The Studebaker Champ was a light pickup built by mounting the front half of the Lark sedan body to the back half of a truck. The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company built this wacky thing from 1960 through 1964 model years and it makes an interesting statement on the road today. Find this 1962 Studebaker Champ […]
The Studebaker Champ was a light pickup built by the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company from 1960 through 1964 model years. The Champ used the typical ladder frame with solid beam axle suspension front and rear, but it lacked power steering even in the highest trims. However, what makes the Champ interesting is that it used […]
The Plymouth Champ that you can almost see here today (why can’t the seller take a step back and fit the entire car in the frame?) is a rebadged version of the Dodge Colt, which was actually an imported Mitsubishi Mirage…confused yet? Hang on, let me explain — twin stick. Yeah. Two sticks, 8-Speeds. Back […]
The Studebaker Starlight Coupe we featured the other day got a decent amount of traction on the interwebs for various reasons. Probably because it combines sweet vintage style with a level of simplicity that means you can fix it with a Crescent wrench and a pair of plyers. Or maybe there are just a bunch […]
File this next car under the heading “beat the odds of survival by a large margin”…because I didn’t think there was a single example of the approx 500k Dodge Colts and Plymouth Champs built by Chrysler for the fourth generation of the Colt/Champ (1979-1984). These cars were NOT built for longevity, but many people swear […]
The Plymouth Champ is a rebadged version of the Dodge Colt, which was actually an imported Mitsubishi Mirage…confused yet? Hang on, let me explain — twin stick. Yeah. Two sticks, 8-Speeds in 1981. The FUTURE was a Plymouth. Who’d have guessed? Find this 1981 Plymouth Champ offered for $2,500 in Rogue River, OR via craigslist. […]
Take a look at this 1960 Studebaker Champ Pickup here on eBay bidding for $9,500 with auction ending today (Monday) at 7:30PM PST. From eBay listing: Item specifics Condition: Used Seller Notes: “NO RESERVE AUCTION – Truck is in outstanding original condition with some quality restoration performed and only 90,000 miles. One of the nicest […]
The Studebaker Corporation was not particularly good financial condition entering the 1960s, so when they decided to release a new light pickup, they created something straight from a Mary Shelley novel. It was called the Champ and was assembled by combining the chassis and cargo box of the previous 50s era E-series truck with the […]
This 1960 Studebaker Champ truck has had its flathead inline-6 replaced with a diesel inline5 from a Mercedes-Benz, likely an 80 horsepower 3.0 liter turbodiesel OM617. Find it in Animas, NM currently bidding for $224 with 3 days to go via ebay. Thanks to tip from DT regular Scot. The seller doesn’t specify which inline-5 […]