David Conwill
Call Me a Cab
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Try the Stude out. It may have adequate power if all you want is to cruise around town. Don't bother buying if you want to swap engines. You will waste your time and money and end up with a car that is not only unsatisfactory to drive, but also worth less than when you started.
If you want a V8 car, buy a V8 car.
Said the restorer to the hot rodder.
Actually, if this were a '51 I'd be really interested in the Studillac conversion, as those cars were already set up to accommodate the Stude V8, which is similar. The '50 Champ, it seems, is a far more primitive creature that only willingly accommodates a straight six, so now I'm thinking twin-carb '55 engine (185 ci versus 170) with a Bill Cathert aluminum head.