Every window, with the exception of the windshield, was shot out by some punk with a BB gun. Well, good news. My back and door windows shipped today, which means every part I need to restore the Studebaker interior is on its way to me via USPS, FedEx, and UPS.
I ordered my glass from Classic Flat Glass in Placerville, CA. They're a great organization and pack the glass exceptionally well.
Let's hope the back window makes it through in one piece.
Just a quick note to announce that Doc, our 1950 Studebaker Champion, is back on the streets of Sacramento. Aside from little bits and bobs, the restoration is complete. It's been more than a year in the making.
Best of all, my Dad was with me to pick up the car and take a cruise; a great and memorable evening. Pictures below.
The u-channels that we ordered from Studebaker International are not OM/NOS (we knew his going into it); they are reproductions that are a bit more rigid than we'd prefer. In fact, when bending one of the rear window channels we separated the chrome from the channel, and it's nearly impossible to re-crimp the chrome stripping onto the cloth channel. The solution may be to re-order NOS back window channels from Studebakers West in Redwood City, California.
In addition, the window project hit another snafu when we found that two of the windows had minor cracks. We ordered new glass from Classic Flat Glass in Placerville, CA. You can see that one need begets the next, and as usual, we're at double the original job estimate.
However, the most disappointing result of the parts delay is that we're out of driving commission until next week - missing a beautiful weekend of 65 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny... in January!
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