re: #432 razorbacker

Now chances are that we’re not going to find ourselves trading Christmas cards, or swapping bubblegum between classes, but I am something of a Studebaker fan, myself.

And yes, I know that the back windows of the first run of Avantis would blow out at speed. I know that they overheat. I know that the R-2 Paxton superchargers were hard on the engines (and I know that neither the Stude’s 289 or 352 had anything to do with Ford at all). I know all that.

But damn, I sure like the looks of that Lowery design.

Let me know when you want one, I’ll hook you up. You know a great deal about Studebakers, but here’s some recent news you may be unaware of. We’ve been racing the Avanti’s and Avanti engined Larks at the Pure Stock Muscle car drags for a few years and doing very well.
Nothing like seeing a 64 Studebaker take out a 427 Yenko Chevy to get the crowds attention.
We also have one guy that runs twin turbos on a 289 in a 51 Studebaker that runs in the low 10’s. His name is Ted Harbit, and he’s in the NHRA hall of fame for drag racing since the 60’s with the same car.