rjp Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Iam working on a 1923 Studebaker special 6. Iam looking for maybe a pattern or possible purchase of the friction pads on the spark and throttle levers up on the column. What would be a good material to make them out of.? Thanks. Would they be the same as any other car? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Top bow saddles for a 23 Studebaker special 6 Touring. I dont know if the mounts should be top middle of bottom of the saddle. They are the type that slide in a pipe for mounting Thanks any help would be appreciated. Thanks again Roger Edited November 13, 2023 by rjp (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) For Special Six and Big Six Touring Cars Roadster would be a bit shorter. I walked the entire flea market at Hershey this year which took 3 full days to walk at about 8 miles per day and only found one of them. It happens to be the same one for my 1921 Oldsmobile - about 1-1/2” taller than the ones on my Studebaker Light Six. They measure 9” on the inside dimension These were purchased by Studebaker from a third party supplier that made them for other OEMs. They are a number 439 (cast into the back side). A friend found one at Hershey last year (2022) so the one I found this year completes the pair. I watched eBay for over a year and also posted in the Wanted section in this forum but had no luck. It may take a long while but one (or a pair) will eventually pop up. Edited November 14, 2023 by Stude Light (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 10/30/2023 at 12:11 PM, rjp said: Iam working on a 1923 Studebaker special 6. Iam looking for maybe a pattern or possible purchase of the friction pads on the spark and throttle levers up on the column. What would be a good material to make them out of.? Thanks. Would they be the same as any other car? Roger Those little friction pads were made from bakelite back in the day. Any decent black plastic should work but not something too slippery. For instance, I wouldn't use polyethylene. Nylon 6/6 maybe? Many car manufacturers used the same levers - they weren't manufactured by Studebaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 Thats helps alot, Thanks Ill be on the look out. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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