This 1962 lark is being built for wife to take cruising. The Lark was a "compact" car built between 1959 and 1963 by The Studebaker - Packard Corporation. The Studebaker Lark was a car design that used the core body and panels of the full-sized 1953-1958 Studebaker models. The car was built as a compact car, achieved by reducing the front and rear overhangs and shortening the wheelbase. It was hoped that the vehicle would save America's oldest vehicle manufacturer when it was launched in the fall of 1958 as a 1959 model. Initial models included two- and four-door sedans, a two-door hardtop and a two-door station wagon. In 1960, a smartly-styled convertible (Studebaker's first since 1952) and a four-door wagon joined the lineup. In 1961, a new four-door sedan, the Cruiser, was introduced, built on a 4.5" longer wheelbase (113" versus 108.5") which harked back to the long-wheelbase Studebaker Land Cruisers of the late Forties and early Fifties. 1962 update by Brooks Stevens lengthened the car body and modernized the interior. Studebaker had entered into a distribution agreement with Daimler-Benz in 1957, and the design of the Lark's new grill was intended to mimic the grill on Mercedes-Benz automobiles.

:: Modifications
Frame Modifications - Full one-off custom chassis, custom IFS, air suspension, rack and pinion steering, four-link rear suspension, front and rear disc brakes. Wheels/Tires - 18" Wires with 40-series whitewalls. ENGINE - Year/Make - 1962 Studebaker 259 V8, four barrel carburator, finned vaver covers, engine painted to match exterior colors. Exhaust/Mufflers - Custom fabricated exhaust set-up. TRANSMISSION - Stock Studebaker BODY - Paint Type/Color - Custom mixed Silver Pearl and Rose Mist Pearl, Body Modifications - Sucide rear doors, shaved handles/locks, custom rear fender skirts, Bentley styled grill, filled rain gutters. INTERIOR - Upholstery - Ultra leather, custom door and interior panels and bench seats. Audio/Video - To be determined