junkyardjeff Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 I found just a body in that collection I just got,still need to see if I have the rest of it but other then the Avanti and 53 I never seen any other Studebakers. I will get pics after work.
Daddyfink Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) Edited January 31, 2023 by Daddyfink 1
junkyardjeff Posted January 31, 2023 Author Posted January 31, 2023 Thanks for the info,I need to see if the rest of it is there and put it back togather.
jas1957 Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 JoHan did do some Larks, the convert pictured above is not real hard to locate. The Premier ones shown are very rare, I purchased a convert & sedan many years ago at a toy show in Columbus & have never seen ether anywhere since. MCW does produce resin 59-60 Lark’s a HT & Sedan. There have been some other resin Studebakers over the years.
Joe Nunes Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 Didn’t realize Premier or Hawk had released a Studebaker Lark. I learned something new. ? Joe
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 31, 2023 Posted January 31, 2023 Amt '53 Stude or Avanti would be suitable chassis donors...
mr moto Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Johan also made a 1962 hardtop. It was an annual only available in 1962. Much harder to find than the convertible.
junkyardjeff Posted February 1, 2023 Author Posted February 1, 2023 Found the chassis and did it have a opening hood and a interior. 1
junkyardjeff Posted February 1, 2023 Author Posted February 1, 2023 If they did not have a opening hood this one does now,it's also missing the part the chassis screws to in the front so if I try to save it I will have to find a chassis that will fit along with a interior and of course a hood to fill the hole.
Mark Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Jo-Han '62 Larks are closer to 1/23 scale than 1/25. They're big, the built ones are large on the shelf compared to other compact cars of the day, or even the '53 Studebaker. Remember the Lark is basically a reskinned '53 sedan (shorter wheelbase than the coupe). Studebaker reworked the sedan into a compact because it was "too small" to be a full-size car by that point, and tacking extra length onto the front and rear sections wasn't getting them anywhere by then. I'm not sure about the size of the Jo-Han '59/'60 Lark promos (not sure if there was a '61). There was no Jo-Han Lark kit prior to the '62, and those promos were all molded in that warping/shrinking acetate plastic. The Premier Lark (the early one, anyway) is somewhere between 1/25 and 1/32 scale, closer to 1/25 but still small. I'm not sure about their '62 as I haven't got one of those. The Hawk '62s are 1/32 scale, and pretty decent as I recall.
mr moto Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 17 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Amt '53 Stude or Avanti would be suitable chassis donors... The Avanti was actually built on the Lark convertible chassis because it was stiffened by an additional x-brace. That should be your best choice for a Lark project. 1
thatz4u Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 My 63 Johan Lark...wheels & tires from 1/25th kit, the AMT53 Stude chassis was a bit short , didn't have an AMT Avanti to check...
mr moto Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 5 hours ago, thatz4u said: My 63 Johan Lark...wheels & tires from 1/25th kit, the AMT53 Stude chassis was a bit short , didn't have an AMT Avanti to check... The 53 Stude chassis being short shows just how out of scale the Johan Lark is. In the real world the 53 has 120.5 inch wheelbase while the Lark/Avanti wheelbase was 108". That chassis SHOULD have been way long!
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