Joe Cocuzza Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I know these are not that old but thought I'd share anywayHere are some pics of the 2 Larks (both with V8's) I found sitting in a garage by meI was lucky enough to be able to buy themBoth have the V8 engineBlack one (1960) is a 3-speed w/70K milesGreen one (1959) is an automatic w/27K milesBeen sitting in the garage 10 yearsAll the "marks" are only dirt - not rustCan't wait to get them home next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Nice! I can't wait to read more about them. If you consider the mileage, they're not that old but they're certainly old enough to post on the ACAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks BleachI just liked these 2 cars - I own 2 Town and Contry Sedans - so obviouslymy taste in cars does not depend strictly on make, model, etcI am more into the condition and value(s) really doesn't play a part in my decisionsto buy a car.I just like them all, especially woodies, but I cannot afford to collect the ones I especially likeso I "settle" for some oddball stuffWhen I get them home I plan to try - weather permitting - cleaning them up (with pics of course)and then getting them road worthy (might have to wait a while for that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 I have a question.The hood latch cable on the black car either broke or came loose.How can I open the latch?I tried but I need some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry W Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Look on the car with the working hood latch to see how it's configured. Then, perhaps with the aid of a coat hanger or bent rod, you'll need to reach up between the grille and radiator to hook on to what ever part of the mechanism that will unlatch the hood. Nice cars! They look to be quite show-worthy as they are. Just clean them up and enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 UPDATE:I got the hood opened on the black car. From a genius on a Studebaker site -I used 2 thin paint stirrer sticks between the hood and the body. Wedged them in (and no damage at all because they are wood)and then slid one and pushed against the hood release mechanism - JOILAThanks for all the compliments about the cars, too.I have been sporadically cleaning the black one - polishing mostly. I will try to get a few new pics of what it is looking like.Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Joe,Hope to see you posting on the Studebaker Drivers Club Forum. Voracious appetite for all things Studebaker through 1966 and even later.http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I thought 66 was the last year for Studes. How can there be anything later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Great little cars, and faster than the new 1964 & 1965 Mustangs back in 1965. I loved my red 1959 Studebaker Lark VII untill the U. S. Air Force sent me overseas. I sold it for a big loss and the idiot I sold it to totalled it a few months later. That light weight little hard top would fly with the Studebaker V8.This was it in 1965. Oh my god, that was 50 years ago, *@Z&()&$#@! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Joe,Hope to see you posting on the Studebaker Drivers Club Forum. Voracious appetite for all things Studebaker through 1966 and even later.http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/Just joined the ForumWaiting for approval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I thought 66 was the last year for Studes. How can there be anything later?Avantis, Gravely tractors, Guelph stoves, etc, etc. Studebaker stopped making vehicles but, they have never gone out of business, even today. From the start of their smithing in Pennsylvania in the mid 1700s, I guess you could say they've been around longer than any.And, The Studebaker Drivers Club has nearly 13,000 members and is one of, if not the, largest single-marque club in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I forgot about all those diversified ventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Here are a few new pics of the black Lark. I was able to clean the trunk lid/rear bumper/d.s. quarter panel. (NOTE: the splash panel below the rear bumper is only dirty - it is not rusty)Looks as if both cars will clean up nicely.Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 In the era of the big-finned Imperials and Cadillacs, these Larks were probably the most intelligent products to emerge from ANY American producer.Their success made Studebaker scads of money, which the corporation used to purchase diversification. Three years later, to compete, GM came out with the Chevy II and Studebaker's automotive production could see the darkness at the end of the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 I have posted these Larks for sale on the Studebaker Drivers Club Forum$3100.00 for both$1500.00 eachJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Did you get them running and driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Did you get them running and driving?I am working on the black one a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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