Any studebaker experts on here?
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Aarongriffey
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I was wrong, Studebaker shut down the Indiana plant in Dec. 1963 and they ended building cars at the Canadian plant in 1966. I thought it was all a year later.
I suppose the engines for the Canadian cars were also buil in Indiana because when they shut down in the U.S. the Canadian plant used Chevy engines, including the new 230 that replaced the 235.
I suppose the engines for the Canadian cars were also buil in Indiana because when they shut down in the U.S. the Canadian plant used Chevy engines, including the new 230 that replaced the 235.
Aarongriffey
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I was wrong about the end of Studebaker.
They shut down in Indiana in Dec. 1963. That ended all engine building.
When Canada ran out of engines they used the Chevy sixes and 283 V8.
1966 was the last year, not 67 like I said above.
The Excalibur, which was first built on a Studebaker chassis with the 289 Studebaker engine, was continued being built by the designer, in Brooks Stevens in Wisconsin. He used Chev 327, I don’t know what he did for a chassi.
They shut down in Indiana in Dec. 1963. That ended all engine building.
When Canada ran out of engines they used the Chevy sixes and 283 V8.
1966 was the last year, not 67 like I said above.
The Excalibur, which was first built on a Studebaker chassis with the 289 Studebaker engine, was continued being built by the designer, in Brooks Stevens in Wisconsin. He used Chev 327, I don’t know what he did for a chassi.
Merc Cruzer
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blucar
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A very popular engine to re-power early Fords with in the early '50's was the Cad OHV8, it was light and compact. Olds V8's were also very popular, as was the Buick V8 nail-heads. However, not much is written about the '51 and later Studebaker V8's which were very popular in the Fords. The Stude engines were very light, compact and ran very well. As I recall the starter on a Stude was on the right side, where-as the Olds had the starter on the left side, therefore it interfered with the Ford steering. gears. Of course in time the aftermarket vendors came up with a bell-housing that relocated the starter.
tubman
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As long as we're talkin' Olds engines, I surprised to hear that they are almost as heavy as Hemi's, 720 lbs vs. 760 lbs. No wonder people liked Studebakers. I looked for 3 years before I found a "starter switchover" for my '51 Rocket at a reasonable price. I could have bought one for $750, but I kept looking.
