I'm looking at two bucket seats on E-Bay and the seller says they have to be
picked up locally and that he will not ship.  The seats are in Livonia,
MI... just west and outside of Detroit.
Thanks.

I am ready to put the gas tank back on (it's been off for a few years) but
the passenger side apparatus is missing.  My manual mentions a spring type
mechanism.  When I bought the car, the gas tank was held up with a chain and
lock on the passenger side.

no other comment GRRRRRR

'Just received the following letter from Chief Judge Carl Thomas;
"After returning home from Omaha and taking care of some urgent
personal business, I reviewed all the score sheets in all divisions. in
Division 8 I found some anomaly in your division in the scoring of the

I have to do a little re-plumbing and I was wondering what kind(s) of
common water necks might adapt to the 2-bolt themostat housing on an
R-2 engine?
Thanks,

Any suggestions on a freight co. for shipping a deck lid? Or does FedEx
or UPS have an over sze package program? Thanks!

Hello: Something does't look right with the front bumper on this car.
It extends to far from the front of the  car. I'm not a guru on the 50
studes, but I checked  in my stude buyers guide, and a 50 convertible
has the bumpers flush to the body.  He also states the car has a manual

Military tests nonfatal ways to halt vehicles
http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2383956.php
Two teams of military engineers competed to come up with a solution to
a problem U.S. troops face daily in Iraq - how to stop civilian vehicles

Here are the pictures of a few Studebakers that showed up at this year's
Daytona Turkey Rod Run.  I only shot photos on Friday and just did another
quick upload and processing so again I will throw away the bad ones later.
Can you spot the R4?

Dale---- I need you to contact me via e-mail...
Thanks
Ray

I have a 1949 Land Cruiser and I need the outside windshield chrome
trim.  Is this available as a reproduction or if it's an original part
only,
what other model will fit the 49?

Hey JP....Better jump on this one fast before somebody beats you to it<GG>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Studebaker-1956-Studebaker-Golden-Hawk_W0QQitemZ1
40058599039QQihZ004QQcategoryZ6466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Well, it had to happen sooner or later....  
After 10 years of ownership and a LOT of happy miles, I decided it was
time to let the Pace Car clone convertible find its way to a new home
(and it almost did).  With the purchase of the '63 R2 4-Speed

I bought a new heater control valve for my 64 Hawk. It does not appear to be
opening. Lever is adjusted correctly. Plunger seems to move slightly but NO
HEAT. There is a tiny phillips screw on the firewall side behind a rubber
plug I have screwed it in NO HEAT screwed it out NO HEAT ...

I know this has been discussed before on the NG, but my searches came
up with nothing.
I need some input from the frequent eBay sellers on the NG:  When is
the best time of year to sell Studebaker parts and related items on