Stude-a-Kustom

Did you ever wonder what a custom would look like if nearly every legendary builder had a part to play in its creation? You could have the greats such as Hines, Winfield, Watson, Dean, Barris, all pitching in with an idea or two. Well, it's time to wonder no more because the 1949 Studebaker truck on these pages is exactly that.

John Salsman, a transmission builder by trade, and his Uncle Bob from Pink Panther Kustom, have been at this truck for quite a while now. Many of you may have seen it at a show, or just cruising down the road, but John drives this truck- and I mean drives. It's been with him to nearly every Paso show in the last ten years, and has made an appearance at nearly every custom show in Southern California as well. Oh yeah, did I mention that this is also his daily driver?

Read the rest of this article in ISSUE 4: VERNE HAMMOND'S '34