1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe Regal 10G w OverDrive Restored

Studebaker Champion 1951 Description

1951 Studebaker Champion G-10 Starlight Coupe Senator Howard Baker

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Started and driven in my yard 2/20/2016

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This Starlight Coupe was (1) of (6) vehicles restored and maintained by the former senator Howard H. Baker Jr of Tennessee

Donated to the University of Tennessee under a public auction in the spring of 2015, ales dollars were donated to benefit the Howard H. Baker Jr. Institute for Public Policy.

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This 1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe was purchased by a daughter as an anniversary gift.

Restored by Peggy Craft Restorers in Harriman, N between 1992 and 1994, abor, ody work or parts being replaced are shown in 11 pages of receipts.

In addition (16) pages of receipts from "Stephen Allen's SA in Newberry, L are filed in the same 3 ring binder.

Additional rework was done in the 2000 time-frame!

The Champion along with other vintage cars were all kept in a climate controlled garage on display!

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The Starlight Coupe, dentified by the four-pane rear window offered a panoramic view

The car is as clean underneath as it is in the engine compartment, nterior of the car or trunk.

Bid knowing you are investing in a nicely restored Starlight Coupe G-10.

· 2-Door Coupe

· Inline 6

· 3 on the Tree

· Air induction flaps

· Black Cherry Exterior

· Gray Bedford Cloth Interior

· 640-15 BF Goodrich Tires

· Odometer reads in the area of 88,508 miles

· Engine/Radiator/Brakes done during restoration

· OverDrive

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In 1997? a letter was written by a Mr. Fred Marcum to "Harold Coker" from Coker Tire in Chattanooga, N asking for an opinion regarding auction value that indicates to that time that $37,762.09 was invested in restoring the Starlight Coupe

A letter dated May 13, 996, ritten by Howard Baker to Dean V. Kruse from Kruse International in Auburn, N indicates the same regarding money invested!

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This Studebaker can be viewed at my residence.

Serious only!

No warranty is expressed or implied!

The Studebaker HAS NOT been driven on any highway since I unloaded from my trailer after the auction end earlier in 2015.

I did start and drive the car at my home 2/20/2016!

This Studebaker has a clean Tennessee title!

Available for sale locally, have the option to end the auction early!

Can assist with delivery on an open trailer within 500 miles for $500.

A bit about Howard H. Baker, r

Senator Howard H. Baker Jr.of Tennessee, ramed the central question of theWatergate scandalwhen he asked, What did the president know, nd when did he know it?” He framed portraits of history with his ever-present camera while Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff and died June 26, 014 at the age of 88 at his home in Huntsville, enn.

Baker was born inHuntsville, N, ttended the McCallie School in Chattanooga and after graduating,

he attendedTulane University in New Orleans, A. DuringWorld War II,

he trained at a U.S. Navy facility on the campus of theUniversity of the South in Sweanee, N, n theV-12 Navy College Training Program and served in theUnited States Navyfrom 1943 to 1946. In 1949 he graduated from theUniversity of Tennessee College of Law. That same year, e was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his law practice.

Therotundaat the University of Tennessee College of Law is now named for Baker. While delivering a commencement speech during his grandson's graduation atEast Tennessee State University (Johnson City) on May 5, 007, aker was awarded an honorary doctorate degree.Baker was an alumnus of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.

Howard H. Baker Jr. was not only a U.S. senator but also a U.S. ambassador to Japan and on President Ronald Reagan's Chief of Staff.