Zolate

Thanks Touts for your good wishes and photos. your sand blasted panels look very sound in the photos and Your wood work appears ok too. the Cabriolet is not mine. i just have the pleasure of working on it and helping a friend at the same time. my friend has always wanted a 29 president and was the fulfilment of a very long dream to own one. he is in his eighties and has disassembled the vehicle himself and has just reassembled the blasted chassis, which he painted restored the brakes and suspension and helped repair some damage to realign the left front chassis rail. He is amazing. he also has a fine collection of fifties Studebakers which he has restored himself. next time I can get down to his home ( Covid!!) I will get some more photos. his next plan is to part strip the motor to check the oil pump which he knows can be a problem. the motor is said to have been rebuilt but he has no info or paperwork on this as the previous owner has passed on. None the less he is very excited with this project and enjoying the restoration process. if you would like to speak with him he would be happy to chat. if you contact me (peter) on 0430 111 252 on can out you in touch. and keep up the good work with your project too. We look forward to seeing how your vehicle progresses also. Stay safe and well.

Correction on last post car was built in the USA not Canada. Not sure now if built RHD wheel base is 125” production date needs verification. my mistake care is FH not FE Has the 6.5 to 1 head. motor was supposedly reconditioned in Sydney. not verified.

This 29 FE President was built as a RHD vehicle in Canada, March 1930. chassis no 7023308 Engine no. FE4204 the photo and this information confirms that even RHD vehicles were at least sometimes built with the Gokf bag door on the drivers side. as a panel beater I was amazed to find the rear seat drip channels drain to the rear floor. it is not an idea which has been carried through intentionally to late model builds, thankfully. following photos of original floor pan and some wood work.

Chassis is at friends home. pictures show rear section which needs some lower sections fabricated and new floor pan for rear body. will get some more pictures when I can.

Does anyone know the history of a black 28 president cabriolet that was registered in Sydney in the early sixties? my friend is restoring the car at present in Melbourne and would like to know it’s history. any info would be appreciated. thanks

My friend in Melbourne, Australia has recently purchased a 1929 president cabriolet which is quiet complete but not running. he would like to know its history, He believes it was in Sydney in the early sixties. it was registered in Sydney at that time with the number plate 89378. it had black paintwork . any history would be much appreciated. thanks zolate.