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Owner/hometown: Greg Porter / Greenville, South Carolina
Year/make/model: '59 Studebaker Pickup
Engine/drivetrain: 600hp '70 Chevy 383 / stroked, balanced, and blueprinted / Schneider camshaft / Edelbrock intake manifold / six Holley 94 carburetors / Hedman3-1/2-inch exhaust system / MSD ignition / Chevy 350 turbo / Stegall's shift-improvement kit / Lokar Shifter / TCI torque converter / Currie rear axle
Installers: Porter's Customs, and transmission work by Stegall's
Wheels/Tires: (Front) 15x7-inch steelies / Coker 215/70R15 / (Rear) 15x8-inch steelies / Coker 225/70R15
Suspension: (Front) '68 Nova spindles / A-arms, coil springs, and shocks / (Rear) lowered leaf packs / Carrera coilovers
Installers: Porter's Customs
Body Mods: '58 Rambler grille / '49 Plymouth front bumper
Bodyman: Greg Porter at Porter's Customs
Custom Paint: DuPont Black / copper-pearl dash
Painter: Greg Porter at Porter's Customs
Interior: '62 Impala seats / ididit steering column / Classic Instruments white-face gauges / Cal Custom steering wheel / headliner, door panels, and seats wrapped in Zodiac metal flake
Upholsterer: Porter's Customs