1932 Studebaker President Type 71 St. Regis Phaeton Custom -Hemmings Preview

https://www.hemmings.com/listing/1932-studebaker-president-calgary-ab-931344

Built by Street & Performance of Mena, Arkansas and completed est. 2009.

125 inch wheel base (Type 71) - short wheel base version of the President 8 (the Type 91 had a 135" wheel base)

GM 350ci ZZ4 Crate Motor: 405lb/ft Torque @ 3,500rpm, 10:1 CR, Hydraulic Lifter, Fuel injected, headers

700 R4 Automatic transmission and Genie shifter

Front suspension from a 1978 Ford Thunderbird, Ford rear diff with IRS

6 10-spoke chromed original wheels

Headers, Aluminum valve covers

Stainless steel fuel tank

Autometer gauges

Willwood front and rear disk brakes with booster

Vintage Air AC and climate control

Dual Side Mount spare tires

Factory rear mounted trunk

History

This Vehicle was presented as the 'Star Car' Bought at the 2010 Silver Auction in AZ , consigned by Geannette Cherwayko of Fountain Hills AZ, and purchased for $USD96,000 by a Calgary Resident.

Sold for USD $96,000 in Jan 2010 at Silver Auctions Jan Arizona Sale

Sent to Drew's Garage in Tempe, AZ in 2011 for a $USD30,000 cosmetic restoration including a concours repaint and re-chroming of the wheels. After completion in 2018 it was imported into Canada and delivered to its Calgary owner, where it currently resides.