Wow! You may never ever see another one of these, even less in this condition… An Original, long time family owned prized Champ Pick Up that runs and looks great! A Valuable Addition to Young and Established Collections Worldwide.The Studebaker Champ was a light-duty pickup truck produced by the Studebaker Corporation from 1960-1964. Designed at a time when Studebaker’s truck line had not seen major upgrading in over 10 years, the company, which had endured years of declining sales, was forced to use a number of existing components. The chassis of the Champ was basically the same as what had been used for Studebaker’s � and �-ton E-series trucks since 1949, but the cab section was very different in an attempt to compete with the Ford Ranchero and Chevrolet El Camino. The Champ had two available cargo boxes. The narrow cargo box was the same as found on the previous 2R-series trucks. The wide cargo box, introduced for the 1961 model year, was from the Dodge C-Series after a deal between Studebaker and Dodge. Both cargo boxes were available in short and long versions. An entirely new cab was out of the question because of cost considerations, but the new Lark compact car’s body proved to be just the right size and shape to suit the purpose. The engineering staff took a four-door sedan, cut it in half behind the front doors and modified the front half slightly to fit the truck chassis. The only new sheetmetal stamping that was required was the back wall of the new cab. Minor modifications for mounting of the cab to the 1949-vintage truck frame were also made. The Lark’s front end sheetmetal was retained as well, but funds were allocated to give the Champ a new horizontal-bar grille that delivered a “tougher” look.The Champ is seldom given credit for introducing a feature that is nearly universal among today’s pickup trucks: the sliding rear window, which was available from the start, proved to be quite popular among Champ buyers. It was truly one of Studebaker’s better ideas, and caught on later among the major truck makers. With a cab based on a sedan body, the Champ was among the first pickups to offer true “car-like” comfort, with a wide, comfortable bench seat and a handsomely-styled interior. Other manufacturers took until the late 1960s and early 1970s to follow the Champ’s lead. Finally, the last Champs of 1963-64 were among the first American trucks – if not the first – to offer service bodies constructed of fiberglass. Today, such bodies made of fiberglass and composites are still gaining acceptance, with the steel service body remaining the norm. While it didn’t prove to be the savior of the Studebaker truck line, the Champ also pointed the way to a smaller yet still rugged pickup, something Dodge later claimed as a “first” with their mid-sized Dakota, which was introduced as a 1987 model, nearly 27 years after the Champ. Today, the Champs that still exist are highly prized for their interesting combination of passenger-car comfort and style and their rugged mechanical durability (the sixes’ head problems notwithstanding). About the only major failing of the Champ is shared with many Studebaker models: rust. Champs tend to rust most severely in the cab floor and front fenders. If left unchecked, it can be extensive and very costly to repair, if it is repairable at all. Our Truck is amazingly Solid and Original, giving You the Edge Up on Valuation and Collectibility. Automatic Transmission, Am/Fm Radio, Additional Keys, All-Season Tires, Full-Size Spare Tire, Spare Tire