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Killed off by financial problems in 1967, Studebaker is now a forgotten page in the American auto industry book. But the Indiana-based carmaker built quite a few interesting vehicles back in the day.
AVweb Take A Seat In Fantasy’s Front Row Great article. Enjoyed it immensely…as both a pilot who was introduced to GA via a CAP L-16 and an owner of a 63 Studebaker Lark. As I went nostalgic, I began to think about entry and egress of any airplane, GA or commercial…and have come to a startling conclusion…not one flying machine is easy to get into nor exit! An epiphany of sorts. Look at a King Air cockpit. It’s a fooler. Easy to enter the airplane. But getting into the pilot or FO seat without damaging the center console can make the entry to the Cub look quite lame...
AVweb Someone accused me of disliking Piper Cubs simply because Iâm an Aeronca snob. Not true ⦠mostly. Iâve adored Cubs since I first saw a J-3 levitate off Ramapo, New York Airport on an unstable spring morning when I was an unstable kid. Making little forward progress, it dangled as though suspended by a stray thought from indifferent clouds. I was too young to fly, let alone own a real Cub, so I built a balsa and tissue model slathered in dope with plans to hang it from my bedroom ceiling. Then, because I was 11, unblessed with artistic skills and had not as...
autoevolution 7 May 2021, 11:36 UTC · by When it comes to classic cars turned dragsters, lots of racers go for the tried-and-true LS V8 swap. It's a flexible platform and it's affordable too, definitely a solid option. But not everyone is hooked on the good ole LS swap. The owner of this 1962 Studebaker Lark went with the more mundane Vortec 4200 and the results are amazing. 1 photo I say "mundane" because the Vortec 4200 is by no means a fabulous engine in stock form. The 4.2-liter inline-six was produced from 2002 to 2009 and fitted in SUVs that most of us have forgotten about. The l...
Calvin Nelson owns a unique Studebaker Lark. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2004 Vortec 4200 inline-six mated to a Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission. The mostly stock motor features upgraded valve springs, ...