that the weather has Warmed up, Iwas able to pull the Short block out ofthe car, get it down tothe basement, and begin disman- Hing it. Good news and bad news The bad news is that this block is Probably not usable, but the good mews is that there is new informa: High that may help point to the root Tuming Wheels + June 2022 = The Studebaker Co-Operator cause(s) of this engine’ problems: After getting the short block apar, its apparent that coolant ‘as getting nto the rearmost ofthe engines 6 cylinders, some ‘worse than others. Ican see marks inthe cylinder walls where Pistons with some moisture inthe eylinders sat stationary over ach winter The only exlinder that didn't have those marks was 4l...and ifyou remember, that was the only combustion cham: ber without a whole lot of damage. A couple of cylinders have Dittng, with #4 being much worse than the others As both of you mentioned, the head gasket looked terrible, So there were obviously issues there, But what bothered me was ‘not knowing where the coolant was coming from, since no cracks were found in that damaged head. ‘One hing Inoticed when we were corresponding, a the short block was still in the car, were while om the drivers side ofthe block; how the imprint from the Fel pro gasket seemed tobe offset from the actual coolant passage With the short block out and in my shop, 1 was able to look at this more closely and take these additional, detailed photos. Its obvious thatthe coolant passages do not match up very well with the openings and copper seals in the Felpro head ‘gasket, A Victor #1168 head gasket, p/n 1550608 from an nal Studebaker valve grind set, pin 1362377, matches up considerably better because the coolant passages in the Victor gasket are positioned ‘more towards the cylinders 13‘The Studebaker Co-Operator ‘than are those in the Felpro gasket. ‘Still not perfect though I dug out another block Ihave, a 1961-'62 partial-flow, and compared the coolant passages in the two blocks. The 1964 block's coolant passages are consistently about 0.100" closer 10 the cylinders than the earlier block! When comparing other Points on the two blocks (machined holes, et) it looks (atleast ‘0 me) that there was significant core shifton the ‘64 block, pu ting the block's coolant hole passages closer tothe cylinders: What I'm thinking is this: By using the Felpro gasket when the engine was bored and reassembled in the late ‘80s, the copper rings around the gasket’ coolant openings that are supposed to seal the coolant weren table fo do their job due to the shifted coolant passages in the black. Reference the pho- 405 where I used a red Sharpie to mark the imprint of the head ‘gasket’s copper seal on these two passages. You can see that very litte ofthe seal was actually able to contact the black on the side closest to the cylinders. (All the other coolant ports are similar; these are the worst...and correspond to the eylinders with the most damage from pitting.) believe this condition was aggravated by the head gas- ket not being properly torqued (our assumption based on head ‘gasket condition) and the head and deck not being fat. Neither the head nor deck were skim cut when this engine was done in the late "80s, and I depended on the machinist o do these checks; now I know both should have been skim cut based on ‘my measurements. (Inow have a precision machinists bar to ‘check heads and decks myself) Maybe (big maybe) the coolant passages would seal ifthis deck is cut and I use the Victor head gasket, but right now my ‘thinking is that there is too much risk todo this. Igot this car in the late '80s with the head sitting in the trunk (32K oro miles) aand pitting in several of te cylinders which required boring o (030” oversize, so this is the second time coolant infiltration hhas damaged this engine. Tm searching for a good block and have a line on two sup= posedly low-mileage, full flow OHV 6 engines that have been ‘Stored since the late '60s (removed from wrecks?).o my contact ‘on those is going to lookat them a little closer for me. (Unfor- tunately ita 6-hour drive one way to get them.) There is another OHY 6 that was removed from a ‘64 Wagonaire a couple of years ago here in town, so I'll check ‘on that one, 0, but I'm afraid that engine had a hard life and ‘may have more issues from wear: Whatever block I use, [plan to use my internals (cam, life rs, crank, rods, rocker arms, timing gears, ef) with the good ‘head I’m working on...and bore the block as required. I'lhave to dial-indicate the bellhousing, but no big deal. May I have your later opinion on all this, having looked at these photos and reviewed this additional information? What would you do ifthis was your engine? ‘Thanks for your continued help and feedback on this engine, And, Lapologize for the long email (SDC Member name withheld by request) Dear Member: Here is a picture of a 1964 OHV six block I have. It is rep- 14 exited by Bob Pai, resentative of how all those left side coolant passages look. don’t know if this engine was ingesting coolant. I got it with = broken piston, so I've never heard it run. 1 don't know what head gasket it had...but looking at the ‘etching of the gasket outlines; it might have been a Victor. This block looks alot like yours, Core shift may have some- thing to do with this, but I'm going to blame most of it on ero- sion and electrolysis from poor cooling system maintenance. Rust and/or acidic mixture has eaten away at these passages, DG Dear Dwain and Member: 1 agree that constant coolant ingestion caused most of the problems. The core shift certainly did not help. The 008" out of-flat on the head is a lot and probably prevented a proper seal even ifthe coring was in the right place. The folded-ove: bead on the gasket leaves an edge and a crevice. The erevic: could be a leak path if it overhangs a cored hole. IFit does not it should seal. The block deck is probably not very flat as wel Any block you use should be surfaced. would not be afraid to use a block that worked hard. Al those thermal cycles stress-relieves the block soit becomes ven stable, Ifit is not cracked, passes a pressure test, and checks 0: dimensionally, I would use it. When building the new engine all the tapped head bolt holes should be chased with a specially-made cleaning tap, availsh from Jegs, Summit, and others. Wire-wheel the head bolts wt a soft wire wheel to clean the threads and the underside of th: bolthead. Use a drop of oil onthe threads and the face. Tights" the bolts in at least3 increments. After engine break in, retort the head cold and check the valve adjustment. ‘On many engines [have built, [have used a cooling sy sealer called Alumaseal, Ibis powder-type stop leak thats ve™ ‘good at stopping seepage. I would use half the recommens* ‘amount. I always used it on Chevy engines because the he! bolts went through to the water jacket. The bol thread se" didn’t always work 100%. It was required on some Casi engines. It's been my experience that Bars Leak can plug hs cores. Keep us posted; this isan interesting discussion June 2022 + Turning Whes* D |ee. ee David Felderstein ‘Sacramento CA Gary Ramos . Littleton CO_ ‘Samuel Blanco Lafayette CO TimRenner. . - Lehigh Acres FL Rick Hughes Ee Cordele GA ‘Anthony Gaby. Elkhart IN- Virgil Hudkins Rochester IN. MeLouth KS Dennis Meredith John Holiyfield Jeff Elis Erie Sonnichsen sim & Rosemary Gegare Ray Fink Kevin Grabow. David Cole John Hylant. John P, Hylan. 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We'll see you there! __ Lake Michigan Car Ferry om Mich, to Manitowoc, Wis. wisconsin Mat featuring submarine USS Cobia . ‘Two Rivers Wis. ur friendly community. Homeofthelce Cream Sundae Enjoy the hospitality of o Turing Wheels + June 20221949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 = by Fred kK, Fox © 2022 feature writer > 1949-33 2 Series Trucks. Part 2 1 pages 22-23 of the April Timing Wheels, we ook a look atthe aborted model R (vs. the final 1949 production 2R Series) pickups. An interesting design Feature on the model R was the front fenders that blended into the doors A good argument can be made for why ehis fender/door styling was dropped. Fist, alee history. The concept of front fenders that blended into the sides ofan automobile body was made famous by the 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow that was designed by Philip O. Wright, a 25 yearold stylist ftom California’ Walter M. Murphy Company. Wrights Silver Ar- row styling had what was called “through front fenders” in that they extended all the way through to the rear fenders, In 1928, Pierce-Arrow joined forces with Studebaker. In 1933, under the direction of Studebaker’ chief body en gineer, James R, Hughes, the five Silver Arrow show cars were built in Stude- baker’ South Bend experimental shops. Although the Silver Arrow received con- siderable positive publicity, che through styling did not catch on for several year. In the late ‘30s and early 40s, scv- eral custom coachbuilding companies produced one-off bodies with front fenders blended into the doors, but it was Packard, in 1941, with its new Clipper 4-door sedan tha put this styling concept into production (see photo #1). In 1942, General Motors introduced front fenders blended into the front doors on all ts five fame plates, (An exception was the Series This illustration is from the front cover of the May 1948 sales folder (D44) for the 19 2R5 1/2-ton and 2R11 3}4-ton models. Shown is a 25 with extra cost chrome bumpers 75 Cadillac models) See photo #2 forthe 1942 Pontiac version, Made popular by the 1941-42 Pack- ard Clipper the 1942 GM cars, plus the 1946 Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler mod- cls, the front fenders blended into the doors was a styling feature that atcracted serious consideration by Dodge and Studebaker for their new postwar truck models. As mentioned, 1946 Dodge cars already had the feature. ‘The photo of the model R1/2-ton pickup (photo #3) was provided by Richard Quinn and is dated April 25 1946, two years before the 1949 2R S- ties models were introduced. The 19:5 Dodge B-1-B 1/2-ton pickup (phot #4) with its front fenders blended its the sides of the doors was introduced i November 1947, five months before 2R models came out. Ieis this writers theory that as soo» as Robert Bourke, and probably Rs mond Loewy, became aware, via spies! Dodge's upcoming 1948 truck model. was decided to abort the R mode. 1941 Packard Clipper. 1942 Pontiac, June 2022 + Tuming Whee?] } ot by Freak. Fox © 2022 feature writer Aborted RS 1/2-ton piciup, fan bet that Bob Bourke had no desire tobeaccused of copying any styling fea- tures from Dodge! Bourke revised the R ‘model styling by reducing the extended part of che front fenders onto the doors to Richard Quinn, we ate “aware of another idea thae Stude- thad for the 1949 models. In May 1948, Studebaker applied to the US. tent Office for two different “forty- je” trademarks. Richard noted, tlkimately dropped the idea prob- toa smal curved ised sctionalong the lower edge of the doors, For a good view of this subtle styling feature, see Bruce Bersts 1949 2RS on the inside back cover, lower, of this issue ably because they realized the line would be extended into 1950 and beyond and that would not make much sense.” Richard also noted that Studebaker may have dropped the idea because Kaiser-Frazer, a month earlier, had ap- plied for similar trademarks. Interestingly, in 1949 in the Gold Rush atea of California the term Forty- nniner had an altogether different mean- ing, It referred to the hundredth ant U.S. PATENT OFFICE CLASS 19 veMicurs = “Am artists rendering of how the 49er would Took an a 2R hood. trademark application. A\t fight is a photo of the central instrument panel section from the Rimiodel pickup that was in the Proving Ground Graveyard. This remnant was salvaged by member, Corey Mcllroy. Who kindly provided che photo. '« is different from the one shown on page ofthe April 2022 Turning Wheel. Ie {8also different from the production 2R Tuming Wheels + June 2022 ——= 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 1948 Dodge B-1-B 1/2-10n pickup, Interestingly, if Dodge had not cho sen the front fenders blended into the door seyling for its 1948 rrucks, Stude baker could have introduced their new tucks as 1948 R Series models. versary of the first year ofthe California Gold Rush. Many historical events were held, including parades in several of the cold Gold Rush towns. My oldest brother, Grant, graduated from Livingston (Cali fornia) High School in 1949. His 1949 yearbook had plush padded gold covers with a 49ers theme emphasized on the coverand inside pages — and, of course, there are the San Francisco 49ers! # U.S. PATENT OFFICE cuass 19 ‘Kaiser-Frazer’ trademark application. model instrument panel. The one shown. in the April TW-has a high located “S' and one large single rectangular inden- jon, The one shown here has a large centrally located between the ovo angular panels. The production 2R hhas the “S” centered half way above the tnvo differently shaped rectangular pan- ds. On the 2R, the optional Climatizer 241949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 Controls were in the left panel, and the optional radio (most times) in the right panel. Sutv hi ed panel a |. Surviving in the pictured panel is a Preserved chrome knob with aC” on it, evidently indicating Climatizer. Obviously, Bob Bourke was considering more than, ‘one instrument panel style. @ —_——_————_—____ 'e following continues the text that ended on page 23 of the April 2022TTurning Wheels. naddition to having new line of trucks, Studebaker had [: new truck plant, Earlyin WWI, the government builea giant aircraft engine assembly plant on Chippewa Avenue ‘on the outskirts of South Bend, Indiana. Ie was in this plant that Studebaker crafismen produced 63,789 Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, most of which wene into WWII Bocing, B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, ‘After the war, Studebaker approached the government say- ing they would like to purchase the 22 acre Chippewa facility ‘After many delays and red tape, the plane was finaly obtained in February 1948 for $3,592,000. M Series production was halted at the main plant and the truck assembly equipment ‘An artist's (’Kamp*) illustration of the Chippewa Avenue plant Tis ison 28 ae wl deg ne ‘merous running changes made from 1949 through 1953. One we have no definitive information on is when the briefly used all white bumpers were discontinued, They are shown by Fred K, Fox © 2022 feature write, THIS HUGE NEW PLANT IS THE MANUFACTURING HEADQUARTERS For STUDEBAKER’S NEW TRUCKS ERE are 22 acres of stream- in the automotive indus, lined oor space in this Here you see the newex», modern factory. It was here finest kind of truck prodcer, ‘hae Studebaker produced over machinery smoothly forcaa, {60,000 Flying Fortess engioes ing under the direction of dduting World War I, FaesaRen edocs Erecied by the goverament, most conscientious tuck eat: hot Stidebaker's propery now, men. The whole buildings this huge structure has beea conditioned, The light is ide. converted into the manufactur. The looring voder foots com inghesdquartersforSeadebaker Sortable, Eyecy workiog ares» trucks. I's one of the finest laid out for sep-saving cou trockbulding platsin America, venience. Inside these modern walls ‘There'smolimieto the qualiy, where wartime production hiss —aad almost no Hit t0 the tory war made, Sridebaker's quantcy—of the new eruck ox sensational new 1949 tacksare pot that these facadvanced new being fabricated and assembled Studebaker mansiactaring fai: by the most ficient methods ites make possible Above: This promotional sory ‘accompanied the illustration at lei ‘was quickly moved to th Chippewa plant and 2! production was instigated i record time. Except for engine pw duction, all new track mans facturing operations w centered in the Chipp: plant. The old truck buil wwas converted into a prs shop which started produ: con the firse three 2R trucks coming down the assembly li ‘on April 8, 1948, as depicted on the lead photo on page 2” of the April 2022 TW. Some very early sales literature ° show all white bumpers. Shown here are two early ficto" photos of 2Rs with white bumpers. @ ‘A Ion 2R15 with an early white bumper 22 A 1/2-ton 285 with an early white rear bumper # June 2022 + Turing”i byfted Fox © 2022 feature write, fe many stampings thatthe company former Pa ousie suppliers Mihe Chippewa plant was much lager th Peeebly required, bur Suudcbaker hoped expan Stdmakeallthe room necessary. In the meantime wens tipping and boxing was also handled ou of the Chippers plant Loe design team also used the building. In ae fas Rowan Wr miliary uc and Sudbaerwason W eonswereassembledin the building. In 1956, Studchaler PM phen Curiss Wrighconly wenn qa Detemnber 1961 and purchase ic back again Robere Bourke’ final creation made all other commercial Eiesppatenjas behind inden” Halo the Gling were the elimination of exterior running bosrds, a MG ealbcx on pickup models horton ole Selig slbouerte, Unlike most earlier Studebaker vuck desens no body pancls were borrowed from Studebaker cars Boutke had been allowed enough money to create an all-new later uc design. Working closely with enginecring and production, Bourke designed the 2R trucks so they would be Us Abricareand also allow good mechanical accessbiliy Considerable play was made on the 2R’s accessibility. For insane, the instruments were sec direcly into the firewall fo that they could be examined and serviced from under the foods This was much better than standing on your head in heed of an M Series model. Unfortunately, on seasonally sed vies, mice enjoyed making a mess of things by build ing their nests on the ledge just below the back side of the instsuments. The instruments were also susceptible to dust and moisture problems. Studebaker advertised thatthe low ly ly purchased wan what truck “LifieThe-Hood Accessiblity.” —— FoF ore on how she other truck makes Sildebaker2R Series models see Loren Hoekema’ i om pages 30-31, compared 10 the new informative article Tuming Wheels + June 2022 — 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 2R5 1/2-ton and 210 3/4-ton cab interior, fenders and wide hood allowed under hood service while stand- ing on the floor. In actuality, chis was only possible for people of average height working on light-duty models. Studebaker’ advertising agency promoted the 2R’s easy service with aslogan that proclaimed “Lift-The-Hood Accessibility.” Although body panels were all new, a few 2R trim items were borrowed fiom Studebaker cars. The 1/2-ton pickup used 1947-49 Commander style hubcaps, and all models were fitted with a 1948-49 Champion style hood ornament. Headlight bezels, rotated 180 degrees, were also taken from the Champion. The instrument cluster was only a slight modification of the M Series cluster, which in turn came from 1941 cars. The steering, ‘wheel hada similar heritage. Initially, optional 2R truck radios were similar to those offered on 1947-49 cars. In contrast, the ventilation system was all new Instead of the M Seris cowl vent, air was ducted through two tunnels that originated behind the grille. This allowed the venting system to be integrated with ‘Seudebakers optional Climatizer heater-defroster system. An. appreciated feature not available on other contemporary trucks ‘vasa map light chat came on when either door was opened. The cabs were certainly a step above utility. They had ¢wo armrests, two sun visors and a pressed fiber headliner that looked good svhen new, but which tended to sag with age. Seats were vinyl TThe door panels were made of painted steel instead of pressed fiber as used on most M Series models. A left hand, exterior rearview mirror was standard. One shortcoming was key door Jock only on the passenger sic This text will be continued in part 3. 23RE =... a, | by Fred K. Fox © 2022 feature writ, 2 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 ++. Postwar Style Leaders Owners: John & Kathy Fuller Town: Albany, Kentucky Vehicle: 1951 2R5 1/2-ton Pickup Note: Pictured is Kathy, John’s wife of over 70 years, [Studebaker over from Albany, Kentucky. grew up on a farm in Indiana, Studebakers were everywhere, We had a 1940 Champion. Iewas used hard, even pulling hay wagons, Tewas driven to church on Sundays, as well as many tips. It would nor give up! When the Studebaker trucks came out in 1949, I fll for them. Iknew someday I would own one. In July 1984, [found cone for sale in Elwood, Indiana. Ie was a 1951 2RS in very good shape. It was soon on the way to Weavers Paint &¢ Body Shop in Somerset, Indiana, for a total restoration. I wanted to keep it very original. After two years, it was checked out bya top mechanic, It was ready to go, which it did. I drove icin 30 or 40 parades and displayed it at 40 or 50 shows, It ‘was a great crowd pleaser. It has never been in bad weather Iksits in a dry garage, always ready to go. So much I left out in my story. I was a 1940-50s auto mechanic, My truck is one of a kind with many factory ac- cessories. It doesn't leak oil, doesn't smoke, and doesn't smell bad. Iam 92 and still going! & John ‘Owner: Thom Bada Town: Ft, Wayne, Indiana Vehicle: 1949 215 1-ton Pickup Note: See the inside front cover, upper, of this sue for another view of Thom’s pickup, See page 9 for more details lie submitting pictures of my 1949 2R15 1-con pickup (named Bob) purchased in 1997. Ie was pretty ough in the beginning, I had to repair the rear of the Front fenders, both cab comers, inside step sills all with the help of Classic 24 husband, Dustin Hickle. Shown on their wedding day is my daughter, Molly, and her 1 Enterprises. I personalized the truck with some minor mo. fications, such as PT Cruiser taillights grafted into the re fenders, Chevy Cavalier 224 marker lights (Snout Light grafted into the hood, custom rear valance with Chrysl ‘The four fellows in the photos, from left to right, are my y som, Chris; oldest son, A.J; son-in-law, Mike Taylor; and my What a great team! June 2022 + Turning W"by Fred K. Fox © 2022 feature Gar lighs om the ate’60s used as urn signal Imaal brake lights plusa GTO backup light ecg ond GO backup lish forthe bedligh, placing my anes Pang 60s Sude levers (TBADA). A canaon rae eee faxed using the original inner panel alon, pees cn pean. Thestake pockets in the bed were fled nine fulb de downs were grafted in their place. Ladded «4s Fake light in the top of the cab by inverting an early thie Fund seoop in which I routed out and inserted lish Heel Jens fora more up 0 date look. In the bed, | See fewer Up front, I mounted Chery S10 rar sign cies fehind dhe ower outer sors inthe front grille. lights figvassemi-finished in 2013 and used for my y daughters wedding asa place ro put wedding Barer pickup bed). inthe Tim currently trying co get the tired Champion 6 engin Peg order, clean up some wear and tar gathered Toe the lasefew years and ready forthe 2022 Intemational © Thom ‘Owners: Tom & Debbie Gojmerac Town: Rid Lake, Wisconsin Vehicle: 1953 2R5 1/2-ton Pickup Note: See the inside back cover, uPPeT of this issue foronather view of fom & Debbie's pickup. See Pog? 9formore details. : Gz up on a dairy farm in north central w inthe sixties, my dad always had Studebaker 2R Series Tileksshis lase I still have. Back then I always ‘vowed t0 some Mayhavea custom one of my own. That day came in 1985 at the Street Rod Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesora. Inthe early #805) Everett Hohn from Renner, South Dakotas buile and MPetehietriclear the show with no incencions of sl A few days late, ie was mine! sl © The body is in its srock form, but the drivetrain isa Gh 350,400 surbo trans powered co a Mopar 2.76 648 end. Pretty apy bur great ges mileage Ie has a few comior® fates Gilad ar Sines then, many memories have een ™ Tuming Wheels + June 2022 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 with this ele ruck. A lot of awards and trophies along the way, and it was used in our wedding 36 years ago. Our old- est daughter, was born premature and spent three months in the hospital. We brought her brought home with car seat and oxygen tank in this truck, Its been to three Studebaker, International Meets along with Back to the Fifties shows in St. Paul and Iola a few times. Although we don't show itas much, as we used to and, after over 40 years since being buily, ie sure brings back a lor of memories! Longrime SDC members © Tom and Debbie Owner, Bruce Berst Town: Casper, Wyoming Vehicle: 1949 2R5 1/2-ton Pickup Note: See the inside back cover, lower, of this issue for another view of Bruce’s pickup. See page 9 for more details I= ‘up on a farm in central Montana. For whatever reason, my father was a die-hard Studebaker fan. Every vehicle we hhad on the farm was a Studebaker, big trucks, pickups, and the family car. The exception to that is that we had a Sears awn mower and Ford tractors. My first memory behind the wvheel was when I was about eight years old. My dad pu Blocks ‘of wood on the pedals of the 1949 Studebaker pickup and taughe me how to sart and stop. While pulling 2 hay wagon vith the pickup in low gear I would creep it down the hay Feld while my dad would load the hay wagon with bales ro be delivered to the hay barn, have restored several cars, Seude pickup. This one came off farm in Billings, Montane Tr includes the following items: stock running geas engine red and stroked, ported and polished, 289 Stude block, approximately 310 inches, bull by Wyoming Performance, wee blue printed, S-speed Ford Mustang transmission, electric assisted door handles, custom made box with fixed tailgate and filled stake holes, custom LED tail- lights, 3-D painted logo on che tailgate Cadillac pearl white bur decided ro customize a 251949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 Gastom upholstered Chevrolet Monte Carlo seats. with painted flames, interior fiom a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, reworked instrument panel with retro gauges and AM/FM CD hidden in the glove box. ©» Bruce (Owner: Chuck Schneider Town: Downingtown, Pennsylvania Vehicle: 1950 2R5 1/2-ton Pickup Note: See the back cover of this issue for another view of Bruce's pickup. See page 9 for more details W: bought our Midnight Blue 1950 Studebaker in July of 2010 in pretty much the condition you see it, I was looking for a truck to replace our Willys 4-wheel drive wagon. I like uncommon vehicles, so I wanted a Studebaker or International pickup. I found out about this one from, of all things, a local AM radio call-in show where folks can call the host to talk about things they want to sell. How appropri ate. No fancy internet or Facebook Marketplace here, How times have changed! This was a “fully loaded” truck in 1950 terms: chrome front & rear bumpers, 2-stage springs, dual horns, overdrive, oil filter, and an external sun visor. That’ it. No heated steer. ing wheel or Six-Function MultiPro™ Tailgate here, At some point, a previous caretaker converted the truck to 12-volts, 26 = by Fred Kk. Fox ©2022 feature write, and added turn signals and a steering column-mouny which does a great job blowing hot air on you 7 When we purchased the truck iestillhad hay inthe, pockets, so someone was using iton the farm! The over, and 4.82 gearing gets to 50 mph comfortably, but bey, thar all bets are off Our focus has been keeping it looking good and 1, ring well, and I plan to go through the cab and refresh it, spring. We have had great fun going to the Antique Ti, Club of America’s National Meet in Macungie, Pennsylvar cach year, but have yer to get to a Studebaker meet. Lov like there is a Zone Meet in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, 2023, so we will shoot for that = Chuc ‘Owners: Terry David Grube & Stanton Grube Towns: Northwood, New Hampshire & Brunnervile Pennsylvania Vehicles: The 1953 2R11 3/4-ton trucks owned by Te’ Dovid Grube. The 1949 2R17 2-ton truck. shown at i is owned by Stanton Grube. Note: See the front cover of this issue for ano! view of Terry David's 2R11 truck. See page 9 for moe etails, The following story is by Tey W. Grube. Ti David's father. This photo shows my father S. Wayne Grube with th ‘hat he purchased new. It is now owned by Stanton Cr grandson, June 2022 + Turninge py Fred K. Fox © 2022 feature wr fe 1958 2R11 and the 1949 2R17 were MOF te pny father S. Wayne Grube, Wayne ye set 2 paler from 1950 10 1978, and the tucks Panes dhru thae period oF time, The tiie his grandson Stanron Grube who con ffresonstion in 2007/2008. The 2R17 seein ch duc: Wayne built back in 1941. Stanton Grube args Frunnervlle, Pennsylvania. : {purchased the 1953 2R11 in 1983 and compleed faneoffreswortion in 1999. The ronccover photo wasriken sqbefore delivered the 2R11 to my son, Terry David Gruke fa Northwood, New Hampshire, in 2019. Both my son and Santon have young sons, so the two 2Rs should continue in theGribe amily for many years to come, ce ‘Terry W. Was a new home ‘were used in his 2R17 was later mpleted a frame Former Owner: Ted Jensen Town: Pawling. New York Vehicle: 1950 2R15 1-ton truck Nolet See the inside front cover, lower, of this issue for a niger View of this truck. See page 9 for more details. the green 2R15 with the flatbed is a truck that I drove as Ateen-aged farm boy. It was originally powered bya 170 Champion engine that had too many miles for ico continue Inservice: Since it was the last of my father’s farm trucks, I Wanted fe to be a truck that could be used on the highway, Winsialled the engine, transmission, axles, wheels and bakes from an E13 (1955 1-ron V8). The transmission was Ssipeed with overdrive. Ithas dual exhaust, A/C, and a dump bed) and a solid pull anything crailer hitch. Since I remanu- engines and transmissions, the truck with a crane on thereat worked well for driving to where these items wer and. bringing them home. The first trip made with the eruck was MfomNew York State to Chicago to pick up about eight engines ad transmissions. Then on to Studebaker International to Bideheeded parts for another project, then on ro Fairborn Sidebar pick up more parts then home. The second wip ad been MST Nomth Carolina to deliver ewo engines that ha Tumning Wheels + June 2022 MLL! ‘aay. 1 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 was in horible shape and required a ful frame of restoration anal many patch panels. The engine was stuck. I installed the en ‘auto trans and 3.73 gears from a 1962 L ‘and a classic side tire hit. The owner drives it often ard will regulary bra furer front brakes, g on the truck. purchased this 2 pickup from the son ofthe owner who had passed nted a short box 3/4 ton pickup with a heavy duty hitch, so T converted it from a 1/2-ton to a 3/4-ton. [installed a 289 with a 785 overdrive, front and rear axles from a 1963 Champ, Silvertone dual exhaust, brake booster, and a4-barrel carburetor. One day while sitting atthe tre shop, a lady came by and asked if the truck was for sale. I said, “Yes, if you have enough mon nd it now resides les thant ten miles from my house. aI Vi wig ‘QRI1 3/4-ton. Lanswered an ad in Turning, almost “My youngest son owns this. ‘Wheels by a farmer in Iowa. When L went to see the truck, Inf ere because it was in suck poor shape, He wanted to sel it ve he made me a good price. We did a frame-off restoration and lft ‘path the 245 engine and overdrive transmission. We are just about to install a Turner disk kit on this truck, a1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 remanufactured for a member of the Studebaker club living there. At the same time, I picked up a load of used parts from members who no longer had use for them. Because I was going to lose my storage, I had to put the 2R15 up for sale, Ie sold right away and now resides in Cali- fornia, Pennsyly * “Ted ‘Owner: Allen Greenlee Town: Atington, Virginia Vehicle: 1949 2R5 1/2-ton pickup Note: My brother, Kent, also an SDC member, put the Untestored body back (temporarily) on the restored chassis for transit to his new home in New Mexico, My sister-Inaw, Tina Greenlee, is shown at the wheel ‘grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Dr Robert Greenlee, an avowed Studebaker aficionado, Dad bought the love of his lif, a “63 RI Avand, che minute the car hit the market in’62. It was one of many for my dad, including a much loved ’53 Commander, which my birth forced the sale of; in exchange for a ‘55 baby blue wagon. (Dad never forgave me!) I spent many Saturdays driving to South Bend to pick up parts for dad's car at Newman and Altman’ After I graduated from college in 1976, I moved to a tiny town in northwest ‘Oklahoma called Seiling. There had been a Studebaker dealer in nearby Wynoka, so it was not too unusual to spot the oc- ceasional Studie. My job occasionally required trips to Wynoka and, on the first tip, I spotted a solid looking chocolate milk tan 2RS languishing in a vacant lot. The next time I was there, I took a closer look and found a very solid, complete truck with only mild surface rust. I went into the nearby auto parts store hoping that they might know the owner. The truck had belonged to Jesse, alocal and now deceased house painter. The truck had been bought new in Wynoka, and never lefe town, ‘Apparently, the truck was purchased by a man from Kansas by Fred K, Fox ©2022 feature write; 2 ‘My oldest brother, Kent, inherited the 1963 Avant (shown a that my father purchased new. My dad cheaped out and wen 3-spee! manual transmission, who worked for the railroad, and would occasionally sper! the night in Wynoka to change trains. I told the guys in auto parts store that I would be interested in buying it 1» left them my number to call the next time the railroad m: About four months later, I got the call. He had spent night and was leaving in about an hour. He had indica interest in selling the truck. Thankfully, the call had om ‘on my payday. I hightailed ie to Wynoka and quickly fou” the train station, On the platform was a portly older ™ ‘wearing denim overalls. I quickly ascertained that he v2!" ‘owner. We came to the price of $200 and, astounding!’ began rooting through the dozens of pockets in his ove and came up with the title, The truck was mine! Fase forward . .. I was accepted to medical soo!’ ‘Washington, DC, I left the truck with my brothes, Ke" the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, and headed east. More" years later, my brother has retired and a frame-off r=" is well underway. Jesse, named after the former owes" back on the road again. - June 2022 + Tuming rr& B by Fred. Fox ©2022 feature writ E . Random Notes ee Anniversary Trip ipniversiry days March 5. Thi Gald Rush cown of Hornitos, (yee times in the past, Lhave written about loca Gudebaker road trips Linda and I take on our tt our wedding af, we drove to the sma fotnia. We had not vshed Mereforquitea number of years. Ie isa town (population at Mp tiachas nor been commercialized. Two times in the pay ened during those tours was a Studebaker honsechans famwagon that had been sitting outside for decades. On he fisechaptertour, he “STUDEBAKER” name was sill faintly ered thatthe poor old wagon was slowly melting inc th ound. The following photo shows what wesaw. Ihaddition to the old hay rake on the right, isa remaining Section of an old Gold Rush era building, In the very early a)5(Girca 1849), the California Gold Rush towns had most Of their buildings constructed of wood. Early fires burned down many of these buildings. Realizing something more Substantial was needed, the next generation of buildings q “ning Wheels + June 2022 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 were buile of bricks with massive iron doors. The remnant surviving in the photo includes 2 few bricks and evo iron loors. In Hornitos, and many other California Gold Rush towns, numerous complete examples of the brick and iron door buildings survives @ sl Similar Logos hese two photos showan example of Studebaker’ early hel ogo aid ae bef ones xe by aT sie in Senor. Califom anotier Gold Rash owns The fagon Wheel” logo was printed on an early matchboo cover, Wich just mm eee three digie phone number, it probably datesback some 70« years. Today, Sonora has a population of over 5,000. # ‘The Studebaker =~ Gold Rush Connection Was you call it Old Dry Diggins, Hangeown or Placerville (current population about 11,000), this famous California Gold Rush town is where John Mohler Studebaker saved $8,000 ($281,000 in current dollars in ive years (1853-58) making wheelbacrows and other gold mining tools, Returning to South Bend, in 1858, J-M, invested most of his savings in his brothers’ business, which allowed the Seudebaker brothers to greatly expand theit local blacksmith ‘hop. This made it possible for them co build hundreds of ‘wagons for the North during the Civil War. By the ime che ‘United States was one hundred yeats old, Studebaker was the world’ largest producer of horse-drawn vehicles. ‘SONORA, CALIFORN! PROPRII 1A | AL DEVOTO, |ETOR" 29Ue 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 by Loren Hoekema, guest Otic}, New Post World War II Truck Designs for Americ, With Studebaker’s “Super Line for ’49” as the Star Performers by Loren Hocken, lec following informative article was recently written by member Loren Hoekema of Sidney, Nebraska. Loren is a big jy, , Suudebaker trucks, with a special admiration for the 1949-53 2R Series models. In addition to Studebaker trucks, he has a Imowledge of all American truck models. We thank Loren for his contribution, and also thank Skip Lackie for putting us in touch y hhim. Loren has two more 2R related articles that we will include in future parts of this feature article. Comments ex World War I ended, the American truck makersbe- A= workingon updated designs. All of them introduced smpletely new trucks in che ive year period following the war. These pickups represented a major modernization when compared to their prewar predecessors. The first new truckwas Dodge’ WDX -ton four-wheel-drive Power Wagon introduced in January of 1946. The Power Wagon did, however, use a carryover version of Dodge's T Series cab from 1939. Willys introduced their new 1-ton 4x4 model along with an accompanying 3/4-ton 2WD pickup in January of 1947, both ‘of which featured the same pseudo- military styling as the post- wat CJ-2A “JEEP.” Chevrolet and GMC were next with their new 194742 models that arrived in May of 1947. They were followed by Dodge with its all-new 1948 B Series in November of 1947, and Ford with its first F Series trucks, introduced in January of 1948. Studebaker was next in line with its 1949 2R Series billed as “America Newest and Finest! in April of 1948. International's (IHC) L Series debuted in December of 1949 as 1950 models. Two main items separated the new trucks from their prewar predecessors. The majority of the new models sported larger cabs. ‘Their styling also represented else et eee design clements of the prewar trucks. Gone were the decorative curves, speed stripes, fancy giles, and romantic streamlined looks ofthe late thitcs to carly forties, The late 1940s styles represented a much more integrated utilitarian design. Each of the new truck lines introduced new innovations some in increased capability (such as the Dodge Power Wagon, and the Willys I-ton 4x4), somein mechanical refinements and. improvements, some in styling, and othets in increased driver comfort. The 1946 Dodge Power Wagon and the Willys L-ton brought 4x4 pickups to the civilian truck market as available factory produced models (not four-wheel-drive conversions such as NAPCO, Marmon-Herrington, and otherafermarker companies were offering). ‘The 1947 ChevroledGMC pickups, along with the other new post-war tuck lines, followed the lad of the 1940 Fords 30 [OSE oo. Re can be sent to Loren Hoekema ce FKP and the 1941 Internationals with headlights that were Integr; into the front fenders. The 1947 Chevy and GMC cabs the first truck cabs that were actually designed t0 seat th men across. The new cabs could be equipped with optional corner windows, and were the first to offer amenities such an available fresh-air heater and a planned location for ara and speaker. In 1948 the Chevy/GMC duo became the fi to offer a synchromesh 4-speed transmission in low-tonn2 trucks, Vent windows were added in 1951. Ford’s new 1948 F-Series featured standard vent window a self framed seat cushion with a backrest that could be tippe forward for behind. the-seat storage, and rear springs mounte ‘outboard of the frame rails for increased stability when loade. (@ concept used by all modern pickups). In what appeared « be a step backward though, Ford reverted to a flat one pic: windshield for 1948 and made the passenger side windshic: wiper an option. The new Fords also offered an optional fcs: air heater and a dash ix tegrated radio location Dodge's 1948 # Series trucks came wi the largest cab to die and an industry fi — front fenders th ‘were completely len! into the doors. Then Dodges offered opto tear cab corner windows, vent windows, and fresh-air hes” A dash-integrated radio location, eross-linkssteering (as use!" Studebaker, beginning with the M Series), and a set-back fv axle for better load distribution were all standard equipm*” ‘was another industry first for 1/2-ton pickups; a deep (20: pickup box. The 1948 Dodge trucks featured tall ewo-P* ‘V-ed windshields which, when coupled with the rear cab co" ‘windows, gave the cab its name, “Pilot-House,” aname dt" from the pilot house on a tug-boat. Ina resistance tothe" ‘opening “Alligator Hood” that was used on the other po“""’ trucks, the B Series Dodges retained side opening ho feature that Dodge would retain all the way through !9 International waited until 1950 for its first new [* models, the L Series, The L Series featured wider “¢ Vision” cabs with the industry's FIRST one-picc® « June'2022 + Tuming W"*Hoekema, guest article d vent windows, an ir heaters were ay, a prvion fo ra in od design with a one-piece un Meter side or be ahslonta a could be atirely. IHC also introduced an all.ncy n= newith the Series, the overhead. alable andthe yee allation, International ew incline valve, 220¢i, 1949 Studebaker 2R Series truc breaking innovations than all their competi, : Many times the intodseton of panied by a great dea of “hype,” which in many Eup for the fact that what is being promoted ly a warmed over version of the previous de- nthe case Othe 1949 Studebaker 2s though, They really were all-new trucks ks that introduced, Gi thous ths was (vith the exception molto bea“hioene olution of light dury trucks. ties was the first 10 use a “double-dropped” led in lovered cab Soren me headroom as other trucks while simuleane- the overall silhouette of the truck. Along with height, the 2Rs were also che first 0 replace ning boards with a weatherproof interior step that ealed when the door was opened. The next manufac- this innovation was Chevrolet with its 195542 ks, Front fenders were blended inco the doors, ly integrated like those of the 1948 Dodges. nued the standard vent windows that had been ‘Studebaker’s M Series trucks, but pethaps the innovation of all was the pickup box. All the duced by the other major truck manufacturers ith a pickup box which was just chat, a metal top edges anda pair of fenders bolted to it. Bob ed the 2R trucks with a styled pickup bed with a meta floor, and replaceable lower outside ld be easily changed in the event of damage to all the styling advancements, the 1949 9 introduced numerous “first! bushings instead of the &: nections used by comperico (which were ees adopted by all of the beginning with Ford in 1957, ae stl ino lubrication in contrast co the metal ed Fequent lubrication and were subject «Billed as “the world’s finest cab heating an ® the optional “Climatizer” fresh ac heating min the 2R erucks uiized large fresh nthe cab to behind the grille on each side i 1949-53 2R Series Trucks, part 2 of the truck. These ducts ‘supplied fresh outside air via a foot- tees ‘vent, located just above the floorboards on each side the passenger compartment. The vents could be closed in cold weather, ‘causing the outside air from the driver's side vent tobe routed through the heater core to warm the cab or defrost etl Studebaker also promoted what it called “Lift- the-Hood” accessibility. The back side. of the instrument cluster as well as all controls and switches were in plain view once the hood was opened, As a result of the 2R’s lower overall “stance” and wide opening hood, all the usual maintenance items such as engine oil level, coolant level, air cleaner, battery, and igni- ton system were available ro a person standing on the ground in the case of the low tonnage models. In another “ahead of their time” move, Studebaker even offered an available tailgate step which mounted to the inside ofthe tailgate and could be folded out to provide a step when the tailgate was in the fully lowered position (GMC% current innovation is not as new as they think). Studebaker did not offer a “Custom Cab” option for its 2R trucks because most of the items that were included in the competitors’ Custom and Deluxe cabs, such as extra insulation, dual sun visors, dual arm rests, and map/dome lights were standard on every Studebaker 2R model. In addition, the 1949 ‘Studebaker was the only truck to offer automatic door activated switches for the map light. When the postwar Studebaker “Forty-Niners” were in the preliminary design stages, an independent front suspension system using torsion bars was contemplated. An actual proto- type with the independence front suspension was produced and designated as an R model. Cost considerations won out and the front suspension utilized in the final design (the “2R” Series) was of the conventional I-beam axle/leaf spring design. This was an unfortunate decision. An independent front suspension ‘would have given Studebaker at least a 10-year advantage over its closest competitors. The R model prototype also featured front fenders that were completely blended into the doors like the 1948 Dodges. ‘The 2R Series sold well from 1948 through 1950, but then sales numbers began a decline which continued right through the end ofthe model run in 1953. Had the 2Rs been produced. by Chevrolet, Dodge, or Ford, they probably would have con- tinued to post impressive sales numbers, but as the product of ‘an independent auto company their impact was relegated more to design influence than to pe ee The ones F the parent company during the 1952-54 time peri eed ee ee sles ao. The 2R trucks were by far the best-selling trucks ever produced by Studebaker and are reat looks, simplicity of design, still commonly seen, Their g interchangeability of parts and tremendous vendor and ah support male them very desirable as collector trucks ro this very day! 31Richard E. Antram Richard E, Antram, 80, of Somerset, PA passed away January 20,2022, He was life- time member of the SDC. It's unknown exactly when he joined the SDC but estimated in the early 1970s, He wasa member ofthe Alleghany Region during the 70°s as well. (When now SDC President Denny Foust wasa regular) He and his daughter attended national meets in the 70s and 80s. Ifmemory serves the first national ‘meet attended was 1972 in South Bend. That may have been when he joined SDC. His first car was a 1960 Studebaker Lark convertible he received for his high school graduation (shown in photo). It was a 259, 3 speed OD. He was truly a Studebaker Driveras he never bought a new car inhis life. He drove used Larks all through the 1960s and 1970s when they were just used cars. In Penn- sylvania they would rust out and he would move on to the next bargain. While he leamed to hot rod around in his dad’s Chryslets and Plymouth in the 50s, his first car was a Model A sedan, He never got to soup it up and in his retirement he bought and built a Model A Coupe as he would've done in the 50s, He put a flathead V8 in and Studebaker differential He was a Gold Seal flight instructor and Gold Seal instru- tment instructor and held every fixed wing rating and pilot rating available including single and multi-engine, instru- ment, commercial flight instructor. He worked asa flight and Se Mail ed from page 5) (cont T thought this was quite the story and since I have a copy of the calendar, I had to get it out and take a look. I have attached pictures of calendar pages showing some of the cars his dad ‘ground instructor, charter pilot and was managed the local airport in the 1960s. His hobbies were varied and included military vehicles, carly Jeeps, Saabs, Fiats, Jaguar, Mercedes, Samuaris, VW. diesels, and big antique trucks and equipment. He shared his vast knowledge with anyone that was willing to listen. He rented vehicles to movie and television and gave rides to ‘veterans and was present in most parades. He is survived by his daughter, Beth, who is also a life- time member of SDC and grandson, John. Both have and will carry on his tradition with vehicles. Beth Powell drove and owned. I included one picture ofthe first Studete Electric also from the calendar. I figured a Studebaker had‘ included in the story Mike Pols Livonia June 2022 + TumingTHE 27™ ANNUAL OZARK TRAILS ORPHAN CAR SHOW SEPTEMBER 9-10, 2022 Spouse CoE State Phone Number ( FE eal, a WehideMake Mode Year (pre-1985) Me-Registration: $25 with T-Shirt or $15 w/o T-Shirt (must receive by 8/15/22) § Registration T-Shirt (circle size) S M L XLadd $3.00 for 2XL 3xL Zip. Extra T-Shirts $15 each (circle size) S ML XL add $3.00 for 2XL 3xL Tor Class Friday @ 1 pm - cost $10 per person _—# of people Racing Saturday @ 10 am - no fee 4 of racers, TOTAL DUE $ $ $ Card Making Class Saturday @ 1 pm - cost $10 per person # of people_ $ $ Make checks payable to Ozark Trails Chapter, SDC Mall to Gary Sanders, 216 North 36” Street, Nixa, MO 65714 Confirmation Provided by Email Only REGISTRATION AT THE SHOW IS: $30 WITH T-SHIRT OR $20 W/O T-SHIRT aking reservations, reference the Studebaker Club. The room rate is $60 plus tax per night el Inn, of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO 65616, Phone rd of th 2 , 5 1, 3311 Shepher PI II or Email Gary Sanders: gsanders@cebridge.net (417) 569-3866 lease call or 33 is + June 2022sfarback as I can remember there was a Studebaker in our faily. 'vehad many cool clasie“Wish still had i” cor ing up, Not necessarily considered colby others Many of our family heirlooms over he years were never moe than srake hus. Ite carbrand love genetic ora product of conditioning? Someplace there is picture of me, in diaper, handing a wrench to my father under his “53 Cob, My father elle ne story that his fist Stude was a hand-mesdown *55 Presng from his older brother The coupe served him well until the Air Force sent him ona remot tour overseas, Prior shiping out, he saw te coe tg became his dream for many years, a 1963 Avant, Mecho disappointment, when eretumed othe States, Studebohes > ne longerin production so he ordered a Ponto Goer {Telit ana fanily responsibilities changed his oeas and it sat tunl 971 tate fund te'S3Ceab on suse en Hedi slow-bustesoraion ont overtheyeusantioneos wena place trophy atthe neratonl ower around the infield othe speedy. was fore twas my jis year of high cool when Ded i Peta fo Meo havea Suber odie w she ed {tna on sand ne Sudchakerwasinmy toes 4 ood idea He found the 1965 Lark inthe baka, of the Pt that dove to school. My olde son mpc oS ces sie on of he "6S ithaca when gy the Ai Fore. Yeas ter when my youngestaon ae enough 34 Lee to drive, I asked my father if he thought the Lark > around. He checked and found it was still in the hands 0 $i} member Steve Mills to whom I had sold it. 1 ‘contacted Si and he said I could buy it back. I did, and my son drove high school for two years. It was the coolest car in th lot. My oldest now claims ownership because that w car he rode in as a baby. After many years and all of us kids now grown up, Dads! Mom if he could get the Avanti he had been dreaming 0! her enthusiastic agreement they went to the 2000 Intems! Meet and it was there they found the prettiest red Avant ¢ver seen. He and owner Ken McCosh agreed on a pric’ Dad drove it home i Since then several Studebakers have joined out fi added the °61 Hawk and °66 Commander. ‘My older br added the °S0 Champion and Dad added the °59 Lark at! Transtar; Recently Dad and I purchased a °62 Daytona plan to restore, My father, my brother, and I have been to sever It” tionals and Zone meets over the years and have also pot in World of Wheels and many local shows. We may 1! if SP with some of the high dollar Ford and Chevys!" our Studebakers get more attention Ie enjoy people telling us stories about Stubs Where in their life, and explaining aetale Studebaker? 24 explaining to some that Stu Teoe Southeast Celebrating t Zone Meet Pese SEPTEMBER 23-251 2022 GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA Hosted by the North Central Florida Chapter & Avanti Club of Florida a Best Western Gateway Grand 4200 NW 97th Blvd Gainesville, FL Special Meet Rate $99.00 King or Doubles Reservations call 352-331-3336 Mention “Studebaker Convention” for special rate FRIDAY 9/235 Cocktail Party At The Cade Museum 007 themed cocktail party & dinner - free with registration! SATURDAY 9/24 Studebaker Concours Free picnic lunch for registrants! Evening Awards Banquet SUNDAY 9/25 Studebaker Caravan See the Studebaker collection at Stephen Allen’s Coffee & donuts served For more information visit www.bulletnose.org or call 386-418-8252 35 Tu "ning Wheels « June 2022Custom ay akers ae a To have YOUR Custom or Modi d i fi e d ‘Studebaker featured, please ustom an d oal submit your article and photos to Brian Curtis, 710-13th St. Davenport WA 99122 ~ Dacia od SttudsabakanS ee. The “Cow Island Express”: 1952 Studebaker 2R5 Pick-Up by David P. Desenberg Photos by Marti Pena Photography [iSe timiae tory in our hobby: young ad (or Indy) is seemingly born with a special interest (ori it an affliction?) concerning all things automotive, From early age, they just are. Growing up in the 50s and 60s, I certainly personified that car- struck youngster Inthose days, there were many vehicular varieties on the roads of small-town America. I would argue that Post War, automobiles were far more distinctive, Short of having four wheels, cars didnot share nearly as many visual cues as those more recently minted, Today, just how easy is it to discem any of the myriad of remarkably similar offerings from automo- bile manufacturers? As a well steeped car guy I say, “Noteasy”. Face it, today most cas are small, 4-door, g1ay, undistinguished, boring modes of transportation With the occasional dramatic exception. In the sand 60s, different cars were, well, different, and many folks could easily recognize the difference between a Ford or also newly minted, ‘my first ride was in that car, coming ho: (Chevy, Pontiac or Kaiser, Cadillac or Packard from the hospital, in early September of 1952. Later. urkerhaps the most distinctive, interesting andarguably had a blue over pale yellow, °$3 Commander 2-dow Seat Barts and trucks produced at that time, came fiom remember we borrowed a pink, 1984 dose Commande: Sough Bend, Indiana. Many reading ths would certainly agree. think) when we flew in to Ohio oravieit couldn’thave eudebelershad a special apeal tome. One of my matemal more than two or three years old, the disease manifests ¢ Packard ten cunetand proprietor ofthe Donley Studebaker Now forthe subject vehicles The featured 1952 Stu Packard dealership in Ashland, Ohio. As a consequence, the baker, 2RS Half Ton Pickup is now known as the “Cow Is: My para tee family all drove Studebakers or Packards. Express”. My collaborateg end 00d friend atthe time, So. My Parents’ first new car was a maroon 1950 Studebaker Cawley, coined the name while visiting our home in Te Commander, in the first year of “bullet nose” fame, Being Prior fo completion of this project. No, there’s no island> 0 { as \erand cows. Some suggest the name coin. serie peen significantly alcoho influenced ja 2) ar pased the truck at auction, in November ol hough that thetruck was solid, rust free <7 fe shared year of origin with yours truly gsbeer., it had @ 350 GM motor with headers, jum ng an undesirable automatic transmis. jo eedntror including “custom dash’ and sanamirng, brakes and suspension. The Stade vite over, have a tastefully modified treatment ii HON iats, which was retained. It was an old nt modest eclectic upgrades. It needed to be se Nand then Some, Sattop 95 lustrial Chassis of Phoenix, Ari- famed by Steve Seymanski In short order, the spaaascetioned off at the firevall anda Dodge Fpl nt suspension was grafted on. Other Diallo) by Steve and his crew included reworked sees nsiffontdsetear rum brakes, over steering ti sor ponerbrkes, povier windows, aPord 9 rear-end and Pe sneaTremek TKO 5-speed, thus replacing the dreaded at wee GM 350 was freshened and a gear drive to the cam 4: -dded though I’m not sure why, given that my foothardy {vere long gone. It's kind of fun, though, because the gear ii gives the audio impression that the 350 is supercharged. *Dsn,where’sthe supercharger?” That subterfuge has fooled so: than the occasional “expert ne interesting change/im- pvement was Scott adding the *Suulebaker” chrome hood insert finn later Transtar pickup. He Toiitre-chromed with gold con- tas, cutthe section out ofthe °52 Hodand inserted. Itreally looks grat! Irefero it today as “Male Jessy or*Studa-Bling”. I think Iprefer “Studa-Bling” {con't recall exactly how long Sie had the truck but like all Poets, longer than anticipated. ee saa vas completed, the Me atmedtoSeot's facilities, iit etsung two plus years teat sland Express gained epee ‘ew, original dash ingins by a donor truck, new Crreagt Recaro Seas, A/C, gantlandan adi sytem tenn it tequired new paint Varo ae Cadillac Silver over ity 8 Chosen and applied ypc resus i ie andlor friends and 1 Abe Visited to monitor and Progress, It was fun! ri MMA Miheals » June 2022 ‘As many of you know and have experienced, it's a consum- mate treat to witness the changing and ultimate rebirth of a special vehicle. InJune of 2010, the now essentially complete “Cow Island Express” debuted at the 2010 International Meet in nearby Glendale, Arizona, On the drive over, the Stude took a rock to the windshield. Judging negatively reflected that unfortunate incident but one of the vendors sold windshields, so the issue ‘was shorlly mitigated. I don’t recall or care what it scored but fine time was had by all. SS SS]) home in Texas in late September | of 2010. It joined a number of | other Studebakers, a Packard and two GTOs in the family gar It was justin time to experience the result of roughly’ ten days of rain and exceptionally warm and humid conditions Net-ne, the pick-up was afea- ture vehicle at a Couples Shower several days later, though mosqui- tos as big as your hand suddenly appeared and stole the show and, | swear, some barbeque. They should have taken the bride... SSo today, over ten years Iat- es the Cov Island Express shows bout 12,000 miles on the odom- -r, a few more than sev eral ie chips centered around the grille ea ‘wo or three grandkid nicks ‘and minor scrapes. Aland all, not too bad, and i's driven regularly Other than removing and cleaning, ‘end from the gas tank that infected the carburetor, it has behaved very ‘and is a pleasure to drive and The Cow Island Expressarrived ter well experience. 37. a10:11 a FeAStudebaker Love Affair — A Studebaker Love Affair Treinen toe witha car and hay ing it change the trajectory of your life you are reading this, tht possibilty may not be too difficult to imagine. But what iP You lived in another county, even on an- other continent, separated by an ocean from here that car was made? Now thats love So twas for Robert (Bob) Kapteyn, Sr, ho—when he was 18 yeas old — while de- livering eroceries toa school in Amsterdam = spotted a new car parked inthe driveway of nearby mansion, Itseemed to him quite an unusual car, a sleek dark red coupe with a white hardtop. Compelle to take a closer Took; he pecked inside and saw a brass plate that read “Manufac- tured by The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend Indiana USA™ At that exact moment, Bob decided he would one day make thetrip to visit the famed Studebaker factory in northern Indiana Fast forward to 2021, and you'l find Bob carefully rummage ing around an old three-story building in Jolie, Ilinos. Each floor is filled from top to botiom with ear pars ~ mostly Stude baker, of course ~ and here you will find theanswer fo the question of whether Bob ever made it to South Bend That answer is: yes, he in fact did After immigrating to Canada in May of 1956, Bob met hs second love (indeed, his one and only true love) Marie, whom he married in 1957, Together, they moved to. Chicago, Illinois while stopping in South Bend along the way. Bob started a service business in the repair of industrial instruments in 1963 and then sold that business in 2001 upon retirement But his love for Studebakers stayed with him. He had pur chased his fist Studebaker parts inventory in 1968, going on 38 country forthe next 54 years! IF you haven't seen it, that LOT of parts! Bob's son, Bob Kapieyn Jr, purchased the building they use, in 1992, And like Bob, the building underwentits own ji: ney. Although the site of printing press at the time of purch: that building also had its roots in ear manufacturing, In 1907, the Economy Motor Buggy E]_ pany of Fort Wayne, Indiana began mans; feted (wring motor buggies. These high-wheci 7 motorized vehicles were similar to the de of the horse drawn carriages widely used tum of the twentieth century. Unfortunate) the Indiana-based company soon discov that similar vehicles were already made by Success Highwheeler Company in St, Loi Missouri they were subsequently sued ad Fort Wayne factory closed its doors. How the Economy Motor Buggy Company ren in Joliet as the Economy Motor Car Company. They reba ‘manufacturing facility at 112 Bissell Street If you've visited the old Economy Motor Company bil ing, you have undoubtedly seen the inc ible amount of Studebaker parts that 10" side there. There are cars stil along th: manufacturing line, but old Studebaks Economy Buggies. As faras I can el little formal inventory system, but Bob S:" find what you're looking for you ever = quite an amazing feat, really. 1 asl {enough to purchase a NOS 1962 Lark = {or still in the box for my own Studebs! By now you're probably wonde'* ‘what was that car parked in Amster” long ago that sparked a Love that hs almost 70 years? It was a 1953 St! Commander K-Body Hardtop Cov? Bob’s love affair with Studebakers ‘oing strong, ich CP) eee 2 June 2022 + Turing \"”ayo Aeron oy prooks Stevens Marker senaitng out Tight in the Milwaukee suburb of Shore. W le Lchanced to look tothe right at traffic signal box wong qudebaker Gran Turismo Hawk painted on it! Thig sp st 4 ed me to take the next opportunity to make a ly ly ca My vestigate the box. Itis located next to the building Cease wand Tor BEE W sels < june 2022 Brooks Stevens Marker by Bruce Anderson Brooks Stevens Associates builtin 1959 forhis design business By the timing, this was where Brooks and his team did contract Work for Studebaker, including the GT Hawks. Also painted onthe box ae other Stevens transportation works: Harley-Davidson motoreycles, Excalibur cars, The Milwaukee Road Hiawatha lounge car, and the Oscar Meyer Wienermabile The Village of Shorewood has decorated its signal boxes throughout the village with local history, Website: htipss/ivww villageofshorewood.org/DocumentCenter/View/8364 Signaling- History-Tourof-the-Signal-Box-Amworkby Jane Stinson, Treasurer, sp, SDC Treasurer's Report ware SDC Treasurer’s Report ae oy 2022 First Quarter a yy Period Ending March 31, 2022 submitted by Jane Stinson, Treasurer, SDC | an 2022 Analysis | oesare crane Cottrerby 8367, Ts is primary counted ry 1 Membership Dues $82,650. Advertising receipts that were $4,955 lower than budget p. TW Advertising 7,545, tially offset by current Membership Dues over budget by $1.4) TW USB Digital Library 406 Expenses forthe quarter were higher than the budget TI Back Issues/Shipping 47m $4,001, The variance to budget is partially due higher char RosterPins 4371 from Comerstone due tothe timing of purchases of member Club StoreMiscaianeous a card stock and envelopes $1,644, postage increases $555 309,683 Supply chain issues printing Turning Wheels $1,539. Operating Expenses Overall, forthe quarter, our expenses were over budget Publication of Turing Wheels $67,669 $4,001, Current Revenues were lower than budget by $3, Comersione Registration 19,142 leaving an unfavorable variance in net income of ($7,768) Website 2471 the quarter, However, in actual terms, revenues were $93, Credit Card Fee 11887 and expense $96,651 leaving a net loss of $2,968 for the qua | Advorising Expense 300 ‘which was partially offset by interest income of $2,008. Printing/Copying si For the Ist quarter, SDC members donated total of 4. Officer & Director Expenses 49 to the Studebaker Museum, National Foundation, Restorat_o| SDC Treasurer 3,000 Fund and National Museum Foundation combined, Moet Insurance ‘ Recognition PinDigital Library 4852. [avenge Bad Debts/Refunds - poeENUe Miscellaneous 308 596.651 Current Operating Income(Loss) (62,968) Other Incomel(Loss) 2,109 Net Prepaid Member Dues 3.557 Net incomei(Loss) $2,698 ‘SDC Member Donations: Restoration Fund Donations $1,057 ‘Studebaker National Museum Capital Fund 1.693, Studebaker National Foundation 748. Studebaker National Museum Foundation 1398 | EXPENSE SDC Funds on Hand: ‘SDC Checking Account $165.4 Ismail Hest Gecing cca “TSS ‘Studebaker Museum Capital Cost Fund 31,980 Beseraton Money Market Account 61713 srokerage Account* x 074.079 $1,424,755 * This accounts designated as ise ignated as a hedge for future operating od June 2022 + TuringStudebaker Drivers Giub ie 2022 North Central Zone Meot GARAGE= Salina Kansas September 23.25 zone show will take place at America’s ‘The gt Auto Museum “The Garage” forthe by TW ‘a ‘¢,4"St, Salina, KS 67401 St par. 4 Host Hotel: Holiday Inn Salina. eo 3145 S. 9" St, Salina kansas 67404 get by sharee, dberhi ‘55 an| 785-404-6767 special rate of $109.00 ‘Schedule events feet t 83,76, {68) & 13.6% fart Friday the 23% Registration at Host Hotel noon to 2 pm. *2 PM leaving from hotel for tour of a wonderful private car collection followed by a short drive to a second car collection where dinner will be provided, S4.8¢5 bration Saturday the 24° *8 AM registrations at show field *Swap meet all day.-spaces available. * Car Show 8 to3 PM 9 AM line up (for anyone who wishes to parade their “Studeboker)for a 10am Parade on Santa Fe Street in downtown Salina, hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum. *Tours of The Garage all day 11 to 3 PM Judging of the autos +5 to 6 PM social hour at Martinell’s Restaurant. #6 to 10 PM Awards Banquet, wonderful meal, a special guest speaker, good easy listening we musig, Silent Auction Second car to show TShirt size $15.00 each_X. Hof shirts = _ | Meet registration $25.00 (single or family) __. _ | ap Meet space —no charge Friday tour and meal $15.00 x # of people____— ‘ _ Make checks payable to: en ee the Salina area auto "North Central Zone Meet Scenic driving tour hosted by’ \ enthusiast. Wheeler 1505 west 12" Hays Ks 67601 ho wishes. 785 623 1682 Churches available for anyone ! ‘safe drive home after a grand ‘weekend! a ——-—S—~2—F ed