Try a 'lost fender' ad at the Craigslist sites along your route.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Good place, but I did not find any 39 parts.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Good idea! I think I will try this.

Did.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Time for The H.A.M.B.

Nor did I but they are sure worth a call Tom.

If they dont, maybe they know who does.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

yeah, can try that.

Thanks!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Best of luck, Tom, this will be a long adventure but ought to be really (mostly!)fun. I hope you see fit to share each chapter, and it will not be TOO long before it is over.

One time I asked my dad how come he called his 1939 Studebaker Commander "Suzy"?

Not then knowing that Germans are typically regarded as humorless, I still remember what he said:

"Oh I don't know. I thought it was funny."




So - If the "spirit" of old Suzy still exists, and maybe it is there! I will seek her blessing in your having an easy, pleasant and not too long road to the resto, beginning with finding the elusive missing or replacement fender.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

This might be a good white elephant to trade for a rear fender - Studebaker 1939 1940 Commander President Coupe Express Right Fender | eBay

Sixto
87 300D

Actually that front is better than either of the two rf I have.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Things discovered about the 39....
1. The 617 turbo will not clear the stock tie rods with the front oil sump. So that means either a different motor, or a different front crossmember plus steering.
2. The roof above the windshield needs some repair, so that is why I got the front portion of a roof.
3. First task is to get some tires on it that hold air. I missed some chevy truck wheels and tires today for a good price.
4. I think I will unload the boxes and do an inventory of parts that I have, so I can see what I don't have...hopefully.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

No Side Mount Well... Only trucks had a side mount?

Talk to locry about his rear sump minibus 602 -



Apparently he has access to a mid sump pan too -



Sixto
87 300D

Sidemount was standard on the pickup but a $4 delete if you didn't want it. Limos and Hearses also often had the fender mounted spares, sometimes on both sides. I think the CE looks good with or without the fender spare.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Cool. but it won't fit a 617.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I just had to take a picture of the incredible rear springs and overloads on the Studey. this farmer was intent on being able to carry some serious weight, now!

There are 7 basic springs, a spacer and four overload springs. A fellow I spoke to today said there were four leafs from the factory!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.