Judging from the time lapse between post I guess there are not many folks interested in Studebakers. I feel they were ahead of their time. I just purchased two trucks. 1 49 1 ton and a 53 1 1/2 ton. My family owned them back in the mid to late fifties. the engines were built to last, timing gears versus chains, case hardened cylinder walls. Unfortunately their body designs were not with the times. I am new to this forum and hope I may contribute useful information.