1950 Studebaker

Coupe

Built Chevrolet 305HO small block V8

Automatic with B&M Shifter

Clear

Gasoline

This auction is for a 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlite Coupe Old School Drag Car, or as more recently suggested a Rat Gasser that can be streetable with a couple add ons like mufflers depending on your state, and a bigger capacity fuel source. At present fuel is supplied by a 3 gallon Moon style tank mounted on the nose in Gasser fashion with cut off valve. A fuel cell mounted in the trunk would be an easy installation and very affordable option. The front suspension is from Speedway Racing and is of a straight tube axle configuration with leaf springs, shocks and disc brakes. Spindles are GM. Steering is also Speedway with a Vega steering box non power. Steering wheel is Moon removable. Power is provided from a rebuilt Chevy 305HO with a Lunati 282 cam and lifters, Holley manifold with Edlebrock 750cfm 4 barrel carb, Accel HEI electronic ignition and Dougs fenderwell headers. Cooling is from a large capacity Griffin Aluminum radiator. Transmission is Chevy Power Glide, that does leak at the speedometer cable port. Easily fixed with a new O ring or gasket. It has a new cable, but no meter inside the car. The rear axle is a rebuilt Chevy 10 bolt most likely from a small truck. Rear brakes are all new, waiting to be plumbed. The interior is essentially complete, unless you want some kind of headliner. It would actually look good if cleaned then painted since it is shaped nice from the factory in a tub like fashion. Still has the original interior lite attached at the rear of the ceiling. No bad rust issues, with the exception of the trunk. It now has a partial floor riveted in by previous owner, which is acceptable at best. Not pretty, but does the job. Spare tire slot still needs removal or hole repaired. Floors under carpet are very nice, with the exception of an amateur attempt at fiber glassing in the inner rocker area by previous owner. All in all, the flloors are very solid as is the body, which is no surprise considering the amount of rust proofing applied by Studebaker in 1950. The doors are also very solid at the bottom and underneath, which are usually problem areas for cars this old. Car has almost all necessary gauges including Tach, temp, oil pressure and volt. No speedo or gas. All lights work, which includes Headlights, tail lights, turn signals, brake and parking lights. Sorry no radio, heater or whitewall tires. Please see pictures for other details. A 500.00 deposit is expected within 24 hours of auction end thru Paypal, with full payment in cash or bank check due on delivery. Delivery time can be adjusted with mutual agreement within reason. This is a no reserve auction, as I find them annoying, and do not wish to annoy potential bidders. This car was on eBay a few months ago, but was ended early due to local purchase, that did not pan out, which was ok because it allowed time to do some additional improvements to the car.. On May-16-14 at 17:17:44 PDT, seller added the following information: Should have mentioned, that my reason for selling this car is because she is not used the way she should be, but sits in my shop/Man Cave idle about 95% of the time. She needs to be driven and appreciated for what she is which is a true classic Old School Dragster. My Man Cave is mostly related to Route 66 memorabilia, and I would still need a center piece from that era so I would be most willing to consider trades for a cool old classic preferably in a 2door V8 body style. ThanksOn May-19-14 at 16:52:48 PDT, seller added the following information: I have included several more photos, that may be helpful in the description, and a few others that are just interesting. Have a soundy to hear the engine running, but haven't been able to include it in my auction. To bad, because the car sounds awesome. If anyone knows how to include a video in these auctions please let me know or I can try and email it to interested people. Thanks.