1948
Studebaker
Locomotive
Truck
Once
Upon
a
time
there
was
an
engineer...
Choo
Choo
Charlie
was
his
name
we
hear...He
had
an
engine
and
he
sure
had
fun,
he
used
Good
n
Plenty
candy
to
make
his
train
run.
Charlie
says:
Love
my
Good
and
Plenty,
Charlie
says:
Really
rings
a
bell,
Charlie
says:
Love
my
Good
and
Plenty
don't
know
any
other
candy
that
I
love
so
well.
NO
TITLE-SOLD
ON
A
BILL
OF
SALE
ONLY
As
we
say
all
the
time
here
at
the
Classic
Auto
Mall,
\"you
never
know
what
is
going
to
come
through
the
door
next\"
,
and
this
consignment
would
be
the
textbook
example.
Here
we
have
the
beginnings
of
an
amusement
park
lot
shuttle
which
is
based
on
a
1948
Studebaker
Chassis.
Complete
with
cow
catcher,
smokestack,
large
headlight,
rounded
engine
cowl,
and
room
for
plenty
of
passengers
in
the
engine
and
\"passenger
coal
car\".
We
have
a
barn
find
condition
novelty
item
like
none
other.
You
better
hurry
because
as
soon
as
I
find
a
ferris
wheel,
I'm
working
on
the
beginnings
of
a
rival
to
Hershey
Park,
and
this
consignment
will
be
my
signature
shuttler!
Exterior
Fabricated
metal
painted
black
is
riveted
to
a
frame
that
comes
very
close
to
simply
replicating
a
true
steam
engine
of
yore,
only
this
one
is
powered
by
a
Chevrolet
inline
6-cylinder
engine.
A
working
bell,
faux
steam
release
valve,
and
engineer
hold
on
bars
to
climb
on
this
engine
if
a
repair
should
be
needed
all
the
while
shuttling
to
and
from
the
park
or
parking
lot.
A
custom
cab
has
also
been
fabricated
and
it
has
a
central
windshield
and
dual
arched
side
windows
so
you
can
look
at
the
track
ahead
for
any
potential
hazards.
A
dual
air
horn
is
atop
this
engine
and
has
windshield
wipers
and
a
curved
arched
barrel
roof.
A
passenger
trailer
is
on
back
but
is
actually
part
of
the
original
frame
and
indeed
is
not
independent
of
the
engine,
but
one
full
long
body.
Condition
is
showing
some
surface
rust,
paint
chipping,
invasive
rust,
and
hastily
repaired
panels
here
and
there
used
to
remove
assumed
rust
problems
that
once
existed.
A
metal
framework
is
throughout
and
can
be
used
to
have
a
fabricated
canvas
covering
to
protect
from
all
the
elements
that
may
come
down
the
tracks
at
you.
Large
chromed
bolt
on
truck
wheels
are
wrapped
with
bias
ply
tires.
Down
by
the
station
early
in
the
mornin'
Interior
For
the
engineers
cockpit
we
note
dual
bomber
style
buckets
on
a
wood
planked
floor,
and
some
passenger
wood
bench
seating
in
the
same
compartment.
A
full
instrument
dash
is
in
front,
and
an
original
bakelite
steering
wheel
is
fronting
this
dash.
In
the
back,
more
wood
flip
top
storage
seating
is
seen,
as
well
as
a
spare
tire
on
the
wood
planked
floor.
I'm
goin'
off
the
rails
in
a
crazy
train!
Drivetrain
Under
the
rounded
cowled
hood
is
a
Chevrolet
inline
6-cylinder
engine
currently
not
crank
or
running
that
holds
a
3-speed
manual
transmission
on
the
rear
of
it.
Overall
a
nice
aged
patina
covers
the
surfaces
of
this
mill,
and
it
does
not
have
an
air
cleaner
attached.
We
note
that
there
were
no
keys
at
the
time
of
this
writing
and
the
clutch
pedal
did
not
release
the
clutch.
People
all
over
the
world,
join
hands,
start
a
love
train!
Love
train!
Undercarriage
A
coating
of
surface
rust
and
weathered
wood
makes
up
the
undercarriage.
Big
leaf
springs
for
the
back
with
drum
brakes
and
in
front
more
drums.
All
is
solid
underneath
with
just
a
few
areas
of
invasive
rust
creeping
in.
Certainly
a
novelty
item
which
has
a
use
somewhere
for
someone
who
has
a
hankering
for
riding
the
rails,
this
1948
Studebaker
chassis,
custom
fabricated
shuttle
is
highly
unusual,
and
with
just
a
bit
of
TLC
can
be
back
on
track.
Unfortunately
due
to
it
not
currently
running,
nor
stopping,
I
cannot
state
it
handles
like
it's
on
rails..Bah...dum...
dum!
NO
TITLE-SOLD
ON
A
BILL
OF
SALE
ONLY