1955 Studebaker President Speedster in Black & White & Engine Start My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in Union IL at The Illinois Railway Museum’s 26th Annual Vintage Transportation Extravaganza on 8-7-16.
We're looking at a 1955 Studebaker President Speedster in Upper Color Black Velvet (Roof) & Middle Color Shasta White & Lower Color Black Velvet Paint.
The car's Owner is Jeff Pope. Jeff’s had the car since 2011. He shared that he earned his driver’s license in his Grandmother 1953 Studebaker and wanted one ever since.
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[@autocamping5057]

Sad that such an industry has ended ,,, distinctive, beautiful and practical design !!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi AUTO & CAMPING, Good news! You're on the right Channel to see the cars you enjoy, Lou

[@neildcosta5932]

What a treat! Looks like this car was never used!! Congrats Mr. Jeff Pope!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Neil, Happy to share this "treat" with you :-) Lou

[@Retro_Husky]

Such a beauty. Some of my great-grandfathers used to work in the Studebaker factory, helping to make many cars.

[@loucostabile]

Hi NoahTGD, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Thank you for sharing some of your Great Grandfathers used to work at the Studebaker Factory, Lou

[@tippey2011]

What a beautiful Studebaker Speedster Lou! Of course as you know Lou I am partial to Studebakers because of my grandfather and Uncle selling them till Studebaker went out of business in 1966. So many memories as a kid of Studebakers I'll always be in love with Studebaker! Thanks Lou for sharing this!

[@loucostabile]

HI Steve Flad, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) You're Grandfather & Uncle are proud of you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@randallfrank5682]

This car is beautiful, and the interior is just great. I have loved Studebakers since I was a kid. When I was 7 years old, I rode along with my mother, her dad and his sister driving a new 1954 Studebaker station wagon up the Alcan Hwy to Alaska after picking it up in Seattle and driving down to San Francisco. My mother was pregnant with my youngest brother and did all the driving. I wanted my parents to keep that car until I was 16 and let me buy it from them. But no, they sold it to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman station wagon.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Randall, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your memorable ride :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@faerieSAALE]

When I was young - Studebaker coupes were all my father owned from 1953 - 1966. All were President hardtops with V8 engines. Some were automatics - some were stick shifts. He owned Golden Hawks and Gran Turismo Hawks. We were the only family I knew of that was loyal Studebaker Sport Car owners.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Lindsey Allison Westhaven, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@victorpalamar8769]

Studebaker was far ahead of its time---very attractive cars!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Victor Palamar, Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@derrickrees8895]

Lovely car , beautifully presented - Studebakers were something special .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Derrick Rees, Glad you enjoyed the video, there are so many things to look at when videoing a car like this. It was fun to share this car, Lou

[@joehinman1026]

My Dad had a Speedster. Green and yellow. It was fast, we beat cameros on the street, He had 9 Studebakers. The Speedster was his pride and joy.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joe, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@CVerTrees]

Very well done! The engine is and interior are amazing!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Christian, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou

[@larrykulisek2606]

Saw a speedster in 1955 dealership in a greenish colour. Next year one of local hot Rodders gave up his 34 coupe for a 56 Golden Hawk. Magnificent looks and Packard 275 hprses

[@loucostabile]

Hi Larry, Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@joehinman1026]

My Dad had a speedster. Green and yellow. Yellow leather interior , it was fast.we beat 68 Camero racing on freeway in 69,

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joe, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@tracer740]

WOW! I'm almost embarrassed to admit it but, ... I am soooo jealous! I've never seen a '53 - '64 Loewy-styled Studebaker that I didn't love!

[@loucostabile]

Glad to receive a 'WOW!" from you :-)

[@barrysnider635]

I think people must have to have a tie on to drive in this Speedster just a stunning example!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Barry Snider, "people must have to have a tie on the drive in this Speedster" Nice :-) Lou

[@jdracer111]

This guy could learn a little from listening to Dennis Gage for awhile. Beautiful Studebaker. Those cameras are famous for popping noises when you move around with them.

[@loucostabile]

Hi James, yes, my audio is not the best, and I do work on that. Then again, Dennis might have a slightly higher budget :-) Stay well, lou

[@thablacksmith1308]

beautiful timeless classic.

[@loucostabile]

Agreed. Thanks for viewing and commenting, Lou

[@Jim-qc6gu]

My uncle had one of these, the colors were pink ( ish ) and gray. Interior was white leather, and the dash instrument panel was engine turned.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jim, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Uncles car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@Jim-qc6gu]

Another uncle owned a Studebaker dealership in the 50s in North Carolina.

[@robertcoren7318]

Gorgeous car, Jeff. You’re a lucky man.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@garylewis3641]

What a nice car. It makes me want a Studebaker before I die, which I hope is no time soon!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gary, Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon, Lou

[@garylewis3641]

@@loucostabile Thanks Lou!

[@pergrytt8427]

better hurry up my friend combustion engined cars are on their way out beaten by electric battery cars soon

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

Now that is the right profile. Smooth with no B pillar. But Lou, you know how prejudiced I am. I would need to get rid of the chrome bow over the rear window, the shiny around the wheel wells, the silly chrome arrow down side, tack-on BU lights and the obtuse presentation of the front grill. I really believe by this time they were just trying to follow the herd. They did improve the engine options even the four-speed transmission but they just kept adding the bling. I still yearn for my 53 Commander. 3:43 Now that is cool and I recognize right away, memories of Mom's Golden Hawk . No criticisms here Lou and I do appreciate the fine presentations.👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Maj. Tom, Happy to read your thoughts, and glad to read you're enjoying the episodes with me :-) Lou

[@secondtimeround]

Reminds me of a Citroën DS. Although pleasing to look at it was maybe too ahead of it's time for retail success. Really beautiful and different but to a fault.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Thanks for sharing, Lou

[@martentrudeau6948]

Jeff has an amazing 55 Studebaker Speedster, the body lines flowing from front to back are so clean, I like it better than the finned Studebaker's from the late 50's.

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the design of this one :-)

[@dondesnoo1771]

this &the 53 are most beautiful of the Baker's had 51 ragtop yrs ago

[@loucostabile]

Hi Don, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@johnhand871]

My name's John Hand. As a punk high school kid in Ohio I was driving my father's 55 Chevrolet BelAir four door in 1955 with a 2 barrel single exhaust V8, 162 HP. I was beating everyone, Ford, Plymouth, Dodge, anyone who had automatic. Something that helped: I had learned about 'humping up' the automatic transmission. Hold left foot on brake, floor the throttle, then release the brake. This gave me an edge, badly needed, to beat Fords and Plymouths at the jump, enough that even though their better automatics worked hard, they never could catch me before that fine high revving Chevrolet engine got going. I never came up against any 54-55 Buick Centuries though. If that had happened, I would have been beaten, bad. By then those Dynaflow transmissions had been greatly improved performance wise. The Chevrolet Powerglide in 1955 was still known as Slip and Slide with Powerglide. We'd usually race on the Wellsville, East Liverpool road, a newly constructed concrete divided 4 lane along the Ohio River between the two towns. That stretch of beautiful Ohio Route 7 was long enough for most of us to reach our top speeds of 98 to 105. I was a book fanatic and I remember distinctly one of the major magazines (Motor Trend?) quoting top speeds of the basic V8 two barrel carb models with automatic for Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth, and the respective speeds top end were 96, 98, and 99. Yes, the Plymouth was supposed to be one MPH faster than my Chevrolet and we confirmed it one night on the road to East Liverpool when I beat the Plymouth by almost a couple of car lengths to 60 and to over 80 by maybe another half length. We kept going, going, going. All the time, the Plymouth was coming up slowly in the left lane. We went almost three miles I think, and as he was even with my back fender we were coming into ELO and I shut down. We were now in town. Some of the guys said I had quit because I did not want to be passed. That was not true because I had already quoted the reported top end figures to everyone present before the race. One day the local 55 Speedster in white and black wanted to drag me. I told him OK but you will beat me because you have stick and I have Powerglide. 2 in my car, 2 in his. I didn't notice it on the featured car in the video but I seem to remember that the 55 Speedster I raced had a checkered flag pattern in the side chrome along the back side. Perhaps Studebaker made another version of the Speedster that was not based on the President? He beat me of course, and kind of hard to remember, but it was about 2 car lengths to 60 and pulling away. I told him there was another guy in the area with a 55 Chevrolet Stick V8 who had the dual pipes and no four barrel and said that guy could beat him. (By then I was a died in the wool Chevrolet V-8 fan) He didn't believe me and off they went. I don't know if that race ever came about. One more comment. That Studebaker engine had one flaw. I heard but never confirmed that it weighs as much as a Cadillac V8 from the time. Despite all that weight, it only displaces 259 cubes, even smaller than the first Chevrolet small block at 265 inches. When this video shows that printed Studebaker spec sheet, I noticed somewhere in there after freezing the video that there was an optional higher compression ratio of 8.0. Never knew that. Wonder what that did for the 185 HP rating. A favorite thing for builders was to install the Cad engine in the 53 and 54 Studebakers and call them Studillacs.

[@loucostabile]

HI John Hand, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge and race history to add to the story :-) "Studillac", I have not heard that before so thank you for sharing, Lou

[@johnhand871]

You will have to excuse me. I used to be the editor of Car and motorcycle mags in California back in the early 70s, etc, so am kind of long winded. Not afraid to do some typing you can see. Before they invented Studillacs, there was the Fordillac. In 1958 I had a buddy that put a 54 Cadillac V8 in a 49 Chevrolet and it became the Chevillac. Since it was lighter than a Caddie and had (at that time) the great GM Hydramatic transmission, he could beat just about anyone off the line, and in most cases, stay ahead for the next whatever distance. That is, until I brought my 42 Ford coupe with a bored and stroked Oldsmobile V8 installed back from California which also had 25 tooth Lincoln Zephyr gears (Geared high, go to almost 60 in first and over 90 in second in my three speed transmission). I luckily had a good start off the line, didn't spin too much and though he had 'humped up,' (left foot on brake, right foot on the floor, release brake) he only got ahead by a few feet off the line, and after that, I was gone. He couldn't believe it. I had purchased that rare 42 Ford coupe with the Olds motor for a trade ($100 47 Buick) and $30 cash. Transmission was out, only had reverse and third gear, so the owner was desperate for transportation. That's how it ended up with me putting in the Zephyr gears that I purchased from well known DeltaMachine dragster owner Gary Cagle at the San Gabriel Dragstrip for $10.. So John Hand, with a $130 car plus $10 in repairs had beaten the famous Tri-state area (OH, WV, PA) Chevillac. At that time I had joined the Army and was on my way from Ft Ord way going out of the way to the Tri-State area and then south to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. $78 a month to start. Make it to PFC E-3 and you got $99. I learned to make the best I could with that money. Not having to pay rent for housing helped. But I ate off base a lot, as did all the guys. Somehow, usually had the extra dollar or two for you know, dating, car, maintenance, etc. Insurance? What was that? There were some great trades I made in those days, like in '59 in Las Cruces NM (White Sands Missile Range) trading a clean 53 Olds for a chopped 27 T 5 window coupe on 32 rails with a 225 HP 56 Corvette engine. And yes, it had the treasured 32 Grille. Even swap. Those were the days.

[@dannymullen2556]

Sweet looking ride 😍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Danny, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@pergrytt8427]

Beautiful exellent design thankn you Raymond Loewy nothing like the rest of truck looking 1950s american designs

[@loucostabile]

Hi Per Grytt, Happy to read you appreciate the design of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@vincentbrown8661]

that red crysler Imperial one segment I know where car like that has sitting for years when I was a child that car was parked then I believe it's still there

[@loucostabile]

Hi Vincent, Thank you for sharing, Lou

[@konradbenz7110]

sooo fine ❤️

[@loucostabile]

Just the way we like it :-)

[@johnrideout7124]

I had a 53 champion, one of the worlds most beautiful autos, I was pestered continually to sell it

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Rideout, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Unfortunately for the people in South Bend IN superior styling and engineering alone didn't sell them enough cars any longer in the late fifties. And they had to compete with the big 3, who could produce in volume and afford to make no more than $25-50 profit per sold car.

[@loucostabile]

That is a shame as this car is wonderful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@stevenholladay6421]

Jeff Pope seems to be a guy I would love to buy breakfast for and here him talk.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steven, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@edcain3676]

The Big Blk.V-8 in Older Studes.Made Them Seem A Little Front Heavy & Some Didn't t Like the Handling in Curves,So in 56 or 57,They Repl.the Big BLK.352 or 353,I Believe & Put the 289 V-8 & Added the Supercharger to Make The HAWKS The Same H.P. of the Big Blk.& Made the Ride & Handling Much Better.Debating On Getting a 57 Hawk,Between a Few Left That Are Pretty Much In Either Survivor Condition & One That's Been Restored & Was A SHOW CAR ,As Well.This Year & the First HAWKS Are Actually Considered,By Some ,As Some ofTHE FIRST Of The Muscle Cars.

[@loucostabile]

HI Ed Cain, Thank you for viewing and sharing :-) Clearly the Hawk is a winner, Lou

[@rogercamp6071]

The '56 Golden Hawk used the then new 352 Packard V8 for one year only, there's a fellow here on KZbin, Jonathan W who is fixing a '56 Golden Hawk and I have to agree that the Packard engine is big and bulky, similar IMO to the International V8 used in the light duty trucks as well as Loadstar trucks and buses from the fifties to the eighties.

[@rondyechannel1399]

@@rogercamp6071 It is large and heavy, but there is plenty of power there especially the 374 cu. in. version with 2-4 barrels and 310 hp. Bring a trailer was selling a 55 Thunderbird with this 2-4 barrel version recently!

[@jgossy5478]

I took my drivers license test in a 57 Golden Hawk

[@opera93]

J gossy thanks, great License::I took mine in a 59 Dodge Station Wagon 9:Passwnger... Anyways, my great Aunt , in South Bend Ind had a Hawk (:really Fancy to a 9-10 year Old) : replaced with ,a Ford Thunderbird with Porrt Holes windows.....Also, my dad found me a 1954 Ford V8, 2 DR,3 on Tree::With a 57 289 engine,4 BBL/ Dual Exhausts, @ Service Stationer in Columbia City IN, mildly Modifed etc,

[@loucostabile]

Hi J gossy, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@trainroomgary]

Cool car story. Like this car, Wow. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@loucostabile]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, Lou

[@wfthappeningunreal2952]

SO BEAUTIFUL

[@loucostabile]

Hi wfthappening unreal, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@jimclarke1108]

True classic

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jim, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@rayunseitig6367]

really nice, looks good.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ray, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

[@thablacksmith1308]

& yea lol!! that car does look like a tuxedo.

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@earthart2010]

Is the Studebaker one of your favorite cars, Lou?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Linda, I like A LOT of cars :-) The 1950's Studebakers are very cool, and the Avanti is cool too, Lou

[@ryanlandry8214]

Very cool! What happened to American cars? We used to make stunning details like Pagani or Bugatti, but now everything looks so cheap even on $100k Corvette. Greed has destroyed passion, but hopefully not for long. Thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Ahhh, the good ole days :-) Lou

[@rondyechannel1399]

Just Wow! What a gorgeous Speedster, recently acquired a '57 Golden Hawk supercharged, stick w/overdrive. Restoration started cannot believe the quality and craftsmanship of every component. These had to cost a lot to produce even though they were advertised as in the "low cost field".

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like you picked up a nice ride! Congratulations, Lou

[@rondyechannel1399]

Now, just bring it up to the standard of yours, BIG challenge!

[@rayford21]

I can't speak for the Golden Hawk, but the Silver Hawk I owned was a rust maker. The floorboard actually rusted away, including the gas pedal hinge mounted to it. This was the worst car I ever owned but the good thing was I had to gain some automotive education to repair this thing myself. An E-3 in the Air Force didn't make enough money to pay for mechanics to do the work in 1963.

[@estpst]

High Style!

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@chaoszen1]

Awesome car. And most people don't even know what a Studebaker is.They made probably the most reliable cars in the world. It is sad that now people drive around in plastic throw away cars that are just crap. And they think they own a car. They own a vehicle that has no style, and no pride and is made of cheap materials. People just don't seem to get it anymore. There is quality and there is crap. And quality is gone. But people do not see what they have lost. They tool around in a cheap horribly made machine and yack on their stupid cell phones. Disgusting.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Hoodoo Man, Glad you enjoyed this one and think it's "awesome" :-) Lou

[@scottbrady7499]

president/hawk was a modern, if not downright futuristic vehicle. the slick lines of the car lack the outlandish excesses of the big three auto producers. look at the cadillacs for 53-55. enough chrome on 'em? big shiny and heavy. give me a speedometer that reads up to 160. not to mention: a TACH that reads up to 8000 rpm. an american roadster. i thing porsche stole the type font that we see on this vehicle for the 356 speedster. so very similar in appearance.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Scott Brady, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge on this one, Lou

[@TighelanderII]

So much better without the fins. A little too much chrome though.

[@loucostabile]

Hi TighelanderII, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@stevensalvadori1045]

It's Beautiful. Mine same colours # 7807944. Rough but ONE DAY. Drives sweet.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steven, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@douglasholloran6513]

i always say this ... how could a they fail ?

[@loucostabile]

Not sure, they had great looking cars. Lou

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Douglas Holloran I agree they built good stylist cars they were supplying motors to Excalibur Cars And they still crashed

[@petercrowl9467]

There was a Stude dealer near my childhood home in Milwaukee. Beautiful styling but a reputation for poor build quality. Once the stank of failure was on them people stopped buying because nobody wants to buy a new car that they can't get parts and service for. Of course they could... but that was the perception.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Peter Crowl, Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@rondye9398]

I don't really understand quality issue unless it had to do with corrosion prevention. I have restored several cars and the Studebakers trim chrome and stainless is as quality as any European car, far better than any American make. I don't think Americans were willing to pay for the quality, as we just rolled over the car payment every three years when the new body styles came out. I think the big three understood that new car financing was limited to 3 years and matched their changeovers. Studebaker could not afford to do that. Studebaker attempted to emulate Mercedes, but the Europeans kept their cars far longer so could amortize the extra cost for the quality over many more years.

[@sharedknowledge6640]

It's a really beautiful car making the Chevrolets and Fords of that era seem plain and boring. The engine, however, sounds rather crude, or perhaps poorly maintained, with lots of valve train noise you don't hear from say a 1950's Chevy 283 small block. I think Studebaker was ahead of their time in some ways but couldn't pull off the whole package as well as the big three.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Shared Knowledge, Glad you enjoy this car, and thank you for sharing your thoughts, Lou

[@rondyechannel1399]

The Studebaker V8 had solid lifters like you would find in the high performance version of the Corvette or Thunderbird. The lower performance versions of v8 engines used hydraulic valve lifters that required less maintenance, were quieter but were not as reliable.

[@vincentbrown8661]

I forgot to say I am 62

[@loucostabile]

Hi Vincent, Thank you for viewing and I'm glad your watching the Channel. Hope you find many cars you enjoy, Lou

[@boataxe4605]

If it was German built it would be called a Strudelbaker.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)