YOUR TURN BEFORE & AFTER


BEFORE, AFTER &


Stefan Lombard


Five classics with stories as unique as the cars themselves


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Bob Hickox, of Carson City, Nevada, bought his 1931 Plymouth sedan as a teenager in 1958. It was stock in those days, and he drove it until he joined the army. His family hung onto it, and six years ago Bob and his brother Dan tore it down to the frame, took two inches out of the top, and built it into a show-winning street rod, with modern suspension, brakes, fuel system, sound system, door latches and air condition- ing. Power comes from a GM Performance Parts Fast Burn 385-cid V-8 paired with a 700R4 transmission. With its low stance and excellent execution, Bob’s Plymouth turns heads wher-


18 HAGERTY.COM 1961 STUDEBAKER CHAMP PICKUP TRUCK


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ORIGINAL, TOO 1931 PLYMOUTH PA FOUR-DOOR SEDAN


Keith Collins bought his 1961 Studebaker Champ pickup from a local dealer in Howell, Michigan, 10 years ago. It had been a Florida Road Commission truck and was adorned with all manner of running and spotlights, West Coast mirrors, fender skirts and a reverse beeper. The previous owner had swapped out the original six-cylinder for an R1 289 V-8, but Collins spent two years doing all the bodywork, remov- ing plenty of dents and fixing badly heat-checked paint along the way. He painted it Autumn Haze, fitted taillights from a ’94 Cadillac, in- stalled a custom interior and exhaust, and rebuilt the bed with walnut. Cragar mags provided the final touch. “I like it, because you don’t see one very often,” he says. “And this truck just looks neat to me.” Now his Champ is a regular at local shows, and it draws a crowd every time.


ever it goes, and last summer it bagged three show awards, too.


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