This 1937 Studebaker Coupe Express was built by owner Shaun Salehyan and Loose Cannon Customs in El Cajon, California. The truck is powered by a McCullough supercharged 289 ci R2 V8 from a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk. The motor mates to a T-10 four-speed manual transmission and sends power to a Ford 9-inch rear end. Shaun improved the trucks handling with a Heidts Mustang II independent front suspension, custom four-link rear suspension, air bags, Accuair e-Level system, and four-wheel disc brakes. The body is coated in Lexus Desert Sage Metallic paint and the bed features a custom Walnut wood bed. You can view more photos of the project on @coupeexpress
Source: Loose Cannon Customs, Hotrod Hotline, and ScottieDTV
it could be a factory option.
What could be an option?
I’m going to assume you mean the engine and supercharger. If so, you should know that V8 was developed several years after WW2, in 1951. They began offering superchargers around the mid 1950s.
The truck is from 1937.
It’s so well done that it could pass for a factory option, that’s what I was thinking.
I love the color and the stance is great. It is cool that they kept the engine from the same family of cars, not just slap an SBC in it. I would like to see it in person and maybe talk the owner into giving me a ride…