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For Sale: 1954 Studebaker Champion in Tucson, Arizona
LA CARRERA PANAMERICANA ???
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS .....HERE'S WHAT IT
IS, TWO THOUSAND MILES OF THE MOST HARD HITTING ,WHEEL RUBBING
,BOUNCING IN AND OUT OF DITCHES AND POTHOLES RACING THAT ONE COULD
EVER IMAGINE ..... THE POLICE BECOME YOUR ACCOMPLICES AS YOU SLICE
YOUR WAY ACROSS MEXICO ON CITY STREETS BACKWOODS ROADS AND THE
MEXICAN HIGHWAYS ALL THE WHILE RUNNING FLAT OUT AS FAST AS YOU CAN
GO.........
THE RACE WAS RUN BETWEEN 1950 AND 1954 THEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE
MANY DEATHS (27) ATTRIBUTED TO THAT RACE .... THEN A GROUP OF
ENTHUSIASTS WOKE UP IN THE LATE 80'S AND REVIVED THIS GRUELING
RACE... IT RUNS TO THIS DAY ....
OF COURSE NOBODY WANTS TO RACE AND JUST FINISH.... THE DESIRE TO
WIN IS ALL THAT MATTERS ...... YOU NOT ONLY HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO
DRIVE ....YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT CAR.....
STUDEBAKER HAS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN PANAMERICANA HISTORY , IT IS
ALMOST AS IF THE STUDEBAKER AND ITS ADVANCED LOW SLUNG STANCE WAS
DESTINED TO BE THE CHAMPION AT THIS RACE OF ALL ROAD RACES .....
STUDEBAKER CROSSED THE FINISH LINE FIRST... AND WON THE CARRERA
FOUR OF THE LAST SIX RACES,WHILE ALSO CLAIMING TWO 2NDS AND A 3RD
PLACE WIN...... IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO CONVINCE YOU THAT THIS CAR
IS DESTINED TO RACE , STUDEBAKER HAS WON THAT RACE 19 TIMES SINCE
REVIVED IN 1988.... NOW ONE THING THAT NEARLY ALL OF THOSE STOODIES
HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY ALMOST ALWAYS RAN CHEVROLET SMALL
BLOCKS... GOOD IDEA!!!!! IT WORKED AND THIS 54 CHAMPION HAS THAT
ALREADY!!! EQUIPPED WITH A GREAT 350 AND A 700R4 TRANS ...... NOW I
AM NOT TELLING YOU TO GO RACE THE PANAMERICANA...BUT I AM TELLING
YOU THAT THIS VINTAGE HOT ROD HAS ONE HELL OF A START AND YOU CAN
FINISH IT ,OR DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS OR WE WILL BUILD THIS CAR JUST
THE WAY YOU ENVISION IT WITH YOUR IDEAS AND YOUR REQUIREMENTS......
YOU HAVE TOTAL CONTROL.............. PRICED AS IS ..........
Vehicle Details
1954 Studebaker Champion
Listing ID:CC-926623
Price:$17,500
Location:Tucson, Arizona
Year:1954
Make:Studebaker
Model:Champion
Exterior Color:yellow
Interior Color:Brown
Odometer:18858
Stock Number:P0026
VIN:G929678
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