1956 Studebaker

Wagon Wagon

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

8849203

Clear

Gasoline

I have for sale a 1956 Studebaker 2 door Commander Wagon. This car has a body that is in very good condition. It has a 259 cu in V8 engine that does start and run. The brakes have been done to the point that the car is able to stop enough for moving the car as its being worked on. The master cylinder and wheel cylinders have had kits put into them. The glass is all intact, though some of the glass is cracked. I have a good spare windshield that goes with the car. This car has good stainless trim with only a couple of minor dents. The grill is in very nice shape as well. The tires shown in the pictures will not go with the car as they are in very poor condition, but rollers will be provided for the purpose of moving the car onto the trailer.This car has similar style to the Conestoga Wagons of 1954 and 1955. The 4 door wagons that followed this model are the Broadmoor President Scotsman Parkview Pinehurst Champion and later, the Lark series. These ranged from 1957 1958 and 1959. There were changes and appointment upgrades through all levels of wagons of this era. Some came with the simple 169 cu in flat 6, while others came equipped with the 259 V8 and some of the later models had the 289 V8. The transmissions ranged from the 3 speed, 3 speed overdrive and the automatics. I've seen a couple models that had the McCulloch (later to become Paxton) Supercharger installed.Although this car runs as is, it should not be considered a daily driver. The brakes do need to be gone through in detail. The engine runs, but it has leaking freeze plugs, so should not be driven more than needed to load and unload on and off the trailer or to move it around the driveway. I did drive the car from my garage to the side yard, which only took about 20 seconds, but had to prove to myself that it did indeed move under its own power. It has an electric fuel pump delivering gas from a gas can under the hood. The only rust of consequence I can find on the car is in the front floors of the driver and passenger sides. The rear floors are solid and the rear spare tire well is also solid. The rockers don't seem to have any signs of it either. A few bubbles about the size of a nickle on the pass side fender. The car is sold as is, where is and shipping shall be the responsibility of the buyer. I will be happy to help the shipper with loading the car if needed.On Apr-14-12 at 19:47:09 PDT, seller added the following information: I've just uploaded more pictures of the car. Included are some detail shots of the interior which show the floors, door panels and rear panels, rear floors, under rear seat, spare tire well, under hood areas. As you can see, the front floor is totally "Fred Flintstone". What I did not realize till today was some of the rear floor areas as well. Originally, I had peeled the floor mat showing only the painted section. As you can see, there is also some of the rear floor that also need repair. It would certainly be best to replace the entire floor area on this car and not just the front. The door and rear panels are obviously not useable as they are, but the pictures are provided to show that the stainless is still there and available to use on the new panels when they are done. The spare tire well as I knew, has only surface rust on it. It is solid and includes the spare tire hold down bolt and disc. It even has the strap for the jack. The engine picture shows all but the original carburetor and air cleaner, which included with the car.One last note, this car does have seat belts front and rear. They are the early "aircraft" style. The passenger side even has the fastener that bolts to the lower edge of the door. This was used back in the day to help keep the door closed in an accident. I can see why they quit using that type. Crushing the passenger while the door is flung open in an accident, did not do much to help save lives, eh? The last picture is a quick little "cut n paste" to show how the car would look if it were lowered as I would have liked it. No, we did not cut the springs, we just did a cut up picture. Personally, I LOVE IT like that.The reserve is met on this auction, so for all interested, please feel free to bid high and bid often. Good Luck.