The Studillac; a Studebaker Commander with Supercharged Cadi
Jun 1, 2024 6:06:39 GMT -6
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Post by Rallymaster on Jun 1, 2024 6:06:39 GMT -6
Not officially a showrod, this custom-one off creation was inspired by kitbashed model kit, and I love how the guy did his own kitbash models before trying it on his 1:1 scale project:
inthegaragemedia.com/1953-studebaker-with-a-barracuda-roof/
Steve wanted something more. He told us, “Although I felt the design of the Studebaker was almost ideal, I always thought the roofline was somewhat out of balance with the rest of the car. Then one day at a scale model display I spotted a model in which someone had grafted an early [Plymouth] Barracuda roof onto a ‘53 Studebaker body.”
He goes on to tell us that he’s “not a big fan of the early ‘fishbowl’ Barracuda (like on the ‘64-’66 First Gen Barracuda’s), but the proportions on that model were perfect and got me wondering if the ’67-69 Barracuda fastback roof, which I do like, might also be a good fit.” It wasn’t long before, lo and behold, he opens a copy of Rod & Custom and Eric Brockmeyer’s Dream Car rendition of a ’53 Studebaker Torpedo jumped off the page. Brockmeyer’s idea was to combine elements of a Chevy Fleetline and Buick Riviera. “It was gorgeous and further validated the fastback idea in my mind,” he says. He went on to build model kits of both the ’53 Studebaker and ’67-69 second-gen Barracuda; by mixing and matching pieces, he found that the Barracuda top would fit the Studebaker.
inthegaragemedia.com/1953-studebaker-with-a-barracuda-roof/
Steve wanted something more. He told us, “Although I felt the design of the Studebaker was almost ideal, I always thought the roofline was somewhat out of balance with the rest of the car. Then one day at a scale model display I spotted a model in which someone had grafted an early [Plymouth] Barracuda roof onto a ‘53 Studebaker body.”
He goes on to tell us that he’s “not a big fan of the early ‘fishbowl’ Barracuda (like on the ‘64-’66 First Gen Barracuda’s), but the proportions on that model were perfect and got me wondering if the ’67-69 Barracuda fastback roof, which I do like, might also be a good fit.” It wasn’t long before, lo and behold, he opens a copy of Rod & Custom and Eric Brockmeyer’s Dream Car rendition of a ’53 Studebaker Torpedo jumped off the page. Brockmeyer’s idea was to combine elements of a Chevy Fleetline and Buick Riviera. “It was gorgeous and further validated the fastback idea in my mind,” he says. He went on to build model kits of both the ’53 Studebaker and ’67-69 second-gen Barracuda; by mixing and matching pieces, he found that the Barracuda top would fit the Studebaker.
