Topic: Whaddyacallit #439 - 1948 Boardman Roadster based on a '47 Studebaker Commander

[Ray B.]

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[Ray B.]

Expertise this.

[spider murphy]

It's the Boardman 2-door Convertible, built by Boardman Motors from Augusta (Georgia - USA) in 1948.

[Ray B.]

I suppose you know what it is based on?

[spider murphy]

Yes I know, you mean the '47 Studebaker Commander Business Coupé.

[Joćo]

Weird..I found another name for it!

[Ray B.]

Weird indeed. My source says is a Champion, not a Commander, but a 1947 Stude indeed, as it still obvious is. Slight mistake, and spider murphy deserves the point anyway. What name do you have, Joao?

[Joćo]

1947 Studebaker Champion Custom Sportster by Harold Boardman ,that“s the name that I have.

[Paul Jaray]

Here's what I have on this:
Boardman 1948
Boardman Motors, Augusta, Ga.

When the 1947 Studebaker hit the streets its styling was sensational. A Georgia firm tried to produce and market a variation of the Commander Business coupe. They turned it into a roadster with cut down doors. Slight re-shaping was done to the rear deck.
Engine was the Studebaker Commander unit: Six-cylinder. L-head. Cast iron block, 226.2 cid, bore and stroke: 3-5/16x4-3/8 inches. Compression ratio: 6.5:1. brake hp:94 at 3600 rpm. Four main bearings. Solid valve lifters. Carburetor: BXOV-26 one-barrel.
Three-speed manual transmission.
Wheelbase:119 inches. Overall lenght: 204-1/8 inches. Tire size: 6.50x15

[Ray B.]

Me too. So, spider murphy, did Harold Boardman Jr; (you forgot the Jr.) run a business named Boardman Motors in Augusta, or did you made that up?
My source says he rebuilt the car with a few friends, which should make it purely a one-off. Then call it Custom Sporster or 2-door convertible, that doesn't make any difference since it's not a production model.

EDIT: I wrote this before seeing Paul Jaray answer, so it was a reply to Joao's post. Now, Paul has the same source than spider murphy, and I had the same as Joao. But both spider and Paul are more correct. The proof is that 119 inches was indeeed the wheelbase of the Commander (Champions rode on a 112 inches wheelbase). That settles it.

[Paul Jaray]

I took that info from Gunnell's Standard Catalog of American cars.
(but I have also that article where they say it was Champion)

[Ray B.]

... (but I have also that article where they say it was Champion)

I don't doubt that.