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Studebaker Starlight G-10 Coupe (1951)
for sale

Price: US $24,750.00

Description:

1951 Studebaker Champion G-10 Starlight Coupe Senator Howard Baker
--Receipts show over $37, 000 invested in restoration--
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This 1951 Starlight Coupe was (1) of (6) vehicles restored and maintained by the former senator Howard H. Baker Jr of Tennessee who died mid 2014.

Vehicle sales proceeds were donated to benefit the Howard H. Baker Jr. Institute for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee under a public auction.
Not having known Senator Baker publicly or personally, not originating from Tennessee or having had children, my original interest in Studebaker drew me to this auction.
This nicely restored and maintained Starlight Coupe is being made available to those with a true vested interest in the model line.
A bit about Howard H. Baker, Jr
For those, like myself who did not know anything about Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. of Tennessee, he framed the central question of the Watergate scandal when he asked, “What did the president know, and when did he know it?” and framed portraits of history with his ever-present camera while Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff, died June 26, 2014 at the age of 88 at his home in Huntsville, Tenn.
Baker was born in Huntsville, TN, attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga and after graduating, he attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. During World War II, he trained at a U.S. Navy facility on the campus of the University of the South in Sweanee, TN, in the V-12 Navy College Training Program and served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. In 1949 he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law. That same year, he was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his law practice.
The rotunda at the University of Tennessee College of Law
is now named for Baker. While delivering a commencement speech during his grandson's graduation at East Tennessee State University (Johnson City) on May 5, 2007, Baker was awarded an honorary doctorate degree. Baker was an alumnus of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
Howard H. Baker Jr. was not only a U.S. senator but also a U.S. ambassador to Japan and on President Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff.
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This 1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe was purchased by one of his daughters and presented as an anniversary gift to her father for his love of the Studebaker line. Restored by Peggy Craft Restorers in Harriman, TN between 1992 and 1994, details of labor, body work or parts being replaced are easily shown in 11 pages of receipts.

In addition (16) pages of receipts from Stephen Allen's SA in Newberry, FL are filed in the same 3 ring binder.
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The last digit is questionable in the year, but in 1997? a letter was written by a Mr. Fred Marcum to Harold Coker from Coker Tire in Chattanooga, TN asking for an opinion regarding auction value that indicates to that time that
$37, 762.09 was invested in restoring the Starlight Coupe
to the condition shown.
A letter dated May 13, 1996, written by Howard Baker to Dean V. Kruse from Kruse International in Auburn, IN indicates the same regarding money invested!
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The Starlight Coupe, identified by the four-pane rear window offering a panoramic view, was said to have drawn inspiration from the aviation industry.
Not the best picture taker, some pictures were taken directly from those offered to the public during view time. I have not put this Studebaker up on a lift to snap a photo but it is as clean underneath as it is in the engine compartment, interior of the car or trunk.
You can bid comfortably knowing you are investing in a nicely restored & maintained Starlight Coupe G-10.
Viewed up close, the observation is that this is a clean and well-preserved 1951 Champion despite the slightly higher mileage!
It is a 2-Door Coupe, has an Inline 6, 3 on the Tree, has the air induction flaps, is a Black Cherry Exterior with Gray Bedford Cloth Interior, 640-15 BF Goodrich Tires and the odometer read in the area of 88, 508 miles.
(3) manuals (trunk picture) and 3-Ring binder showing work history/restoration receipts and by whom are included.
Included also are at least (2) boxes of Turning Wheel magazines I have maintained - most all are in mint condition dating back 15 to 20 years!
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This Studebaker can be viewed at my residence. Serious only!
No warranty is expressed or implied!
The Studebaker HAS NOT been driven since I unloaded from my trailer after the auction end earlier in 2015.
This Studebaker has a clean Tennessee title!
Available for sale locally, I have the option to end the auction early!
Can assist with delivery on an open trailer within 500 miles if paid accordingly or U-Ship is a good option for most today!

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