Automobile Makes and Models Studebaker

1950 Studebaker Champion - The Plane CarDoug Hodak's '50 Studebaker Champion Starlight has the soul of a P-38 Lightning.You've probably seen bullet-nose Studebakers with sharks' teeth nose art on the fenders, an attempt to recognize the WWII airplane-inspired design of the car, but Doug Hodak of Darien, Illinois, went much further than that, building his '50 Champion Starlight coupe to resemble a Lockheed P-38 Lightning "as close as the...  

1953 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe - Sublime StudeCustomizing a '53 Studebaker is not a feat to take lightly, as the clean Robert Bourke design (often credited to studio chief Raymond Lowey) is a milestone of American automotive styling...When you spend your days crafting custom cars for other people, there's often little time or energy left to expend on a special ride for yourself or your family. We've all known talented car builders...  

BOISE -- This year's Idaho sent more Olympians to the Winter Games than ever before -- a total of 12 athletes. But now that the games are over, a few athletes have found their way home. Sara Studebaker doesn't spend as much time as she'd like back in Idaho. But after all the hard work she put in heading to the Olympic Games, it was nice to catch her breath back home here in Boise. The Olympics are one of the most exhilarating and exhausting...  

VANCOUVER, Canada  – While Saturday’s 7.5K Biathlon didn’t yield a medal for Boise native Sara Studebaker, it did leave her with the chance to compete in another Olympic event. Studebaker placed 45th out of 88 in Saturday’s event, the highest of any American. That rank qualifies her for Tuesday’s 10K Pursuit, for which only the top 60 competitors qualify. Studebaker is a Boise High graduate and alumni of the Bogus Basin Ski Team. Because...  

® Nate Holland (Sandpoint), snowboardcross: The five-time X Games champion made the finals, but finished fourth in a mad-dash event that resembles motocross on snow. Seth Wescott of Sugarloaf, Maine, won his second straight Olympic gold medal. "I'm pretty fired up for Wescott, two-peating at the Olympics,'' Holland said. "I guess I'll just let Wescott control this race and I'll control the X Games. Together as teammates, we can control the two...  

BOISE -- This Tuesday, it's Idaho's Sara Studebaker's turn to go for Olympic gold in the biathlon. Studebaker grew up skiing at Bogus Basin and her mark there is as big as ever. Before Studebaker got to the Olympics, she skied in the junior Olympics. And before that, she took part in regional races at Bogus Basin.  A qualifying event took place there again this weekend, featuring potential future Olympians, hoping to follow Studebaker's...  

William Martin was just 5 years old when he first encountered a Studebaker automobile. That's when his uncle came to visit the family in Maryland, driving a brand new 1941 Studebaker. "That was the most beautiful car," Martin recalls.  

1950 Studebaker Pickup Truck - Stude With A 'JudeCheck out this fully restored and completely customized 1950 Studebaker pickup truck!Every once in a while some lucky soul stumbles upon a piece of classic truck history, it's never me, but hey somebody has to luck out. In this case the lucky one was Dave Pareso out of Fountain, Colorado. The story actually started back in 1972 when Dave saw the truck for the first time in the parking lot of a...  

Alex Beam, Boston GlobeMitt Romney was on the David Letterman show last week and hit a home run. It was two white guys from the Midwest, born in 1947, chatting amiably about the icons of yesteryear: Earl Scheib, the car-painting magnate; the Studebaker (a car, for you younger readers) and the Rambler Classic, manufactured by AMC, the automobile company managed by Mitts father, George. AMC and Studebaker were wiped from the face of the earth by...  

Alex Beam, Boston GlobeMitt Romney was on the David Letterman show last week and hit a home run. It was two white guys from the Midwest, born in 1947, chatting amiably about the icons of yesteryear: Earl Scheib, the car-painting magnate; the Studebaker (a car, for you younger readers) and the Rambler Classic, manufactured by AMC, the automobile company managed by Mitt’s father, George. AMC and Studebaker were wiped from the face of the earth...  

Well heres my latest project!The box and seat are homemade to match the original. Had to replace some of the wood on undercarriage also. (as seen in pics.) The body and undercarriage parts are made of hickory and the seat is made with poplar. Costomer very happy!! Thanks for looking… Glenn