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  1. OK. Happy hour has started here so I really shouldn’t be posting, but I am finished with even clicking on any thread that starts with “ How do I get a title in (fill in the state name here)” or “barn find” or “Grand pa’s car” or any other derivation on the theme. I think the moderators should have a blanket statement that says “Check with your state’s DMV” and let it end there. Tom
  2. Whoops! Sorry Rex. I just grabbed the first catalog that came to hand at my desk. Obviously the recommendation for purchase should be you or other dedicated Studebaker parts vendors who have helped all of us restore and keep our Studebakers on the road. Tom
  3. Hi Chris The bumper brackets are held on by simple clamps. The front clamps have a more pronounced curve or dome between the bolts. The rears are pretty flat. Looks like something that would be fairly easily made on a milling machine if you are missing the clamps. The distance between centers of the mounting bolts looks to be close both front and rear at 2 and 3/8 inches. Plenty more pictures available if these don’t show what you need. There is a large rubber grommet around the rear mounting clamp. Steele Rubber has these in their catalog part number 18-0013-29. My Steele catalog is from 2011, so I hope they still carry these. They don’t show a front grommet and I don’t have any on my car. I took these photos as part of a portfolio because I’m getting ready to sell this car. If you are missing those clamps, let me know so I can take mine off and copy them before the car disappears. Tom
  4. Now that I’ve taken longer than 5 minutes to think about my reply to the original poster, I do seem to recall that there might have been a bolt hole or dowel pin in a different place on the ‘49 engine as compared to the ‘37 bellhousing. I remember now that I had a struggle with that issue when I dial-indicated the bellhousing to the engine. It’s been more than 10 years ago, so the details are hazy. Tom
  5. I have a ‘49 Commander engine in my ‘37 Coupe-Express. Bolted right in with no modifications needed that I can recall. I did have to have a shorter driveshaft fabricated because Jerry Kurtz made me a post-war overdrive set-up. Tom
  6. It’s always nice to see a photo posted of a car that I have restored. Yes, I restored the maroon coupe, and I still regret allowing Mark Hyman to talk me out of it. I wanted to take it through the AACA judging system. I finished the restoration as much as I could on a Friday evening. I loaded the car into the trailer on Saturday and on Sunday set out for the 2015 SDC/ASC International meet in St Louis. I knew that there were a couple of items that still needed to be done , but I wanted to get opinions from my friends on how I could improve the car to compete in the AACA. Mark saw the car on the show field and announced that he had to have it. I told him that I wasn’t interested in selling. He kept after it, and asked me what my crazy “I don’t want to sell it price” was. I quoted him a number that I thought would end the conversation, and all he said was “Can I look under the hood?” He looked, and came up with an offer that I rejected and we negotiated a little and five minutes later he owned it. My wife was pissed that I sold it. She knew how much work I had put into it. I’ve told the current owner that if he ever got tired of it that I might be interested in buying it back, but I know that won’t happen. I’m into downsizing now and not really wanting to buy anything more. A couple of observations on the numbers of these ‘37 President Coupes. Dick Quinn published the production figures for all ‘37 cars in the May/June 2007 issue of the Antique Studebaker Review. There were only 26 cars built as 37C Q2. 20 as regular production and 6 as “State” models. If Stud37 has body number 9, I think it’s really special that it survived in some form. The body tag on the green car that Dick Quinn had shows body number 162. There were only 165 of 37C Q3 bodies produced, so that car was just the third from the last. I’ll second Bill’s statement that a restoration to original is the way to go. These cars are too thin on the ground. Now, if you need an original engine, I have a ‘35 Commander with a 250 straight 8 that I could sell for about the price to rebuild the engine alone. I think the biggest differences between ‘35 and ‘37 engines is that the fuel pump got moved and the master cylinder was moved off being mounted on the engine to a frame location. Tom
  7. If you can’t find exactly what you want, I can make any kind of stud or bolt in any kind of material that you might want. I’d just need specifications and material. Tom
  8. Chris —- My Commander is on my lift. My engine splash pans are attached to the BOTTOM of the frame rail. Here is a picture looking towards the back of the car showing the tube above the splash pan. I hope this is clear, but if you need more photos, e-mail me at Studebaker4829@live.com Tom
  9. The cork-faced, oil bath clutches in Hudsons are notorious for sticking. Almost every Hudson owner I know kept a piece of wood in the car to keep the clutch pedal depressed when the car (or in my case a pick-up) was not in use for a while. Here’s a couple of pictures of what happens if you neglect to do that. Mea culpa Tom
  10. Does anyone out there have a correct door hinge rear-view mirror bracket for a ‘37 Coupe-Express that would be available for sale? I purchased the pictured bracket many years ago from a person who had a ‘39 Coupe-Express and was never able to get it to fit. I showed it to Ford Stoecker a number of years ago and he showed me how what I will call the “tongue” should be positioned as shown in my very rough sketch. I wouldn’t mind if what is available is shorter than the 16 inches or so that this one is. I think that I’d have to remove this one every time I put the truck into the enclosed trailer because it sticks out so much Thanks in advance. Tom
  11. Hi Nate. It looks like a common problem. I remember that I struggled with this with both ‘37’s that I have restored. I went looking through my spares and all I found were pieces of springs that I kept for samples in case the ones on my Coupe-Express give up the ghost. Tom
  12. Hi Doug. I’m sorry for the delayed response, but here is a picture of the cowl vent. I can find no evidence that there ever was a screen in it. I know that by 1937 the cowl vents had screens, so maybe Studebaker had heard enough complaints. Tom
  13. Here are a couple of views of the driver’s side wiper on my ‘35 Commander. The passenger side matches. I suspect that these are original because so much of the rest of the car is original, but cannot say for certain sure that these left the factory on the car. Tom
  14. Alright, Gary. I knew you’d see your work. Those decals are really nice. Tom
  15. While looking for the Burgess decals, I came across the some decals like the ones in the original post here. I have some with a black background and one with a clear background to be placed on a black air cleaner. The black background one says “Studebaker Corp” and the clear background one says “Studebaker Packard Corp” . My memory is probably faulty, but I seem to remember that either Studebaker International or one of the other major Studebaker parts vendors had these available. Tom
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