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Darryl Starbird national car show, Oklahoma City, ok, January, 1999

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Studebaker Driver's club regional Meet, Tulsa, ok, April 1999

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Timers rod run, Stillwater, ok, June, 1999

rod run, Cushing, OK, July, 1999

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Perkins, OK Rod Run, August. 1999

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rod run, Guthrie, ok, September, 1999

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Studebaker driver's club, regional meet, Denton, TX, October, 1999

 

awards, 2000

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Studebaker driver's club, southern Nationals, Memphis, Tennessee, April, 2000

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Studebaker driver's club, southern Nationals, Memphis, Tennessee, April, 2000s

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Studebaker driver's club, NE Oklahoma chapter, Tulsa, ok, may, 2000

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Jenks Vintage road runners, Jenks, Oklahoma, June, 2000

Cover of Turning Wheels Magazine July, 2000.  Included article.

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Timers Rod Run, July, 2ooo, Stillwater, OK

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Shawnee, OK, July, 2000

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Perkins, OK, AUGUST, 2OOO  (97 CARS ENTERED)

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Perkins, ok, august, 2000, BEST STUDEBAKER.  was ALSO CHOSEN BY THE JUDGES AS BEST INTERIOR, BUT PROMOTERS PLACED A TWO AWARD LIMIT ON EACH CAR.

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Oklahoma city Sept, 2OOO  south CENTRAL ZONE MEET.

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Edmond, ok, SEPT, 2OOO.  top TWO, ANNOUNCED AS 1ST PLACE

Edmond, ok, SEPT, 2OOO  Masonic LODGE CAR SHOW

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McPherson, KS, NORTH CENTRAL ZONE MEET, OCT. 2000

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McPherson, KS, NORTH CENTRAL ZONE MEET, OCT. 2000, ZONE MEET COMMITTEE'S CHOICE

awards, 2001


Tulsa, OK, SDC northeast Oklahoma chapter, may 2001

Shawnee, ok, July 7, 2001

Timer's Rod Run, Stillwater, OK, July, 2001

Denton, Texas,  South Central zone meet, September 2001

Ron Shirley Pontiac open car show, fall, 2001, best custom

awards, 2002

ppg platinum distributor calendar, may, 2002

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1st place, modified division

April, 2002, Tulsa SDC meet, best of show, overall.  I had always been told that a modified car could not win best of show at an SDC event.  Minds are opening.  <G>

This is it!  The highest honor a Studebaker can achieve.  This was awarded at the Studebaker drivers club international meet in South Bend, IN.  Out of a possible 400 points, the car achieved 391 points.  Not bad for a 5 year old restoration, and for a car that drove there and back.  The "best in division"  car in my class earned 399 points.  It's tires have not seen the road, just a garage floor, trailer floor, and the show field.  It does a man's heart good!

This was sent to me by my friend Pekka Polvinen of Helsinki, Finland.  He covered the 2002 International meet in South Bend for Swedish Wheels Magazine.  Included in his article was this picture, and these comments.  Thanks, Pekka!  This is how 'Sheba came to be, "Internationally Renowned."


September 21, 2002.  South Central zone meet, Oklahoma City, OK.  1st in modified division.

Tonkawa, OK Oct. 26, 2002

Awards, 2003


Tulsa, OK April 26, 2003.   best of  class, modified division.

Best of show, Stillwater antique and classic car club show, fall, 2003.

first, Fenton motors Annual car show, fall, 2003


1st, north Texas chapter, SDC, zone  meet September, 2003

Awards, 2004



1st, Tulsa, OK 5-1-04, N. E. Oklahoma chapter, SDC.  (Goliath)


June 10, 2004, charlotte, NC, SDC international meet.  This makes two international first place awards.  There were some glitches along the road, which resulted in a two-series story in Turning wheels.  
Click HERE to read the story.


June 19, 2004, timers.  (Goliath)

August Turning wheels, back cover.


Best of show (Sheba.)  (the OKC guys and gals don't spend a lot on trophies, (class, place rating, etc.) but they sure have fun, and make it fun for those in attendance!  (see below)


(Sheba)  I missed one bug when I detailed the car... the ladies found it!


The infamous "hard luck"  award.  actually reads, "hard cash for hard luck."  there is some change in the container, but not enough.  -¿Ö  I guess this would be Goliath's, since he is the one that didn't make the meet.


awarded because goliath didn't make the trip, after only 9 months of effort.  "his" gear shift lever broke off in my hand as I was backing the truck up to the trailer, in order to load the car, in an effort to get them both to the meet.


9-25-04, Perkins, OK Harvest Fest parade... goliath.



SDC, North Central Zone Meet, McPherson, KS, OCT 1-3, 2004.  Sheba.  Class:  Modified, Non Studebaker Powered, All Cars and Trucks.


SDC, North Central Zone Meet, McPherson, KS, OCT 1-3, 2004.  Goliath.  Class:  Modified, Non Studebaker Powered, All Cars and Trucks.

Awards, 2005

Tulsa Meet April 30, 2005.  'Sheba, first place, modified car class




Goliath, Tulsa meet, April 30, 2005.  First place, modified truck class.  (393 out of  a possible 400 points.)

Tulsa meet, April 30, 2005.  'Sheba, best of show.  (397 points, out of a possible 400)


Sapulpa, OK, June 4, 2005.  'Sheba, 3rd in class, 1948-1963, modified car.  287 cars total, don't have any idea how many in that class.


Goliath, June 4, 2005, Sapulpa, OK, '48-'63 Modified truck.  Two round trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States on Southwest Airlines.


Ron Shirley Pontiac invitational car show, 9-10-05.
 L-R, Goliath, Best of Show (Truck)   'Sheba, Mayor's Choice, 'Sheba, Best of show (Car)


Sept. 24, 2005, Perkins, OK.  Host class, top three, 'Sheba.


Sept. 24, 2005, Perkins, OK, top three, trucks, Goliath.



Oct. 29, 2005 Hominy, OK open car show, best in show... 'Sheba.

Goliath, 11-12-05, Kingfisher, OK. car show.


Custom Classic Truck magazine, Dec. 2005.  My friend almost got the story right, I'm no expert, have no such business, and the truck is a 3/4 ton.  Thanks, Rick!

Awards, 2006



33rd annual south central SDC zone meet, Tulsa, OK 4-29-06, 'Sheba, best of show.


SDC open car show, dell city, OK 5-20-06.  

"Sheba first in class, best of show

Goliath, best in class



Timers rod run, Stillwater, Ok June 1o, 2006, Fib (top) five  in show... 'Sheba.



June 25, 2006, Shawnee, OK, The Knights Car Show.  'Sheba, Second Place, Conservative Street.  (Entry # 182, several came in after I did.  Don't know how many in my class, had to leave early.


7-8-06, 1st in class, McCloud, OK, Sheba.

Ron Shirley Pontiac Open Car Show, Stillwater, OK 9-16-06.  'Sheba, Mayor's Choice (New mayor since last year,) and Best of Show.  Goliath stayed home, he was too dirty, and I was too tired to clean him up.


 'Sheba, first place, Goliath second place...  42nd International Studebaker Driver's Club  meet, Omaha, NEB.  Sept.  25-29, '06.  The meet theme was, "trucking to Omaha,"  so it was only right that Goliath give 'Sheba a ride there and back.   

'Sheba at the drags... made 4 runs (times indicated by file name):

Run 1

run 2

(in fairness to my friend Dick Stiencamp, he broke an accelerator cable on that run.)

run 3

(I was not going to run anything but Chevy powered Studes, but this little super charged Avanti lined up against me, so we ran.  Probably a good thing we didn't have another 1/8 mile to go, the super charger may have spooled up by then.  <G>)

Run 4

Then, they let us run around the road race course... as these two cars were starting their race, you can see 'Sheba passing by on the road  course.
road race course

Man, we had some fun!


Olive, OK 10-14-05, 'Sheba, top 5, all '50's, Principal's Choice.


10-28-06, Sapulpa, OK, 'Sheba, top 2 in class, all 50's.


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