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The 53 Studebaker was a beautiful car that came out in 1953. Its gorgeous styling by Raymond Loewy was well received and the car today is still beautiful. It was adopted for the drag strip to become a “Gasser”. The Gasser class allowed many different types of cars and the aerodynamic Studebaker was chosen by many drag strip car racers because of its shape. This Studebaker gasser is powered by a blown 392 Chrysler V-8, one of the most popular drag racing engines.
If you are not familiar with Jim Keeler a designer and engineer of custom parts for Revell in the Golden Age, Rick DelFavero, VP of Atlantis Models, states, "We are so excited to be working with Jim Keeler who has been such an influence in car modeling over the years! My Uncle had many of the Custom Car Parts sets and they always fascinated me. I was amazed at the many combinations and how you could arrive at your own original creation. I can't wait to see where we can take the series under the Atlantis name. Peter Vetri, President of Atlantis Models states in a recent press release, "We are so proud and honored to be working with Jim on producing a new Line of kits based on the old 1/25 Custom Car Parts. Look for many exciting kits to come from Atlantis!
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