Automobile Makes and Models Studebaker

Sometimes the simple things are incredibly comforting. After years of "the big stuff," repairs on our 1950 Studebaker Champion seem to be settling into a "maintenance mode." Now, maintenance on a 59 year-old car includes a head gasket and what could be seen as major part reconditioning. But then there are days like this, when a simple bulb replacement is ... as simple as replacing a bulb. A & E Auto Parts in Sacramento, CA, is THE place for 1940 and better basic car parts. A & E had the 1158 and 1129 bulbs that Kragen and AutoZone did not - complete with a ... Read Full Story

"For DeCrane, 62, who grew up fixing cars in his father's six-car garage in Fairview Park, the idea of creating a dream garage where he could tinker with his collectible Studebaker cars, cook turkeys at the holidays and host a yearly clambake came true in 2004 when he and his wife, Sheila, moved into their newly built home." It's dreamy to think about what one wants from their garage. As the owner of a 1.5 car garage built in 1936, there's not much room for anything more than our 1950 Studebaker Champion, tools, the kids' bikes, wagon, etc. Read the full article on the ... Read Full Story

You've got to have a passion for cars in order to own a 59 year-old automobile, because when things break, and they will ... you might as well rip out your heart, stomp on it a few times, and stick it back in your chest haphazardly. Then, withdraw thousands of dollars from the bank and flush them down the toilet. But ... when your classic car is repaired - and purrs - you suddenly forget about the heartache, the money, and the frustration. Your heart beats back to life and your brain falls in love all over again with the hulking mishmash of parts ... Read Full Story

I service my Studebaker at Porter-Sprague, Inc. in Sacramento, CA; they've been around since 1917. There's another shop that I eye as well and that's John Ellis & Son in midtown; they've been around since 1927. "For 80 years, John Ellis Garage has been a permanent fixture in midtown Sacramento. John Ellis opened his garage in 1927, after working as a mechanic for the W.I. Elliott Company, which sold star cars during the twenties. John Ellis was so good to his customers that many of his customers followed him to his new garage where they continued to have their car repaired for over half ... Read Full Story

"Pushed against a corner was a Champion Starlight Coupe with a wraparound rear window. “This is the car that Bob Hope made the jokes about, that you couldn’t tell if it was going forward or backward,” he said. “It’s a bullet-nose Starlight Coupe, which is the combination you want. You could only get a car like this in ’50 or ’51." Mr. Shiller said he found the car on a vacant lot in Amagansett, on the eastern reaches of Long Island, that used to be the Studebaker dealership DiSunno Motors. “Of course they were no longer in existence,” he said. “And the guy who ... Read Full Story