Devilbuick41 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 So, I acquired this just before the lock down in the UK. If anyone has details of the pick up bed, photos or description as that is now missing I would appreciate it. Otherwise I have a rather long list of parts which I don't know where to get them from. Thanks, Steve Northampton, England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Looks to me like a sedan that was cut down, though they did a pretty good job. Being it most likely is it has the Car sheetmetal which makes it much more stylish. That being said I think you could fabricate a bed to your likings that flows with the lines of the car. Looks like a cool project that is quite a bit of the ways there. I have a 47 Hudson Big Boy so mine is just a factory version of the same idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeboy Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 The serial number would help to identify its original form. I can't read your photo of it. Is there a body number on the firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 VIN# is 5121848 There is this old thread from another forum which is the same vehicle but I can't get in touch with the guy or access the pictures. https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/39233-my-old-1932-studebaker-pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Looks almost like the Franklin truck I started with. It was a 7 pass sedan that the body was damaged and removed. I wanted a body that would resemble a period service truck. I borrowed the look from a Model A Ford deluxe pickup that only 300 were made. I now have the chrome rails and ball topped posts for the top of the box. The truck has a overdrive unit from a Packard installed behind the original 3 speed transmission. She will run very comfortable 65 on the interstate highways where its safe to do so. The red model a ford was in Rochester its whole life and was the model for this Franklin box. The truck gets plenty of attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Very nice and thanks for the photos - it gives me an idea of what it would be like. Be nice to get some original pictures though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 I got this from Richard Quinn on the Studebaker forum 🙂 I've emailed Gary but no response as yet. If anyone knows him and can get in touch that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 I did manage to hold of Gary and he sent me a few photos 🙂 Unfortunately the truck is now missing a few items - radiator to wing struts, hood centre strip, cowl trim, door catches, rear lights, rear bumper and the pickup bed. If anyone owns a 1932 Model 55 and can take pictures and dimensions for me I can try to fabricate the items. Of course if you have any spare parts laying around I would be interested! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Devilbuick41 said: If anyone owns a 1932 Model 55 and can take pictures and dimensions for me I can try to fabricate the items. Of course if you have any spare parts laying around I would be interested! Measurements could also be taken from the '32 Rockne Model 75. The larger Rockne model was simply a re-badged Studebaker 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Progress on the pick up - its starting to look more like a pick up! I'm going to need 4 new sets of leaf springs. Does anyone have the dimensions they should be as the fronts look almost flat with no curve? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good looking project! Please tell us how the Studebaker script was embossed into the tailgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Hours of hard work scouring the web https://www.classicent.com/products/studebaker-script-stamped-panel Nice heavy gauge steel so ideal for a tailgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 My 1928-40 Chassis Parts Catalog shows the front springs for a Model 55 with your serial number as part number 175048 with 8 leaves and a leather cover. The rear spring is listed as 175049 for a sedan, with 7 leaves, other numbers for coupe, roadsters, and convertibles, plus a "heavy duty" version with 9 leaves. The catalog doesn't show leaf lengths or spring arch, so you need to email Andy Beckman at the Studebaker National Museum to get copies of the blueprints for those parts for a reasonable fee. Eaton-Detroit Spring may also have the dimensions, but shipping springs from the U.S. to UK would be expensive. Greg Diffen (near Warwick, UK) sometimes ships parts from the U.S. to UK via a guy who sells Model T Ford parts and brings a container to the UK once in a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Thanks Gary, that's useful to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Latest progress; tailgate now finished with stake pockets. Now for a bit of paint, new springs, tyre, rewire and an interior...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Latest progress - almost there, just waiting on new screen fitment and then to register it in the UK! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37S2de Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 That looks like very nice work. Thanks for the update. Sometimes pictures of projects are posted and then nothing more is ever seen. I’d like to see it again when it is completed. Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilbuick41 Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 Thanks for the kind words. And she's home! A bit of a squeeze in the garage!! Now to fix the rebuilt waterpump (see separate thread), do the interior and register it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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