Posted: 8/23/06
Ham Lake man finds Studebaker a good driver
When Terry Kamp of Ham Lake saw a 1950 Studebaker for sale in Little Falls in 1993, he jumped at the chance of buying the Champion Deluxe model. ìIt was built 16 days before I was born,î Kamp said of the car that rolled off the assembly line on Jan. 27, 1950. Kamp was one of the many car owners who turned out at the Maranatha Church Strut Your Stuff Car Show last Saturday in Wyoming. When Kamp bought the car in 1993, it had traveled 24,000 original miles. He spent the better part of five years restoring the car to its condition today which is identical to how it looked in 1950. After growing up in a family that drove Studebakers, Kamp had long wanted to own one of his one. But this car is more than a collector car, he says. ìThis car is a driver,î he said. Kamp has taken the vehicle on a number of vacation drives, including trips to Montana. Thirteen years after buying the car, the Champion now has 36,000 miles on its odometer. There was another large turnout at Saturdayís car show and burnout at the Wyoming church. (Photo By Cliff Buchan)
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