the 41 Studebaker comes home today

ssba said
A car like that is something you just have to learn for yourself.
It easy to have an unrealistic perspective of an old car until you learn what it is.
They will surprise you if you take the time to clean and oil them up.
Cars were more reliable back then than most people realize because they haven't
been around them.
I have never had a small block mopar or 904 that was any more reliable than an old
flathead six or manual three speed. Quite the opposite.
Now if your concern was speed rather than durable your take is valid.
Don't short change the car thinking you will be under the hood every
few miles because it is old.
You can have those kind of problems but it would be from not repairing it proper.
Glad you got some DQ trips in mind for the old car and fella.

Agreed on the durability I mean that six-cylinder after we ran it for a while and I tried to change the oil nothing came out and then after a little while longer it actually pooped and I say pooped I mean turds oil oil started pooping out of it. it was the weirdest grossest thing ever seen and that motor ceeps running LOL. I've changed it a few times and it now just in the small amount we were in it trying to get it cleared out and it runs and I can get it started and keep it running on its own and idling. And just for conversation sake and completely not arguing here but realistically doing 65 or 70 in today's traffic on today's freeways and highways driving the car around the United States and further with the flat 6 motor and the three on the tree? Of course I don't plan on throwing any of that stuff away or making it impossible to put it all back in as you know anything these days is doable. Thank you and I'm heading ya. I'm have no desire to chop it up. I do want to keep as much original as possible. Very quiet, no funky rims, ect......