If i recall rightly, Offenhauser, Weiand, and Edmunds all made speed equipment for Studebaker sixes, and i believe there are articles about modifying this engine in the 1950s. i'll see what i can find. i remember some articles in the *12-Port News* about midget racers built with Champion sixes.
With, say, a 4.56 differential and overdrive, in a light chassis, one could build a true hot rod with a little Champ, and not burn too much of our $3.00 gasoline.
God's Peace to you.
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