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Studebaker Champion Regal Starlighter Coupe (1953)
for sale

Price: US $2,000.00

Description:

Resto-Rod:
Restored 1999 - 2001.
This model in 2000 was given the award of
one of five of the last 100 years for best designed by the american automobile design engineers.
Body:
Original body un-molested with the exception of window tint.
No fiberglass or replaced sheet metal.
Never had rust issues. Paint Dupont black with clear coat.
Suspension:
Custom made box and tube frame with mustang II front clip.
Made frame to body rather than body to substitute full frame existing car.
Uses five link system to keep things square.
Air ride technology front independent from rear.
Manual disk brakes all around.
Manual rack & pinion steering.
Engine:
Limited edition hand built rather than production line assembled.
They made only 430 of these in 1999. This motor is # 221.
#001 was installed in a lemans style body and raced at 12 hours at Sebring in 1999.
Came in 13th in class 25th overall.
This is the highest output 350 crate motor that GM ever built up till 1999.
The engine puts out 430 ftpd. torque @ 4000 rpm and 430 hp @ 5280 rpm.
The engine has aluminum heads.
The intake valves are vacuum filled and the exhausts are sodium filled.
The upper end is roller with a six to one ratio.
The engine also has 9.6 to 1 compression ratio.
The cam is a LT1/LT4 that was custom made for this engine buy GM performance.
The intake manifold is a dual flow with a 750 cfm carburetor on it.
HEI distributor with eight mm wires.
In 1999 you could buy this engine directly from GM out of its performance parts
catalog for $14, 000.
Interior:
Dash and front sets are from a 1957 Hawk, rear sets are standard 1953 Studebacker Champion.
Leather work done by Sherman Packard.
Steering column is Billet.
Wheels are imitation knock offs by Billet also.

_{update: 2015-09-11}