This is a 1960 Studebaker Lark VI Convertible - The car has a six cylinder engine and three speed manual transmission "3 on the tree". The car is in nice running condition - good brakes, all lights, turn signals, wipers and horn work...even the original AM radio picks up a few stations.
The car is currently registered and insured in the state of Florida and is driven weekly. The car went thru an amateur restoration about 12 years ago bythe previous owner including new paint, interior, top etc. The bottom of the car was also undercoated at this time.
Exterior: The body is clean and has no dents. There is a scratch on the back panel that has began to rust and there is some small bubbling on the rocker panels, otherwise the car is rust free - floors and trunk pan are excellent. The power top works fine and the top itself is in good condition with no rips, tears or holes. The back window is cloudy. There is a dent in both pieces of stainless trip on each front fender where the doors have bumped into the stainless when opened too far. There is also some pitting on the chrome trip on the top of both doors. The remainder of the chrome on the car...bumpers, grille, light bezels, wheel covers are all in very good condition. Windshield has scratches from wiper blades - the rest of the glass is nice with no cracks. The car has reproduction (original style) BF Goodrich Silvertown bias ply tires that are in good, usable condition. If I was keeping the car I would eventually change to wide whitewall steel belted tires.
Interior: Seats, carpet and dash pad are in nice condition with no rips. The drivers door panel has a rip that is about the size of a quarter. The stainless trip on the same door panel snagged on the windlace at some point and has come loose and bent.
Mileage is shown at 52,100 but has probably turned over and is most likely 152,000. May be a bit higher by the time the same is complete....I'm still enjoying and driving the car.
Also included with the car is a factory shop manual, owners manual, brochure and a few period magazine ads. Studebakers have great club support thru the Studebaker Drivers Club and there are a great deal of parts vendors dedicated to the make...parts for Studebakers are in great (and affordable) supply.
If you need to ask permission with a family member about buying this car, please do so before bidding. If you are not local pleasecontact a shipping company for an estimate before bidding. The car is located in Haines City, Florida, zip code 33844. The Studebaker is advertised locally, so I reserve the right to remove the listing if sold before the end of auction.
Please feel free to email with any questions - I will provide a phone number to anyone with a serious interest if you have several questions about the car. If possible I would recommend coming to see the car in person before bidding or purchase.
The Fine Print:
A non refundable $500.00 dollar deposit is due thru Paypal within 24 hours after end of auction. Car must be PAID IN FULL within 5 days after end of auction, either by cash in person, or money wire transfer. Cashiers check from a US bank is acceptable, but remember that it can take up to two weeks for a cashiers check to clear and the car will not be released until the funds have been 100% cleared! I can store the car free for 30 days indoors while shipping/pickup us arranged, butagain, PAYMENT IN FULL must occur within five days of purchase. - Absolutely no exceptions.
I amin the process if purchasing a home, so I have no interest in trades or a paymentschedule.
All shipping arrangements must be made by the buyer...I cannot deliver the car of arrange shipping. Any shippingexpenses or fees are the sole responsibility of the buyer.
PS if you are a staunch Democrat I will remove the Nixon bumper stickerat no cost!
On Jan-25-17 at 10:55:10 PST, seller added the following information:The additional photos have dropped off the listing for some reason. I have not been able to fix this problem, but feel free to email me and I'll send the link to you. I have over 40 additional photos of the car including Engine compartment, trunk floors, chassis and floor boards, and much more.
On Jan-27-17 at 07:06:11 PST, seller added the following information:The additional photos are hosted on the website flickr.com under the search people tab enter phil evans galaxie 13 and the photos should be visible - sorry for the trouble on this one!