A friend is building a Studebaker V-8 powered street rod. He recently acquired a a partial-flow V-8 with a DG250-M transmission. The engine was reported to be a 232 but it has the fuel pump mounted on the side of the block. The serial number is PI6653. I'm guessing it's a 259 from 1959 but I don't know for sure. Can anyone confirm this?
Bob
Bob,
It looks like what your friend has is a 1955 259.
Studebaker used "I" for 1.
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Thanks Jeff! That makes more sense with the DG250. He described the transmission as a Borg-Warner and I was thinking it would be a Flightomatic but when I got a look at it I saw it was a DG250.
That would be a late engine as the one in my '55 is only four digits.
The "P" and DG250 were exclusive to 259's in 1955. I don't know if I would recommend the tranny for a street rod though...
JT
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
I don't got no stinkin' street rod. ;-) And I'd LOVE to have the valve body from a DG250.
John
I don't think that the valve body from a 250 will fit anything but a 250...
JT
I know there are other changes in the trans, too, but I did exactly that on a '53 Commander. Worked fine. Of course, I didn't hot rod it. So.....if ya got one....;-)
John
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