Wanna-be Studebakers (aka Pseudobakers)
Studebakers have become popular again and some people look for ways to duplicate the unique look of a bullet nose Studebaker on their daily drivers Retro Trucks in Orlando, FL sells a vinyl ester kit that will transform a 1978-87 Chevrolet El Camino or Malibu into a 1950 Studebaker look-alike. For $4,995.00 the kit has all the components to make old Chevrolets look like even older Studebakers. According to the company, "you can do it yourself in less than a week". |
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The Malibu station wagon on the right looks like it could have been built by Studebaker. I like the way the body line on the rear fender lines up perfectly with the line on the door. I'm hoping to get a photo of the back of this one and a photo when it's done. |
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Here are some other late model cars that
have been transformed into Bullet Nose Studebaker look-alikes. It's
unknown what these cars started life as, or what was done to them. If you
have any additional info about these cars, I'd like to hear it. You can
E-mail me at bulletnose@frontier.com. |
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This
"Studebird" is actually a 1992 Ford Thunderbird. |
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The owner of the 1952 Starlight coupe on the right, wanted the Bullet Nose look for his car. Instead of adding the front clip from a 50 or 51 Studebaker, he created his own "bullet" and grill. Perhaps this was to make his car more recognizable. |
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And adding a bullet nose to a late model vehicle isn't the only option. How about this? |
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