[{"id": 4474254, "authorName": "3rdinline", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3rdinline/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, that truck is in great condition, albeit some road rash, and pretty much everything looks to be there. The OD is a great advantage so you can cruise the highways with everyone else. I'm assuming it works and the engine runs fine?\r\n\r\nJust drop in some rubber mats, maybe install a Turner disc brake kit on the front wheels and you can jump in and put it to work.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1588718050, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474377, "authorName": "OutOfMyElement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/outofmyelement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice truck. They were a sensation back in the day, very un-truck like in their appearance. It is good to see they are still around.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588720577, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474435, "authorName": "KenoshaGuy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kenoshaguy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Funny you say that as My first thought was, now that's a TRUCK! A regular cab, normal load height, a grille just large enough to feed the radiator and no posing. To this day my favorite trucks are regular cab work trucks and I've had a few of them. And as they say,,, men get attached to their pickups. I knew a guy that had a '50 something Studebaker one-ton dump truck and his son is turning into a dually pickup. I need to see it. A real truck indeed. Love this truck and best to all seller and bidders.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1588721532, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474447, "authorName": "PDXBryan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pdxbryan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Truck love", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588721689, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474583, "authorName": "Fly_TWA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fly_twa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When I was a kid, my grandfather would pick me up on Saturday mornings and take me to the old family farm in NE Ohio. Always had the same thing sitting on the front seat- a package of hot dogs, some buns, a bottle of yellow mustard, and pipe tobacco. It wasn\u2019t a working farm anymore, but he sold timber or firewood or gravel from the creek bed for \u201cwalking around\u201d money, and he always gave me a too generous cut. He taught me to drive the tractor and the Jeep, how to use a chainsaw, how to run his old Gravely. If he were still alive, I\u2019d buy him this truck, and deliver it to him with a pack of hotdogs, some buns, a bottle of yellow mustard, and a pouch of his favorite pipe tobacco on the front seat. What a beautiful truck.", "likes": 26, "timestamp": 1588724179, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474618, "authorName": "Gramadin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gramadin/", "bidAmount": 1949, "content": "$1,949 bid placed by Gramadin", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588724672, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4474625, "authorName": "mbstude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbstude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Any chance this truck had a previous owner in Florida? It looks like one I tried to buy but it slipped away. If I remember right, the mileage was claimed to be actual. The same seller also had a \u201859 Stude 4x4 that a local friend purchased. \r\n\r\nSix months ago I bought a solid but well worn \u201855 Stude pickup. I\u2019m a sucker for a unrestored, well used old truck.. So much cooler than a restored one. I\u2019m almost finished with its mechanical restoration. It\u2019ll drive like a new \u201855 truck but I\u2019ve left the cosmetics as they were. \r\n\r\nIf I didn\u2019t already have the \u201855, I would be all over this 2R10 and losing sleep until I placed the winning bid. Hope to see it go to a good home and bring the money it should. These C-Cab trucks were probably the best vehicles to come out of South Bend after WWII and this sure looks like a good one.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1588724755, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474635, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588724923, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4474685, "authorName": "Too_Many_Parts", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/too_many_parts/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If only this were a 1/2 ton... I've been looking at these for the past year, and this one sits in a very nice place in terms of condition. The 2Rs that I've seen tend to be either iced over with modern paint or rusty and battered. \r\n\r\nI find the driving experience with these pretty intense. You sit half-a-mile up in the air, staring out across that wonderful hood, looking over the roof line of most cars in LA. There is something truly delightful about the layered vista from steering wheel, to dash, to hood, to the horizon, with nothing else impeding the view. Just don't rear end that Corolla you didn't notice down there.\r\n\r\nThe steering is not as heavy as I would expect, maybe lighter than my '59 Lark, but requires so many spins that sharp and narrow turns in and out of parking lots have to be taken very slowly to allow time for the revolutions. \r\n\r\nThe brakes on the ones I've driven have been quite bad, but I can't attest to their maintenance level. I would second the suggestion of a disc brake kit. There are several out there. I went with the cheap one (not Turner) for my Lark and am well pleased. \r\n\r\nGood luck to seller and buyer. Really the most attractive truck of the era. \r\n\r\nJesse.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1588725985, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4474872, "authorName": "56PackardMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/56packardman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've always liked these Studebaker pickups.\r\n\r\nMy paternal grandfather had a blue '49. His had the four speed transmission, first being a real \"granny\" gear. While Packards - particularly '56 Packards - are my first love, Stuudebakers are a close second. I think Grandad's Studebaker truck was the spark for my affinity for Studebakers. These '49 Studebaker pickups may have sparked my affinity for the marque but what really got the flame ignited was the '53 Starliner coupe.\r\n\r\nBoth this truck and the Starliner/Starlight coupes were designed by Robert Bourke of the Raymond Loewy team at Studebaker.\r\n\r\nMy grandfather kept his '49 Studebaker as his farm truck until '63 when he traded it for an International pickup.\r\n\r\nHe liked to smoke those cheap El Roi Tan cigars and kept a box of them under the front seat. My grandmother pitched a fit every time he came into the house reeking of cigar smoke. He thought if he went far enough out into the fields of his farm to smoke a cigar she wouldn't smell it by the time he got back to the house. Nice try. Didn't work ...", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1588730051, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475084, "authorName": "Bobby-Simone", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bobby-simone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I own a 51 2R5 and it\u2019s an Iowa truck as well. Spent its entire life on a farm. Anybody know where I can source a rear taillight license plate bracket?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588734733, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475552, "authorName": "Mactwo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mactwo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These 3/4 tons a fairly rare.especially in as nice a shape as this one. I have a 56 3/4 ton and the ride is a bit harsh as a daily driver, but a nice truck., good luck", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588767454, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475611, "authorName": "elchinero", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/elchinero/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can you spell \"Spartan\"? Steel floor \"boards\" ... a tool kit would be an adjustable \"Crescent\" wrench and a screw driver .... probably a #2 would cover everything.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588768780, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475627, "authorName": "jcole", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcole/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think my next car will be something like this but with a more modern suspension and engine so I can tow \"S2D\" around. These are just too cool!! Best of luck on the sale!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588769036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475673, "authorName": "Mactwo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mactwo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "bobby-simone, the plate bracket was part of the light assembly, and they are fairly comment at swap meets, the light is spring loaded, as tends to sloppy,", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588769987, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4475900, "authorName": "RedAvanti", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/redavanti/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would be much happier with this if it had the 245 cid engine. The Studebaker flatheads run forever. My brother in law tried to kill one but it kept running.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588773119, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4476073, "authorName": "Tgambill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tgambill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Flashcortex How long is the bed?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588775647, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4476551, "authorName": "notabbiente", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notabbiente/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "absolutely gorgeous looking\r\n\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588781657, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4476617, "authorName": "RedAvanti", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/redavanti/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would be happier with the 245 cid engine. The Studebaker flathead engines would last forever. My brother in law tried to kill one. He failed.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1588782678, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4478589, "authorName": "pdbwimsey", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pdbwimsey/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This would make a fine companion for my '64 GT Hawk also purchased here on BAT.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588793397, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4480063, "authorName": "Mr.Bill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr.bill/", "bidAmount": 3500, "content": "$3,500 bid placed by Mr.Bill", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588801161, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4480992, "authorName": "Paul_B", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paul_b/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These were the most modern-styled trucks of their time, and great at being trucks too. It's too bad that Studebaker, among its many mistakes, let the steam out of its truck marketing efforts after getting a jump on everyone else in '49. I hope this one finds a nice home. \r\nhttp://www.oldcaradvertising.com/Studebaker%20Ads/1949/1949%20Studebaker%20Truck%20Ad-01.html", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1588816734, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481264, "authorName": "Electraglider", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/electraglider/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Had to go searching images to see the progression of Studebaker pickup trucks. I thought this was missing running boards. No. This is how they were. Very sleek for 49. To me this gives off that cool minimalist design like the Willys 2 door. Lot of curves. Looks like it would be a great driver with little effort.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588824279, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481320, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bobby-Simone\r\nhttps://www.classicent.com/studebaker/pickups/c-cab/Tail/Rear\r\nhttps://www.studebaker-intl.com/ may have something too but I ran out of patience, the catalog is biblical.\r\nThis is such a nice truck i may have to peek at my bank account.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588826168, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481354, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Rusty wheels might be a hidden issue.\r\nLock ring is absent from spare.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588827591, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481361, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bobby-Simone I have tried several times to answer your question but for some reason BaT won't let me post links. Try Studebaker International and Classic Enterprises.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588827899, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481364, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Bobby-Simone Studebaker Drivers Club has vendor and sponsor links on the website as well.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588828004, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4481759, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 4000, "content": "$4,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588856265, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4481842, "authorName": "AlfaZagato", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfazagato/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This here is a real Green Goddess.\r\n\r\nEat your heart out, Bedford.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588857826, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4482004, "authorName": "JoeVantage", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/joevantage/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@foggydogg the locking ring appears to be in the bed with the wheel. I have a '53 R15 in the same color. These are great trucks and were ahead of their time when new.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588860439, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4482093, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JoeVantage Oops, didn't open the string, just looked at the thumb. Looks a bit wonked, but there it is. My '49 2R10 spent its life in PA; rust between the rivets on these stud-piloted Budd wheels is a giant problem, and only obvious when viewed from the back of the wheel. \r\nDon't know about the duallies though, and as you probably know, nothing else on the planet fits these 3/4T trucks. Your 1T probably has 5 lug.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588861615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4482119, "authorName": "foggydogg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/foggydogg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wish my assets were a bit more liquid, I would seriously consider the nine hour drive to capture this gem. Nice, honest truck with miles left to go.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1588862015, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4485445, "authorName": "flashcortex (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flashcortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tgambill...The bed is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide. Of interest, in 1949, Studebaker featured the industry's first double wall cargo box and no external running boards.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1588886038, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4486203, "authorName": "a410traveler", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/a410traveler/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@flash cortex\r\nYes, the running boards were internal. An industry first as I dimly recall.\r\nGreat truck and a 3/4 ton to boot!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1588894427, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4486524, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588900429, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4486943, "authorName": "Bobby-Simone", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bobby-simone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@foggydogg thanks a bunch big help", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588910459, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4487392, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588942853, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4490544, "authorName": "Jaybokay", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jaybokay/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ahh...Studebaker. Quite possibly the most underrated. underappreciated automaker in American history, given how they gave the industry so many firsts (such as the mechanical hill holder in the mid-30s) through its long and illustrious existence. A very special company indeed. These 2R pickups are something really special as well for all the reasons and more given in the prior comments.\n\nThe 170 cu. Champion flathead six (introduced in 1939) may have only developed 101 bhp to the crank when it was new, but it consistently gave excellent fuel mileage (+25 mpg), serviceability, and reliability. Due to its long service life with Studebaker, parts are still readily available. I'd leave the engine where it lies.\n\nI can vouch for the quality of Turner disk brakes, as I have a set on my beloved '62 GT Hawk. Much better than the stock drums. It would do the new owner good to invest in a set for himself. LINK: http://www.turnerbrake.com/\n\nGLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1588969859, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4490590, "authorName": "Swampedge", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/swampedge/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I used to own this truck. Very nice truck anyone would be proud to own.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1588969992, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4490595, "authorName": "Swampedge", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/swampedge/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by Swampedge", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588970009, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4491369, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588973579, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4491935, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 6100, "content": "$6,100 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1588981686, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4492319, "authorName": "AAkron87", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aakron87/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ahhh, Studebaker, ya either love em, or ya love em.....", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1588988520, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4492954, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 7000, "content": "$7,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589027486, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4493718, "authorName": "Packard8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/packard8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Was curious about the puddle of fluid under the truck that appears in so many photos. Just a coincidence or does this represent a leak?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1589039958, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4493813, "authorName": "Mactwo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mactwo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Studebaker's in their natural state leak, modern gaskets do a better job than the original Studebaker ones, I have a 56 3/4 ton that stays pretty dry.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1589041371, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4494238, "authorName": "63impalaboy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/63impalaboy/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by 63impalaboy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589049333, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4494320, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 9000, "content": "$9,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589051229, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4494409, "authorName": "flashcortex (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flashcortex/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks to everyone for the supportive comments. This truck is truly a survivor. Complete, correct and unmodified with all original paint, in and out.\r\n@Packard8...The puddles are indeed oil. During the photo shoot, it blew an original small hose (oil pump to the pressure gauge), and continued to get worse during the shoot.\r\nI replaced it, it doesn't leak , so a non-issue. The photos are not presented in the order they were taken, but you can notice the progression of the leak.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1589053814, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4494892, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589068733, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4494910, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589069432, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4495111, "authorName": "Swampedge", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/swampedge/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I still have the original tires that came off of this truck. Truck really is as stated. Overdrive works flawlessly.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1589078758, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4496211, "authorName": "Zombi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zombi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "split rims?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1589135297, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4496516, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589145698, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4496548, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 13000, "content": "$13,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589146499, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4497543, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589203288, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4497828, "authorName": "Hoagster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hoagster/", "bidAmount": 16000, "content": "$16,000 bid placed by Hoagster", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589208730, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4501937, "authorName": "Chebby", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chebby/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Best-looking by far of all the mid-century pickups.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1589258994, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4502313, "authorName": "LTRLMN", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ltrlmn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Chebby quite right, this Stud is a timeless machine.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589288538, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4502702, "authorName": "eddiedout", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eddiedout/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Fly_TWA and @56PackardMan -\r\n\r\nThanks\r\n\r\nThe stories are half the reason I keep coming back to BaT, especially appreciated in times like these.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1589294574, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4502719, "authorName": "AtomicRAM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/atomicram/", "bidAmount": 16500, "content": "$16,500 bid placed by AtomicRAM", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589294796, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4502822, "authorName": "Mactwo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mactwo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As this bid is nearing the end, it is good to see that these C Cab Studebaker trucks are starting to get the interest they deserve. For too many year they played second, third and forth \"fiddle\" to Ford, Dodge, GMC and Chevy. They really are/were good trucks that did the job they were designed for...work, and at a fair price. The Scotsman in the late 50's was a $1,700 work truck, amazing. In 1949 when this truck was made Studebaker had it all, a new model, a new 1M sf modern plant and a good market share, but boy did it fall apart quick. I have a 56 3/4 To and a 57 1/2 to long bed, the 56 is a V-8, and the 57 is a small 6, both are ok to drive around the semi rural/suburban area in Michigan where I live. At one time I had a 1960 1/2 ton, short bed, 259 CI, NAPCO PU, one of the 65 that Studebaker made for the Navy, nice truck, beautiful, but it was a \"beast\" to drive. Point is that it's nice to see all the interest this truck is generating, it's a nice truck and will make it's new owner very happy. They are fairly simple to care for, plenty of parts around at fair prices, so it's easy to enjoy.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1589296237, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4503296, "authorName": "Vintage01", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vintage01/", "bidAmount": 16750, "content": "$16,750 bid placed by Vintage01", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589303706, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4504835, "authorName": "coffeebreak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/coffeebreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A truck from the age when it wasn't for sissies.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1589312184, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4505639, "authorName": "Vintage01", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vintage01/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 5/12/20 for $16,750 to Vintage01", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589316303, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 4505646, "authorName": "ProfGriff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/profgriff/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats @Vintage 01! Easy win on a fantastic truck!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589316347, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4508081, "authorName": "56PackardMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/56packardman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@eddiedout\r\n(blush) Thankyew ... Thankyew very much! ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1589350468, "type": "comment"}]