1959 Studebaker

Coupe

Factory Six Cylinder, with overdrive

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

1959 Studebaker Silver Hawk, California car, SURVIVOR Please read the entire listing. The odometer indicates 79,000 miles and very likely that is accurate. It was a west-coast car since new. It has never been driven in salt since being brought here to the Midwest. The windows roll up and down perfectly, The doors open and close like new, and it runs and drives nicely. The factory six with 3 spd overdrive is the perfect combination for good gas mileage with today's prices. It has had one repaint since new, done in 1968. The repaint was directly over the original Alaskan blue, with minimal or no body work, the engine compartment and door jambs are still original paint. That 1968 paint still shines and looks very good, although has a few nicks and scratches here and there. When the '68 repaint was done, the 'fin strips' never made it back on after the car was repainted. The floors, trunk, and frame are perfect and rot-free and have not been repaired ever. There is some bubbling in the far lower front of the left rear fender, due to some dirt getting packed behind the panel. That is the only real corrosion bubbling on the body, other then a couple very small pin-head sized spots here and there. The front fenders and rocker panels are excellent. There is no roof-rot anywhere, the car came from dry inland California. The engine has only about 3,600 miles on a professional rebuild. It runs excellent! It carries 30 psi hot idle oil pressure. Overdrive works excellently: shifts in automatically, and kicks out automatically when floored. All the lights and gauges work. The tires on the car are real wide-whites, and have excellent tread, but on the older side. The interior shows some wear but is in remarkable condition for a southwestern car. There are no rips or tears in the seat covers. I believe the seats were recovered about the time it was repainted in the 60's. The headliner is still the original. The chrome shows some patina, but is generally shiny. All the glass is good, no cracks or chips. There are a couple wiper scratches in the windshield. Don't miss out on this survivor California car. One would be hard pressed to find another survivor that is such a nice car. Please remember this car is not restored and isn't absolutely perfect. It's been maintained and fixed, but never restored. It is a nice old honest car that still looks nice and is enjoyable as-is. Located in central Michigan. Look up zip code of 49677 if you want to see how far it is from you. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. I am parting with this car to make some storage space. Reserve is set reasonably, but I am not in a desperate need to part with it. Comes with clear open title (signed off but buyer, price, and date left 'open'). Also comes with old vintage California registrations, California title, and service receipts from the late 60's through the 90's. Car is sold as-is, where-is. No warranties, conditions, or guarantees expressed or implied. Buyer responsible for all pickup / shipping arrangements. Please note I am NOT a dealer and it must be picked up here at my non-commercial residence, I cannot deliver, pick you up at an airport, take the car to a truck dock, or do similar requests. Full payment required within 7 days of auction close. Payment by cash or cashier's check. If paying by cashier's check, it must clear to my satisfaction before vehicle and title is released. No payment plans, trades of livestock or your ex-wife, or post-auction negotiation. It must be picked up within 35 days of receiving cleared payment, storage beyond that will incur storage fees. On Mar-25-13 at 06:39:03 PDT, seller added the following information:At the time of the current bid (Monday morning), reserve is within $500