Originally posted by R Pope
In the traffic of the 21st century, I don't think your sister is going to be happy with an anemic little Champ 6. A SB Chevy or Ford will make the Lark a lark to drive, with parts available anywhere. Burn the points on a Studebaker two blocks from home and its towtruck time.

what ya don't understand is that my sister lives so far out in the country that a traffic jam is 3 cars & a RV. she lives 2 miles from where she works and has other vehicles to drive IF she has to go into the big city. when the Lark was running it did its job quite well and never failed them untill the mtr went south, and my sister was very happy to just have the Lark just the way it was.
there's no reason why it could keep up w/traffic today just like it did 20 plus years ago, hell my brother drove his bone stock(except the tires) 39 Dodge 100miles round trip to & from work for over a year & NEVER had a problem w/the car. there's this thing i call preventative maintenance where u check parts that will wear under normal conditions & replace them before a problem happens.

but hey like i said i'm on a tight buget here because I'm footing the bill if it's within my means. but i'll have to disagree on the availability of parts because i can get just about anything for that car at one of my own local auto parts store. i know i can get water pumps, ing stuff, brake parts, clutches and Gods knows what else. BUT if i was able to drop a SBC or any other kind of motor/tranny combo in it on my budget i would. but since all my sister would like for the old beast to do is run the way it did 20 yrs or so ago & it makes her happy then thats what we're going to do.

&&&&&&& who says those old dinosaur engines are dead yet, hell u'd be surprised what kinda speed parts u can still get for this old stuff if ya wanted it to go fastttttttt.......joe