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The 1953 Studebaker Champion featured in this article is one great looking Street Rod. The car is painted in GTO Red. 1953 Studebaker Champion Street Rod Brief History of the Studebaker Champion The Studebaker Champion had a relatively long history. It was considered Studebaker's economy model. The model first came on the market in 1938. It was produced into the 1942 model year but it's production, like every other American civilian automobile, was halted in February 1942 due to the U.S. entering World War Two. The next Studebaker Champion to see was the 1946 model. That car was essentially a 1942 model with some minor changes. Credit for the new post war model Studebaker Champion goes to the legendary Virgil Exner and the Raymond Lowry Studios . Virgil Exner was a very well known automobile designer who worked for several companies, most notably for Chrysler and Studebaker. Raymond Lowry Studios performed many types of design wwork including stations and train cars for the

The car featured in this article is a 1958 MGA Le Mans . The MGA dates back to 1951 . The MGA was a replacement for the MG TF 1500 Midget and there was significant restyling. The MGA is a sports car built by the MG-division of the British Motor Corporation from 1955-1962 . Customized 58 MGA Le Mans A Car Needing a Redesign  MG's Syd Enever , head designer at MG, did a redesign by penning an aerodynamic body on  the MG TF for the 24 Hours of Le Mans . The MG TF body harked back to the era of the early 1930's. After the 1951 Le Mans the redesign project however was put on hold until 1955. British Motor Corporation was in a quandary over the fact that the Austin-Healey 100 ( from BMC) came out as a modern looking sports car. Management didn't feel the need to produce two new sports cars so they continued to build the MG TD. The decision proved wrong in as much as the TD sales figures declined significantly forcing management to reverse it's decision. The problem