Custom Studillac

[Bernard Kron]

Excellent. Are the fins scratch made? And what are the sources of the windshield and rear window? Inquiring minds want to know...

[mr moto]

On 8/9/2021 at 3:37 PM, Bernard Kron said:

Excellent. Are the fins scratch made? And what are the sources of the windshield and rear window? Inquiring minds want to know...

The fins are indeed from scratch - just Evergreen styrene sheet, .04 I think. Their shape was inspired by the 1960 Dodge. The windshield is the stock part from the kit. It was made into a wraparound by moving the "A" pillars back so that the vent panes became a part of the windshield. For the rear window, I used the stock window as filler for the roof contour, cut a new opening, and then used a piece of clear acetate for the new window. All the customizing was done as simply as possible.

I searched for photos of the interior but there aren't any from the construction and it didn't really work to try and get a good photo through the side window. I can tell you that it has four bucket seats. They're all alike and are the custom seats that come in the '53 Stude kit and there's a full length console in between made from two of the kit's custom consoles. It also has a 1960 Plymouth steering wheel that came from Modelhaus - my absolute favorite wheel for a custom.

Thanks to everyone who posted comments. Pretty amazing to see this interest after such a long time.

[Oldcarfan27]

Great styling. Studebaker could've survived longer if they had updated the Starliner using your ideas!

[misterNNL]

Nice design work. Those fins remind me of some of the design concepts done by Ghia of Italy.