Hours & contact

Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm Eastern time
phone 352-472-9369/fax 352-472-6339
email: parts@mystudebaker.com

Hi! Welcome to Stephen Allen’s LLC.

We are a full-time Studebaker Parts store that is the culmination of more than 50 years of involvement in the Studebaker hobby. 

When Stephen was a kid in the early 1970’s, he and his father decided that it would be fun to get into restoring and collecting antique cars as a hobby. Still owning the blue ’51 Champion that was purchased as a second family car in 1960, they decided that Studebaker would be the brand they focused on.

Over the next couple of decades, the hobby became a large part of Stephen’s life and the family’s collection was up to a few dozen Studebakers, ranging from the brass era to the end of production. In the early 1990’s, a large inventory of parts became available. Stephen jumped in and went for it, with the idea that it would be fun to help others keep their Studebakers on the road. 

In 1992, Stephen Allen’s opened its doors for business. The first warehouse was a tobacco barn in Alachua, Florida. In 1997, operations were moved to nearby Newberry, where a new warehouse was built to house the ever-growing inventory. The business thrived until the end of 2007, when Stephen decided that after fifteen years of selling parts, it was time for a change.

As the next decade followed, Stephen focused his efforts volunteering for various charities and assistance groups, like the Military Support Group of Alachua County, Gainesville Fischer House, & Bikers on Parade; organizations that provide support and aide to local military veterans and active duty servicemen & women. While he was still involved with his Studebaker hobby, doing his part to help out those that served became his primary focus.

Fast forward to the 2015 International SDC Meet in St. Louis. While wandering through the swap meet, Stephen asked one of the vendors if he would like to sell out, thinking that his “retirement” had gone on for long enough. The vendor thought it over, came up with a price for everything, and Stephen Allen’s was reborn.

Over the next couple of years, many other NOS parts stashes were acquired, sorted out, and inventoried. We have parts on our shelves from all over the United States, and one of our largest buyouts came from Morocco, Africa. 

In February 2017, Stephen Allen’s LLC re-opened the doors with two full time employees, Danny Thomas and Matt Burnette. Danny first began working at Stephen Allen’s in 1998, and built the company’s first digitized inventory database. In 2000, he acquired a ’47 Land Cruiser that he still owns and drives today.

Matt grew up in a family with a strong involvement in Studebakers, and was gifted his first car on his 10th Birthday, a ’63 Daytona. He has owned, repaired, and driven Studebakers ever since, and currently drives a ’53 Commander and a ’61 Lark. 

In July of 2022, Stephen decided to try retirement for a second time, and passed the reins of the business on to Danny and Matt. Stephen still owns the blue ’51 Champion that started it all, and today spends much of his time in the garage restoring and maintaining some of his other Studebakers. 

Danny and Matt are happy to continue on the legacy of helping others keep their vehicles on the road. We own, drive, and restore Studebaker ourselves, and we’ll do our best to help with your hobby any way we can!