Studebaker - The beginning...

Okay, I wasn't going to share this video on YouTube, as I really created it more for myself. However, one of my most recent subscribers, robertmor1954 (and thank you Robert and everyone else who's subscribing!!! I love you guys!) asked to see more of the ol' beastie, so here's the video we shot on our way to go pick it up.

Here's some of the story. I'll relee a vlog this week with the details. This was my grandpa's car. He loved it; It was his baby. He always wanted to make it really special. However, in the mid-80's it was stolen and vandalized. When he recovered the car, he started to fix it, but he died before it could be completed, and the car went to sit in a field for almost two decades.

Anyway, my grandpa was and still is (aside from my wife) the best friend I ever had. He's the reason I am who I am today.

So now, I'm hoping I can realize his dream, and make his baby not only come back, but to become the show car he always wanted it to be.

In the video, you'll note that the tires were not only totally flat, but also buried several inches in the ground. It took the Explorer pulling AND me pushing to get her out of that rut.

The green thing on my head was a t-shirt gone makeshift bandana. We thought we'd have the car loaded up in a couple hours, before it got hot. 8 hours later, it was 110 degrees, and we were just getting the tires freed up.

I'll talk about it more later this week.

By the way, that hot chick with the lug wrench is Mrs. Somecallmejim. :-)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• studebaker
• old
• car
• restoration
• trip

[olympicat]

its a lark, isn´t it?

[somecallmejim]

It is a Lark. Maybe not the coolest car that 1960 had to offer, but a special one indeed.

[carlover89]

take care of that beautiful car an absoulute classic

[xbox360hardflip]

man that is a pretty good lookin car and its cool that you made this vid

[DET832]

Hey great post !! Get that baby restored !! Good luck !!!

[mistersnapon]

Thats GREAT....any time an old car dosen't go the crusher....its a really good thing!!!

[MaddKow420]

@somecallmejim my dad just sold his 60 lark pro stret car and now we are bringin home my 50 champion. cant wait

[Gogos05]

reminds me of when I got to take home my grandpa's 1959 Bel-Air, I still own it after 31 years. He bought it new in 59. Take care of her!

[megaEagle76]

You are a good friend of the cars bienn!! I rescue a beetle 1962, regards from Perù

[1337BananaL33TVostok]

nice

[olympicat]

don´t apologize - better you send new vids about his improvement.

and don´t say "not the coolest". its a Studebaker.

[GeekUltra]

This is really neat dude! I'm thinking of doing videos like this cause I just bought a 1959 Ford Fairlane and just doing vids like this just showing progress on it and stuff it's pretty cool :D