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| The Studebaker Skytop Registry Skytop Pictures - Surviving Cars Page 2 - 1963 Cars |
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Quick Link to "Page 1 - 1961 and 1962 Cars"
| The three Skytop Pictures pages are a 'first shot' at presenting the huge number of Skytop
images that have been collected in the past 5 years. If the image was
provided by a specific person or Internet source, that is noted with
the picture. On most images, the smaller image can be clicked to open a
new window with a larger sized image. Of course, any Skytop contributions are always welcome!! Cars you own, cars you owned years ago, ads, factory photos, etc. If you have an image to contribute, please email us at webmaster@studebakerskytop.com |
Viewing hints: the pictures that have a bright blue border around them can be double-clicked to bring them up in a large format. After viewing the picture, to get back to this page, use your browser's 'back' arrow. (There is a way to make these open in a 'new' window, but we haven't figured that out yet! :-)
| Bill & Sheila Pressler's 1963 Lark hardtop (63V 5224)............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop Engine: 289 R1 V8 (engine number JT1228) Transmission: Flightomatic w/column shift Other Options: R1 engine, power steering, power drum brakes, factory air, tinted glass all windows, AM radio, full wheel discs, bumper guards and winguards, Twin Traction, reclining seats, Climatizer, was built with Firestone 500 whitewall tires per the production order. Location: Kent OH Additional Information - Bill
has owned his Skytop since 1988, and had Westmoreland Studebaker
restore the car several years ago. Bill noted this about the
restoration work: "It was restored to be driven, by Craig Piper of
Westmoreland Studebaker in Blairsville, PA, from 6/93-6/95. I
wanted it to be authentic but didn't want to be afraid to drive
it. When I bought the car from Rick Greene of Galena, OH, it was
rusty most notably in the inside rear quarters. You could look in
front of the LR wheel and see the red vinyl interior of the
car! It also had a lot of "mud" in the trunk area Craig cut
out these old inner quarters and welded NOS from Newman and Altman in."
Notably, this car was the first Avanti-powered Skytop built. Much more
about Bill's car - including pictures, Production Order, Drive-Away
Shipper Form, original owner, etc - can be found on the Avanti-Powered Skytops page. In addition, information about this car's early years can be found on the Skytop Stories page. Webmaster's Comments - Bill Pressler has been one of the Studebaker Skytop Registry's most ardent supporters, from inception to the present. His research on Avanti-powered Skytops sparked our interest to gather even more information on all the Skytops. Thanks Bill for your support and involvement!! | |
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Pictures courtesy of Dave Arnold and Robert Andrews     
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| Paul & Cheryl Mikkelsen's 1963 Lark hardtop (63V 10567)............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop Engine: 289 R1 V8 Transmission: 4-speed Other Options: TT, PDB, Bucket Seats, A/C Location: Aurora NE Additional Information - Paul has owned this car since the mid-1960s. More information about Paul & Cheryl's car can be found on the Avanti-Powered Skytops page. |
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Pictures courtesy of Paul Mikkelsen   |
| Hershel Johnson's 1963 Lark hardtop (63V 8817)............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop Engine: 289 R2 V8 Transmission: Heavy-Duty Flightomatic Other Options: PDB, tinted glass all windows Location: Upland CA Additional Information - Per
the Jet Thrust Roster, Hershel was the Owner of this car as of
approximately 8 years ago. The first picture shown below was taken many years
ago (1970's?) at one of the National Studebaker Meets. The second picture, provided by Richard Quinn, was published on a calendar. More information about this car can be found on the Avanti-Powered Skytops page. |
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| Joe & Judy Harris' 1963 Lark 4-door (63V 26870)............... Details - Model: Regal 4-door sedan (body tag 63V-Y4 4000) Engine: V8 Transmission: 3-speed manual Other Options: Disc brakes, split reclining seats, head rest Location: Blackwell OK Additional Information - Car
discussed on SDC Forum, and was for sale. Received an email from Joe
Harris on 5-27-08 looking for top material; Joe purchased the car
in June of 2008. Currently Joe has no specific plans for the car. |
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Pictures courtesy of the SDC Forum website  |
| Gary Williams' 1963 Lark hardtop............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop Engine: 289 R2 V8 Transmission: 4-speed Other Options: ? Location: Wadsworth OH Additional Information - This car was restored in the 1980s by John Metzker (of the Turning Wheels Co-Operator
automatic transmission advice fame).
Three of the pictures below were taken by your Webmaster at the
Springfield MO SDC International Meet in the mid-80's, and show John
Metzker in the car. John has promised us a Skytop Story about the
buildup of this car, and hopefully some pictures taken during this time
period. |
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Pictures courtesy of Michael Bostedt and Paul Warta      |
| Ben Rew's 1963 Lark hardtop (63V 3I774)............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop (body tag 63VJ8-3238, plus SUN ROOF streamer tag) Engine: modified V8 Transmission: Powershift Other Options: PDB, PS Location: Florida Additional Information - Ben's
Skytop is a really nice modified car with a lot of surprises. Shiny
underhood area, neat custom interior, some cleanup on the back end of
the car, and a stout259 that has been bored and stroked to 301 cubic inches.
Ben says the car was saved from a repair shop in California by Mike
Myers of Ohio, and "Mike sold the car to me because he didn't
want to sell me the 62 convertible I was painting for him". Be sure to check out the YouTube video link at the bottom of the pictures!! |
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Pictures courtesy of Paul Warta     Cool Extra: click HERE to watch a YouTube video of Ben Rew's Skytop!! |
| Jack & Linda White's 1963 Lark 4-door (63V 33569)...............PARTED OUT Details - Model: Custom 4-door sedan (body tag 63V Y6 3303) Engine: 289 V8 Transmission: Flightomatic Other Options: Reclining split seats, AC, TT, undercoating, Climatizer, electric w/s washers, radio Location: Charlotte NC Webmaster's Comments - OK, you might be wondering how come we have a PARTED OUT Skytop in the Surviving Skytop section! Why?
Because we have some really neat pictures of the car in the 1970s
(check out the rare-today Aero-Strut hubcaps), and also have the
Instrument Panel Copy of Form W703 that was found in the car when it
was parted! We are 90%+ sure that these pictures depict the same car
that Jack White parted out a few years ago. The body style, model,
paint color, interior color, and equipment (except for the Skytop
color) seem match the Form W703, plus the '70s pictures were taken in
southern Virginia, and Jack got the car in North Carolina. When Jack
got the car, it was too far gone to justify a restoration......too bad
because a '63 Custom 4-door Skytop, with the equipment this car had,
would be a great car to own today. By the way, Jack did save the entire
top section of the car............... If anyone recognizes the car in the pictures and can fill in the history (even if you can show this is NOT the car parted out by Jack), please contact us at webmaster@studebakerskytop.com |
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Pictures courtesy of Leonard Shepard, and Form W703 courtesy of Jack White   |
| Paul & Michele Warta's 1963 Lark hardtop (63V 31447)............... Details - Model: Daytona 2-door hardtop (body tag 63V J8 2112) Engine: 289 R1 V8 Transmission: Powershift Other Options: TT, PDB, A/C, rear swaybar/traction bars Location: Kernersville NC Additional Information - Paul
& Michele have owned this car since 2003, but have know about the
car since the early 1980s. In the early '80s, it was owned by Hal Lewis
of Greensboro NC. Paul considered purchasing this car in the early '80s
when looking for his first Studebaker, but purchased a '64 GT Hawk
R1/full package car instead. Paul says: "Once I found out more about
Avanti-powered Studebakers and the Skytop option, I kicked myself for
not purchasing the car when I had the chance." Hal Lewis sold the
car to Denny Conrad in Virginia, and Paul tried his best to keep up
with the car. Finally in the late 1990s Denny decided to sell the car,
and Paul was finally able to add it to his collection. The car is a
decent 20-footer, and parts are being collected for a full correct
restoration; until then, it shares daily-driver duties with a '54
Champion 4-door sedan. More information about Paul & Michele's car can be found on the Avanti-Powered Skytops page. |
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Pictures and Production Order courtesy of Paul Warta; Retail Sales Card courtesy Bill Pressler    |
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