1953 Studebaker COMMANDER

Coupe

V8 232 ---original numbers matching

Clear

The vehicle was judged at the recent STUDEBAKER International Meet in Dover,DE and received 392 points out of a possible 400. The judge’s sheet is attached and indicates they found "jack stored incorrectly" and "mixed water clamp, hose clamp on fuel line-copper vacuum line" The original numbers matching engine has been rebuilt within the last 100 miles as has the transmission. The shocks are new, the gas tank has been relined, the brakes are done with silicon brake fluid and the wide white wall BF Goodrich radial tires are new. Mechanically the car is as new. The correct pattern interior is by Studebaker vendor Rene Harger. The chrome is near perfect. The black body is laser straight with 4 NOS fenders. Things the judges missed: 1. some of the dash board chrome should be redone. 2. the grill shells are from a 1954. 3. the headlight rings are just begining to show "flyspecks" in the chrome 4. there is a small tear in the LS door panel5. there is a small nick in the RS front seat "L"