1951 Studebaker Fastblack Woodie

The history behind many makes can be fascinating. The Studebaker brothers started out making wheel barrows and their company grew from there.

Like many they got behind with development, amalgamated with Packard and eventually both ceased to exist.

Studebaker did however produce some very desirable classics, and its most famous would have to be the ‘Bullet Nose’ range of models.

This is one, a Bullet Nose customized 1951 Studebaker Fastback Woodie that is most impressive, a credit to its creator Kirk, from Hills Rod & Custom.

Cars like this are works of art without doubt, and rarely seen on the road.

It features incredible wood work as well as a 390 cid Ford Edsel V8 with a rare injection system that was designed by aircraft engineers and featured on the cover of Hot Rod magazine in 1959.

Any 1951 Studebaker woodie custom could be considered out of the ordinary (how many can you think of?), but this custom woodie, have taken the ’51 to an extraordinary level.

The interior was entrusted to Sid Chavers in Santa Clara, California. Chavers built custom bucket seats and covered them in tan leather with gray-toned fur inserts. No need to replace the ’51 Studebaker dash, so Redline Gauge Works restored the appearance of the factory gauges and updated the internals.

Once the body was sorted out, custom glass had to be formed for the one-off curved rear window. The work was handled by Tri-Valley US Limo in Livermore, California. Altissimo Custom Paint in American Canyon, California, laid on the two-stage British Racing Green paint. Inside, Sid Chavers in San Francisco created another 100-point leather interior with matching luggage. Redline Gauge Works updated then restored the gauges, while Lucky 7 Garage created faux wood to tie in with the wood theme.

The end result is a genuinely unique custom that would probably hover around the top of most people’s lists of great Studebakers, great woodies, and great customs.