It's been at least 1960 since this looked this good!

With a little hard work and some help from a few Studebaker Gurus (http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21740 ) we managed to get the result we were looking for. Now if we could only get all the grease out of John's hair.

Studebaker Sunday!

While Dad cleaned the garage, Mom and the kids decided to give the truck a bath. This is why we love our truck. We all get to enjoy it in our own way.

1.5 Hours To Get To This Point!

Can you believe it took us one and a half hours to remove all that grease and get it this clean!? We think that most of the grime has been there since at least 1962. Tracy is thinking about sending it out for carbon dating.

If It Stops Leaking, You're Out Of Oil

There is nothing we dislike more than a oil leak! Especially on You-Know-Who's garage floor. One might wonder why when we bought this truck he didn't expect it to get the garage dirty. Maybe his first clue should have been the rat's nest and spiders. We'll leave the poor guy's disillusions for another blog, though.

So we seem to have two leaks, one by the transmission and another one coming from the rear axle thingy. John thinks we can fix that one with Tracy reading the repair manual and telling John word for word what to do. (This seems to work on a lot of things in our life, but mostly Christmas Eve). The leak on the transmission concerns us, though, considering our family mechanic is in Guam dealing with what appears to be ex-wives and girlfriends of his past coming back to haunt him (He always said what comes around goes around. Hmmm...maybe he does know what he's talking about). So, this week we will get the rear differential cleaned up so we can replace the gasket. After that, the two Shade Tree mechanics will give it a shot. Not sure what we're going to do about the transmission leak. It might be a little over our head. All advice is welcome.

A Different View

As hot as it has been lately, the truck hasn't gotten out much. It's not all that easy to deal with 117 degrees with no AC. We were itching to get the truck out and take some new pictures, though, so we John braved the heat and went for a little ride.

For those of you who don't know, John is a bit of an amateur photographer. Photography is a passion for him in his spare (haha!) time. Today, he got to blend two of his favorites: photography and the Studebaker. For more of his pictures (not just Studebakers!) you can go to http://aseyefocus.blogspot.com/.

Blame the dust on the truck on Tracy, who wanted to drive through a corn field first (she just can't let go of those farm roots...it's not her fault she was born in the city!).

In the shade of the old cottonwood tree. This one's looking a little more alive than most of the trees he photographs...he has a thing for the dead ones. This tree is due to be destroyed soon to make room for an office complex, hence John's sudden photography urge today.

Hey, a little trespassing is worth a few good shots (pictures, that is!) every now and then...