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Our read

GarageScout Take

The seller-built baquet conversion preserves the Commander’s original front bodywork while giving the car a shortened chassis, riveted rear bodywork, and period-inspired rally character. Its documented ownership trail reaches back to 1978, while the title identity and unknown chassis mileage remain significant caveats.

Strengths

  • Baquet conversion performed by the seller, including shortened chassis and fabricated riveted rear bodywork.
  • Records, correspondence, literature, and ownership documents reach back to 1978, with photographs from the current build.
  • Major build work included carburetor, water pump, and generator rebuilds, along with transmission and rear-end service.
  • The car retains its original 250ci Commander inline-eight and four-door sedan front bodywork.

Watch For

  • Chassis mileage is unknown because the car has no odometer; the title carries a Non-Actual Warning for odometer discrepancy.
  • The frame was shortened by 24 inches and the body was substantially rebuilt into a custom baquet configuration.
  • The title identifies the car as a 1931 Unknown Studebaker and uses the removed chassis tag number 8034572 as the identification number.