1951 Studebaker Champion Convertible

[@2cartalkers]

At the age of 5 I first saw one of these and fell in love with cars.

[@davidkastin4240]

A beautiful Studebaker. Convertible is so rare I didn't know they made any. The history on the car is as fascinating as the car 😏

[@jamesparks3504]

What a beautiful work of art! Those people really knew how to create a car.💛😎👍 Only issue I have is youtube won't let me give you 2 thumbs up.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

Oh my!!! I jumped on this too soon! I need to come back when the HD version is up, this is too beautiful to see in SD. LOL

[@andrewinaustintx]

What a lovely time capsule and affordable!

[@tedlawrence4189]

My parents had a '51 Commander sedan in same color. The Stude Converts are rare. By the way,I am originally from So.Bend,so have seen a bizillion of them, as a child, who was born in '49.

[@patriciaduke9217]

My siblings and I used to drive around South Bend in my grandmothers' Navy Blue 1951 Champion convertible. It was beautiful! Though I was about 4 years old, I remember it vividly. My grandfather and his brother designed the chassis of that particular model, in South Bend. I have the blue prints. One day I hope to own one too!

[@orphancargarage5746]

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@winthropthurlow3020]

John: super cool, for sure! Just in time for Summer cruising.

[@babstude]

Very cool !! It's so fancy compared to my Custom '51 Champion Business Coupe, mine has half the chrome this beauty does.

[@2cartalkers]

Convertibles are for we people who have the inside track with the blessings of the Universe. The Universe guides us and keeps us in the forefront of automotive technology and beauty. We also were the first to appreciate and truly love the Jaguar XK-E. This aura flows over into motorcycles with the best candidate being the 1974-75 Moto Guzzi 850 El Dorado California Police Special being the ultimate in beauty and design.

[@wacoflyer]

I am a 1951 unrestored original and would love to have this fine specimen. It's only 40 miles from me, but light years away from my wallet. (sigh) I noticed it has an electric wiper motor. Weren't they supposed to be vacuum operated?

[@600miles]

8:35 Can't rebuild a flathead head, there's no moving parts, love to see that receipt !

[@orphancargarage5746]

Meant to say the head was removed and a valve job was performed.

[@bwtv147]

The 1953-1955 Studebakers were beautiful but about 40 years ahead of their time. I never liked that first post WWII generation design.