1963 Studebaker

Automatic

E5FC4384

Clear

For sale at no reserve is my 1963 Studebaker ZIP (as in Zone Improvement Plan, now known as ZIP Code) Van. There is much history on these vehicles, just google studebaker zip van and you'll find plenty of fascinating (no, really!!!) information and history. As it pertains to this van in particular, this is a rare bird. There were less then 4300 of these made in 1963 and there were no more. By the time these mail vans were put out to pasture, no one in the 1970's or late 1960's could have imagined how popular a one seat, RHD vehicle would be in 2016 and many of them went the way of the scrap yard. Studebaker won the contract to build these for the USPS and it was hoped that this would be the contract that would put Studebaker back on course, but it was not to be. This unit has what appears to be the original 6 cylinder 112 hp overhead valve Skybolt Six, the Borg-Warner Flight-O-Matic 3 speed automatic transmission. Itstarts right up and runs great. It drives fine also. Transmission shifts fine but leaks a little tranny fluid so if it sits for too long, you will need to add some. There is a an inspection panel just to the left of the drivers seat and the fill tube for the transmission is easily accessible. I will warn you...DO NOT take a hard left hand turn with the RHD drivers side door open. It almost threw me out of the van!! This van has rust. Fortunately, every panel on the van is a straight one and a good metal person could have this thing straightened up in a jiffy. I broke my own rules and fell in love with it and couldn't walk away from it without it being on my trailer. You may have seen pics of this with some green stalk and yellow flowers on the side. I sanded those off and came to realize this is beyond my limits and I have several other cars that I need to liquidate and this would sit on the back burner for way too long, so I am offering it up to the eBay Community. It has one new tire and three good tires. All the same size but not matching. This has a clear and open signed Indiana title. If you have any questions or would like to have a friend look at it or do a FaceTime walk around/drive around, give me a call. Murray 270 872 7507. I am on Eastern time. This is a five day auction so you don't have to wait forever to win the van. Set your alarms for Sunday evening and be ready to bid to buy. I have taken numerous pics and have super sized them all. I have also included a pic or what one looks like totally restored. This is a must have for any postal collector or Studebaker collector. There are very few of these around and could easily be made into a rat rod (shoehorn in a sbc?), drive as is or restore to former glory. Just wear your seatbelt!!! SHIPPING: I will ship this to you up to 500 miles for $1.25 per loaded mile as I have the trailer capacity to do so.