'56 Studebaker President Classic

[RDrancher]

Ever since I finished high school back in '74, I've been into all-things four wheel drive. I always loved old cars too, but I guess that I just didn't have time for them. Fast forward a few dozen years and my interest in wrenching on rigs in the middle of a rocky trail have faded. Sold the last rock crawler I owned a few years ago.

My new wife told me that I needed a hobby...something to get my mind off of work. She noticed my interest in all things "patina" and suggested that I look for an old car to tinker on. I started looking for a '50s station wagon, but never really found one local that interested me. Then something weird and kinda cool happened.

I got a call from a customer to give him a price on sprucing up an old gravel driveway and doing some drainage grading. While I was measuring the driveway I saw a tail light poking out from under an old tarp. I didn't recognize the tail light at all so I asked the homeowner. His reply,"It's a 1956 Studebaker President...you want to buy it?"

Here's what I found when I pulled back the cover.



More to come...