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Old 10-22-2023, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post
Considering it had a Chevy engine by 1965 (although the Studebaker hardliners insist it was not a Chevy, it was McKinnon engine!) it was pretty easy to use the existing K66 parts developed for the Corvette the year before.

Don't get me wrong; Studebaker had some great low cost innovations over the years; like a lock up torque converter in my 53. GM didn't use a lock up TQ until the 80s. But by 1965 the grave was already being dug for the Studebaker autos.
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