{"id":4676,"date":"2019-05-04T01:56:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T08:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T00:57:59","slug":"rob-ballards-1955-studebaker-speedster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/rob-ballards-1955-studebaker-speedster\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Ballard&#8217;s 1955 Studebaker Speedster"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><style>.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_86c991-86{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_86c991-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_86c991-86 qk-look-widget\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-573ff2  qk-main-wrap\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-b2a791\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-family:Inter;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kt-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b summary-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3e9d1e-5b\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tom Strongman&rsquo;s book, &ldquo;Wheel of Dreams,&rdquo; is a collection of beautifully illustrated true stories about vintage vehicles.<\/li><li>One of the book&rsquo;s highlights includes Rob Ballard&rsquo;s quest to find a 1955 Studebaker President Speedster.<\/li><li>Ballad owns several collectible cars, and he said each is an affair of the heart. He believes that owning classic cars is all about enjoyment.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27stude.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4680\" width=\"700\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27stude.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27stude-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/wheelsofdreams2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4690\" width=\"140\" height=\"110\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Check out Tom Strongman&rsquo;s new book, &ldquo;Wheels of Dreams&rdquo; Vintage Cars and the People Who Love Them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is this collection of beautifully-illustrated true stories perfect for car lovers, it is charming enough to captivate even the reader who never before understood the mystique of vintage automobiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Ballard thought he may never find another 1955 Studebaker President Speedster after he passed up buying one from a seller in Australia because shipping would be so costly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27int.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4678\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27int.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27int-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a curious twist, however, that experience eventually led him, via e-mails from England, Holland, Australia and Texas, to another Speedster in California. By then, he said, he had learned not to quibble, and he snapped it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballards fascination with this rare Studebaker coupe started when he first saw one about five years ago. I just fell in love with that car, he said. The Studebaker coupe, designed by Raymond Loewy in 1953, is an icon. Loewy was an industrial designer who also penned the Lucky Strike package and logos for Shell, Exxon, Greyhound and Nabisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"article-search-widget\">\n<div class=\"cp-search\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cld.partsimg.com\/image\/upload\/w_auto,dpr_auto\/carparts\/logos\/badge_wordmark\/full_color\/CP_LOGO_COLOUR_RGB\" alt=\"CarParts.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\">\n<\/div>\n<form id=\"cpsearchform\" name=\"cpsearchform\" action=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/search\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\" accept-charset=\"character_set\" aria-label=\"search CarParts.com\">\n    <input type=\"text\" class=\"keyword\" name=\"q\" placeholder=\"Search for parts on CarParts.com\" value=\"\" aria-label=\"Search CarParts.com\"><input type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-search\" value=\"Search\" aria-label=\"Search\">\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Loewy&rsquo;s 1953 Studebaker coupe is touted as one of the top auto designs of all time, and his 1963 Studebaker Avanti has always been given high praise as well. Ballards Speedster has the distinctive profile and shape of the 1953. Priced at $3,253, it was the most expensive Studebaker until the supercharged 1957 Golden Hawk.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4677\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27eng.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27eng-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ballards Speedster has Stewart-Warner gauges, a turned-metal finish on the instrument panel and diamond-tufted leather upholstery. The engine, sourced from Packard, is a Passmaster 259-cubic-inch V-8 with 185 horsepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballard said that of the 2,215 Speedsters produced, only 424 had this color scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His car was originally a gift to actress Mary Brian from her husband, George Tomasini. From the 1920s through 1947, Brian appeared in 87 movies, including Front Page and Blessed Event. Tomasini, a film editor who gained renown with Alfred Hitchcocks Rear Window, Psycho and The Birds, died at age 55. Brian drove her Studebaker until age 87. Then she gave the car to her godson, Stuart Erwin, Jr., and he restored it. Ballard bought it from him. Brian died in 2002 at age 95.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27rob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4679\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27rob.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27rob-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ballard owns a number of collectible cars, and he said each one is an affair of the heart. It&rsquo;s easy to put too much money into restorations, he said, and you don&rsquo;t often come out ahead on value. He owns classic cars and motorcycles because he loves them. He laughs when he says that everyone should own a vehicle from each decade of their life. And while he&rsquo;s not quite there, he&rsquo;s close. 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