While the Studebaker may be simpler and bigger, likely heavier, I'm sure if you got into an accident with same velocity and angle, you'd survive much better in the 1M than a '57 Studebaker
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Originally Posted by Slats
I learned to drive in 1964 in a 1957 Studebaker with flathead six, a three-speed stick shift on the floor and a hill-holder. Not quite as exciting as my 1M, but far less complex. It had a dipstick, no engine cladding and a clear view of the ground when you popped the hood. I rebuilt the engine without pulling it out of the car - just removed the head, dropped the oil pan, unbolted the rods from the crankshaft, shoved the pistons out the top, slapped new rings on them, honed the cylinders with a drill attachment and slapped it all back together in the driveway. Ah, the education one gets just by being young and broke.
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