Was by my buddy's shop this morning to drop off three 56 hawk hoods for him to make one good one out of and he showed me a 56 Chevy that he is just about done with. Last I saw of the car it was still on the rotisserie but "sealed in" Been a while since I visited... The car is being restored to bone stock save for the addition of modern AC. It is without a doubt one of the very best shoebox Chevys I have ever seen and I'm sure it will take top national honors. The cost to date...yup, that's where the 101 comes in. One hundred and one thousand bucks. I'm not a shoebox kind of guy, and I have seen 'hunnerts (maybe thousands) but this thing is stunning. Next time I hear Stude guys bellyaching about prices...... I wish I had that kind of $$ for him to do the bodywork on one of my Studes.... The front and rear bumper assemblies (front has the optional bar with "dagmars" and the rear has a Continental kit) were NOS and then show chromed..ten grand.... Studebaker George
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