help.. 59 Lark

Yep, the only six in '59 was the flathead, replaced by the OHV6 in
'61. Also, the first year dual headlights were available on a Lark
was in '61 on the upper trim levels.



On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:06:49 +0000, --Shiva-- <notme DeleteThis @abuse.net> wrote:
> question.. 59 lark 4 door..
>was a flat head 6 original?
>
>there is 1, 3 spd NO OD, available near me, a 2 headlight car..
>low $2k range
>slight rust spots.. needs some interior.. its BLACK..
>
> --Shiva--
>
>

Lee DeLaBarre
Daytona62
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10 year old? I tried to order a wheel opening molding on a 2002 Dodge Ram,
(ok Hawk owners, pay attention here) $355.00 for a right front! ONE not a
set!! Came back as NS1 no longer available! A 3 year old truck! Pissed me
off enough, we fixed the one on the truck, made St. Farm happy too! <G>

Jim Turner
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It's been about 35 years, but I'm pretty sure that I ran a 259 with OD
and a 3.07 for a while.
in a '60 Lark HT. I was swapping parts around and that combination was
in it at one time, IIRC.
I did the SF / San Diego / SF weekend run at least once that way.
Car had a FH 6 when I bought it, but a "VIII" on the rear.
Fun toy. Roof rack, folding rear seat.

Karl


George Mills wrote:
> A friend did that manoeuvre with a flathead 226-6 Kaiser with all of about
> 112 hp in a 3,500 lb car. Putting in a BW overdrive drops each gear 30%.
> Overdrive 2nd is your new best friend, especially getting up a ramp onto a
> freeway. Besides that, with overdrive off and regular straight shift rear
> end gearing, its the same as before. With overdrive on and good radial
> tires, you can get a good highway cruiser out of a flathead--not a speed
> demon, but a few more MPH and running cooler and quieter. It is a change
> that is particularly well suited to the Continenal engine, but don't see why
> it wouldn't be right for a Studebaker engine as well. Bonus is that if the
> overdrive ever acts up (as they will when you are far enough from home),
> your 6 is still driveable for longer distances.
>
> Jim Bartley on PEI--think of it as a 4th gear, instead of 3rd over
>
>
> "--Shiva--" <notme DeleteThis @abuse.net> wrote in message
> news:h3u9o1h7jvnpdfr0rc185ucu2h5obkc0m2@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:00:12 GMT, you wrote:
> >
> >>Dennis was able to send me a NOS 3sp/OD - still in the crate, with the
> >>1959 inspection tag still on it. That would make it a lot more drivable.
> > I would think so as well.. but, would there not be problems with
> > the rear end gearing, adding an OD ?? IE lack of power?
> >
> > --Shiva--
> >
> >
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A friend did that manoeuvre with a flathead 226-6 Kaiser with all of about
112 hp in a 3,500 lb car. Putting in a BW overdrive drops each gear 30%.
Overdrive 2nd is your new best friend, especially getting up a ramp onto a
freeway. Besides that, with overdrive off and regular straight shift rear
end gearing, its the same as before. With overdrive on and good radial
tires, you can get a good highway cruiser out of a flathead--not a speed
demon, but a few more MPH and running cooler and quieter. It is a change
that is particularly well suited to the Continenal engine, but don't see why
it wouldn't be right for a Studebaker engine as well. Bonus is that if the
overdrive ever acts up (as they will when you are far enough from home),
your 6 is still driveable for longer distances.

Jim Bartley on PEI--think of it as a 4th gear, instead of 3rd over


"--Shiva--" <notme.RemoveThis@abuse.net> wrote in message
news:h3u9o1h7jvnpdfr0rc185ucu2h5obkc0m2@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:00:12 GMT, you wrote:
>
>>Dennis was able to send me a NOS 3sp/OD - still in the crate, with the
>>1959 inspection tag still on it. That would make it a lot more drivable.
> I would think so as well.. but, would there not be problems with
> the rear end gearing, adding an OD ?? IE lack of power?
>
> --Shiva--
>
>
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Unless it's a Corvair<g
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