Success Story: 1963 Studebaker Transtar
Back in December, we featured reader Dan M’s sweet Studebaker Transtar as a BF Exclusive. Shortly after we featured it, he had a buyer lined up. A few days after that, the deal was done, but it took the shipper a while to get there to pick this truck up. Well, we just heard from Dan and here is what he had to say – The truck has now officially been picked up and delivered to its new owner in California. Thanks again to Barn Finds for helping me find it a new owner that will be able to get it back to its former glory.
We are glad we were able to help find a good home for this Studebaker and we want to thank Dan for giving us the chance to do so!
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Comments
Would be nice if the buyer could keep us posted with some updates.
Always loved Stude’s. Got my licence at 16 on my dads 51 Commander that I had been driving part time since I was 14. Shouldn’t the title be 1953 not 63?
Since Stude was so low on cash, I doubt they spent any money for a redesign.
In 1954, my parents moved back to Salt Lake City, Ut area from Lovelock, NV (about 90 miles east of Reno on I-80.) I was born there in 1949 so was 5 when we moved back. They bought a 1953 Studebaker pickup, baby poop brown as my mom called it, to move to Utah. They didn’t have it long and bought a 55 Chevy sedan so we had more room for them and 3 kids.
Here’s a picture of it, I think the same summer we got there, along with my Uncle Wayne’s Mercury. We were having a picnic with family.
My older siblings all still say that when I was 2, I knew the difference between a Chevy and a Ford, but not a cow or a horse.
The truck arrived safe and sound at it’s new home. It will have to wait it’s turn in line for restoration behind a couple of other Studebaker trucks that I am currently working on.
Thanks for the update George!