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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / January 2004R4 Daytona Hardtop
There's a list of "The Fate of the 11 Factory Built R3-R4 Cars and Engines, July 1998, compiled by Ron Ellerbe" in issue11, Spring '98, "Jet Thrust News". There are the 9, R3 Avantis, and: "64V15405 - R4 Daytona Hardtop - owned by a MD SDC member. Car Life magazine car built for Gene Booth. Entire drive line changed circa 1966 with 30K+ miles to Powershift, R3 B85, 3.73 rear. Paxton changed tires, wheels, added gauges, Sun tach. Factory PR demo held by Paxton/Granatellis until 1967 when sold to Ron Ellerbe. Original R4 engine(R4K325) fate unknown. Now running a P289. Present condition unknown, high mileage. Originally 4 speed, 3.54 rear. Bordeaux Red with red vinyl interior." The eleventh car is 64V19588, an R3 Commander 2dr. It was lost in a fire. Its engine, B47/R3SN320, was in a '60 Hawk, at one time. See: http://www.stude.com/JTN/ . Mike >Its engine, B47/R3SN320, was in a '60 Hawk, at one time. Asa Hall owned a Hawk with an R3 engine for MANY years. I think that he planned on putting the engine in an Avanti, but I believe that he sold the engine and/or car some time ago. This is probably the one that you are refering to. Gary L. Studebaker Drivers Club Director - Northeast Zone 36 year member of Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. I wonder if the Daytona was converted to an R3 using the R4 long block? All you would have to do is switch the intake manifold and remove the blower and bracket since the R3 and R4 block and heads were the same. Does anyone know who the MD SDC member is? Wouldn't the pistions have to be changed too? Jeff DeWitt >I wonder if the Daytona was converted to an R3 using the R4 long block? All >you would have to do is switch the intake manifold and remove the blower and >bracket since the R3 and R4 block and heads were the same. Does anyone know >who the MD SDC member is? > True Jeff, the pistons were those domed type. You got me on that one. Supposedly the serial #'s were different: R4K325 & R3 B85. Mike > There's a list of "The Fate of the 11 Factory Built R3-R4 Cars and > Engines, July 1998, compiled by Ron Ellerbe" in issue11, Spring '98, "Jet [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > See: http://www.stude.com/JTN/ . > Mike Mike, Please pass this info on to Jet Thrust News. More info on Super Hawk 64v20152 Original engine, less heads, removed in the late 1960s and given to Sheldon Henderson. Heads placed on new N-A short-block kit built in my front hall in 1969. (Raplh Holmes, landlord). (New girlfriend saw this upon entering, so had an idea of what she was facing but married me anyway. In California, probebly 1973 - 75, engine and tranny sold to (name unrecalled SF Peninsula Non SDC Stude owner) as body was rusted beyond reasonable repair. Purchase of house in early 1980s? led to remains of car being sold to Lionel Stone. 2003 Chuck Naugel informed me that he had purchased above remains from Lionel Stone. Karl Haas I sent Karl's info about the Super Hawk to Ron @ "JTN". His address, a back issues offer, and production list offer, are in the issues posted at http://www.stude.com/JTN/ . Mike > I sent Karl's info about the Super Hawk to Ron @ "JTN". His address, a > back issues offer, and production list offer, are in the issues posted at > http://www.stude.com/JTN/ . > Mike Karl already knows this as he and I exchanged emails about it, but that Super Hawk was built on 12/20/63, the last day of South Bend Hawk and Lark-type production....only 50 V8 cars from the dead last one. Bill Pressler '63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1 > 2003 Chuck Naugel informed me <snip> Had a nice phone visit with Chuck the other night. I learned that he had made some fender extensions for converting to duals. As luck would have it, he had sold them all. Got a lead on another gentleman that had purchased a set from Chuck, Jerry Kaiser followed up on that for me, but they were gone, also. Still haven't decided what I'm going to do yet, but was willing to buy a set just to have them around, in case. I have a good sheet metal shop here that can construct some, I was just hoping not to have to reinvent the wheel. Reb, wasn't it you that said you were going to build some? No need in two of us replicating the effort, let me know, please. -- Dave Lester Home of the Internationally Renowned Studebaker Under Construction http://members..provalue.net/studes |
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