I was reading the Studebaker club magazine (Turning Wheels) and found out that '65 & '66 Studebakers (the last ones/years built in Hamilton) used Chevy 230s & 283s built at McKinnon in St. Catherines ON.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Yes it is true. Ironically the 65 & 66 Studebaker brochures show the old Studebaker engines, yet the 65 & 66 models used St. Catherines built Chevrolet sixes & 283s. The 194 was standard, the Skybolt 230 six was optional, plus the 283 2-barrel. That was good enough for the majority of buyers. They replaced the Studebaker 170 inline six plus the 259 & 289 Studebaker V8s.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
I had a 65 Daytona parts car that was a 283/ Borg warner automatic car. It had a Dana 44 with twin traction and transistorized ignition. Would have been a cool car if it weren't so rotten.
Yes it is true. Ironically the 65 & 66 Studebaker brochures show the old Studebaker engines, yet the 65 & 66 models used St. Catherines built Chevrolet sixes & 283s. The 194 was standard, the Skybolt 230 six was optional, plus the 283 2-barrel. That was good enough for the majority of buyers. They replaced the Studebaker 170 inline six plus the 259 & 289 Studebaker V8s.
......St. Catharines........locals get upset at that other spelling........
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......big block, 4 speed, bench seat, it doesn't get much better
Yes it is true. Ironically the 65 & 66 Studebaker brochures show the old Studebaker engines, yet the 65 & 66 models used St. Catherines built Chevrolet sixes & 283s. The 194 was standard, the Skybolt 230 six was optional, plus the 283 2-barrel. That was good enough for the majority of buyers. They replaced the Studebaker 170 inline six plus the 259 & 289 Studebaker V8s.
......St. Catharines........locals get upset at that other spelling........
I screwed up also.
Anyways ... love Studes!
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Stude wagon with sliding roof (Stand your refrigerator in the back). Studebaker V8 Automatic. Pistons out of engine which had seized. All engine parts boxed inside car along with front bumper. No trades. Comes with tow bar for short distances.
You never know. I'll keep an eye on it. A friend of mine (who is also a huge Stude fan) was visiting that area of Nova Scotia this past summer and stumbled upon this car. He told me it was worth the asking price. Makes me wish I had of kept the huge stash of NOS parts I had when I had my Studebakers!
I don't know Carl.... There is something to be said for a nice 1966 sliding roof wagon with with a zippy 350 (in place of the 283-but looking stock). It would unique, Canadian and fast.
This former New Mexico 65 Wagonaire is for sale in Sparta, Ontario. I know the owner and he always has quality Studebakers. It has a 283 with a 3 speed manual trans.
This former New Mexico 65 Wagonaire is for sale in Sparta, Ontario. I know the owner and he always has quality Studebakers. It has a 283 with a 3 speed manual trans.
He's asking 18k
Wow beauty, orig paint or re pop decal?? Another beauty Stude long roof and a 2 dr!! on used Vic.
Check out the wheels ^. They are Motor Wheel Spiders circa 1972. Where have I seen them on a Studebaker before? Why, back in 2004 on a 66 for sale in Ontario:
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
All this talk of the last years of studebakers took me back to growing up in Thunder Bay in the lake 1960s and watching the late model stock car races at the local race track - I remembered there were the typical 55-57 chevs in the field but i do also remember there being a fair number of late model Studebakers in the field
Any i googled Studebakers racing in Thunder bay and here is what i found
Yup, the link works. In the link that red stude with black & white diagonal stripes looks like it borrowed the paint scheme from Barrie Poole, Sandy Elliot & the Border Bandits racing team (from Chatham, Ontario!)
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
