Studie’s Fuel Mystery Kristin Cline November 22, 2011 1955 Studebaker Coupe, learning about cars, project 2 Comments It was a dark, foggy night when Grease Girl and her '55 Studebaker were driving along the Pacific Coast Highway leaving Los Angeles. Looking out towards the ocean, darkness was lurking. The sound of the...
Disassembly Begins… Kristin Cline November 17, 2011 1960 Ford Falcon, how to, learning about cars 2 Comments Inside my garage still sits the Falcon. After hearing from you all and thinking about it a bit, I've decided I do want to keep the original straight-six engine. I will quite possibly be hopping it up some...
Gettin’ Started on the Falcon Kristin Cline October 24, 2011 1960 Ford Falcon, learning about cars 11 Comments 1960 Ford Falcon Project I recently pulled my Ford Falcon into the garage with plans of figuring out what’s going on with it. This weekend I dug in and really enjoyed myself! For years, most...
Back to the Garage Goes the 1960 Ford Falcon Kristin Cline October 1, 2011 1960 Ford Falcon, learning about cars 17 Comments I'm ashamed to say it - but Davey, my 1960 Ford Falcon 2-door sedan, has been sitting on a side-yard gathering dust since I finished Studie's transmission over a year ago. (Insert sad, pathetic face here.)...
Speed Seeking Studebaker’s #5 – The Rest of the Pack Kristin Cline July 29, 2011 Bonneville Salt Flats, Other Cool Cars 3 Comments Bonneville Salt Flat Racing Vintage Studebakers Speed Week 2011 is quickly approaching! And you know what that means...Salt Fever! It's reminded me that I still have many Speed Seeking Studebakers to add...
How to Metal Flake Your Ride Kristin Cline June 4, 2011 1955 Studebaker Coupe, Garage DIY, how to 17 Comments How To Metal Flake Your Car Just because I love grease, doesn't mean that I don't love sparkly things too! Before going to Viva this year, I wanted to add a little bling to my 1955 Studebaker Champion...
It’s Fast! Custom Studebaker Coupe Fastback Kristin Cline May 19, 2011 Car Folk, Other Cool Cars 2 Comments Custom 1953 Studebaker Coupe Studebaker folks are unfailingly interesting. So when I met John Saltsman at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show this past January standing by his amazing Atomitron, a highly...
Stude Needs A New Interior – You Vote! Kristin Cline January 28, 2011 1955 Studebaker Coupe, project 12 Comments One of the first jobs I did on my 1955 Studebaker was redoing the car’s interior. Even though I didn’t know what I was doing – I had a pretty good sewing background and figured I could handle it. As...
Custom Coupe – 1955 Studebaker Coupe Kristin Cline December 8, 2010 Other Cool Cars 1 Comment It's not very often you see a customized Studebaker Coupe! So when I was browsing through the web during vacation in Montana and came across the "Yellow Pearl" on Kustomrama, I knew it needed to be shared...
A New Look for Stude? Kristin Cline August 10, 2010 1955 Studebaker Coupe 5 Comments It's a mere 3 days until I leave for Speedweek and I'm so excited! I will be driving my Stude up to Bonneville, where she'll get her first taste of the salt. Now I'm wondering...perhaps she needs a set of moon...
