Conestoga Forum

Hello,

I'm Pat Dilling, I live in Olivehurst, CA about 35 miles North of Sacramento. Just got my Conestoga. Its a '54 Champion Vin G927716. I found it on Craig's list. It was advertised near Boise Idaho and one of the Studebaker Driver's Club forum posters pointed it out to the group. I made the call and shortly after made the deal. I lucked out and found someone coming down this way with an empty trailer and he agreed to bring it down for me for some gas money. Here's a Picture or two.





Drive train, flat 6 with 3 spd OD is shot, but not going to use it anyway. Body has just a little rust, drivers floor has been poorly repaired and will need to be redone. It's my retirement project in a couple years. In the mean time I will be figuring out what to do with it and gathering parts. I Have another Studebaker, a '53 Custom Starlight. I'll be checking in from time to time. How do I put pictures in the Gallery?

Pat

Howdy Pat and welcome aboard. Did your unit come from a fella by the name of Delbert Crossley ? He very recently had a couple of 54 Conestogas for sale just east of Boise in Nampa.

On the picture thing I believe that you go to the registry page and tic BRIZ and send your flix to him and he will put them up.

I have been wrong before.

Al

Thanks for the welcome Al. This one did come from Nampa, but the owner was Brian Calkins. He has had it for a few years, but never got a chance to do anything with it. It was previously owned by Stanley Buckley. Nampa must be a hotbed of Conestogas.

Pat

Hey Pat -

I saw your new purchase on the SDC site.

Welcome to our tiny little group here. Seems there only a couple (3 maybe 4) of us that check in regularly.
Yea...what Al said about your registry pictures.

Have fun with it...and if we can help with anything, let us know, we'll give a try.

Though...in case you haven't figured this out by now...there aint much out there, specific for our cars.

Mike

Congratulations on your new purchase.