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1957 57 Studebaker Transtar Pickup Street Rod, Chrysler V8 w/ OD - $4,800 (Kirkland)
1957
Studebaker Transtar
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The steering column was replaced with one from a 90's Firebird that has tilt, integrated blinkers, key lock, and horn. All wiring was replaced and has extra circuits available for power options, if necessary. Seats were swapped out of a 90's Celica and are fair in condition. The dash has had nearly zero work done to it and has gaping holes where gauges and other devices should go. For now, there is oil pressure and water temp - what else do I need? I do wear eye protection when driving it, since the dash is incomplete and there are no side windows installed yet. It gets a little windy!
The entire front body clip detaches at the cab and folds forward on a pivot point behind the front bumper to expose the engine and front suspension - which makes working on the truck really easy. The hood and fenders were welded together and a frame was built so that they tilt as one piece. The factory fiberglass Studebaker grill was pretty hammered, so a late 40's Chevy truck grill was tacked onto the front of it and painted with the blue accent color. I also had an extra Chevy tailgate lying around, so it was fitted onto the back and drop chains were installed to hold it on. Taillights and radio antenna were frenched-in as well. The outside door mirrors are low-profile and have remote adjusters inside. No door panels or other hardware is installed yet.
Cosmetically, the truck is maybe a 5 out of 10 - it's pretty rough in places, but a decent 20 footer. The main panels of the exterior were shot with a black bedliner product after very little or no body work was done beforehand. The bedliner helped to hide some of the imperfections and gave it a consistent look across all panels. The rear fenders and some other trim items were shot with a tintable bedliner material and some blue paint was added for contrast to the black. It's NOT a show truck - it's much closer to a rat rod than anything else.
The most recent work was done by a local shop run by classic car & truck specialists. They put in the most recent 140 hours of time and documented everything along the way. Some work was done prior to then, so quite a bit more hours were spent on the truck in its lifetime. All available documentation will go with the truck - along with pictures of the work as it was being done. That being said, the truck is still a rat rod and a work in progress.
Please give me a call to schedule a showing.