The Studebaker President was the premier model range for automobiles manufactured by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (USA) during the 1927-1942 model years. The nameplate was reintroduced in 1955 and used until the end of the 1958 model when the name was retired. Studebakers Lazy S logo designed by Raymond Loewy was used from the 1950s until 1966 Studebaker was a United States wagon and automobile manufacturer that was incorporated on February 16, 1852. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Previously to 1927, Studebaker’s premium automobiles line of was known as the Studebaker Big Six. The first automobile bearing the name President was unveiled on July 23, 1926, was designated as the ES model in internal Studebaker memos. Albert R. Erskine, Studebaker’s President and CEO spared no expense in funding the President series; his intent was to make the Studebaker President the finest automobile on the American road. Presidents produced 1928 and 1933 establish land speed records, some of which went unbroken for ten or more years. In 1932 the make introduced “Ovaloid” headlights which were oblong in shape and made identification of the President easier. Presidents manufactured in this era were considered on par with other, more exclusive marque such as Cadillac, Packard and Chrysler’s Imperial model range. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... Packard was a United States based brand of automobile originally known as the Ohio Automobile Co. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ...

For 1934, Studebaker began the process of streamlining its vehicles. The company issued a new body, the Land Cruiser, which became a sub-series for the Dictator, Commander and President lines. The Land Cruiser models were easily identified by their extreme streamlining features, trunk and the full fender skirts on the rear of the vehicle. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Studebaker Land Cruiser was an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (USA). ...

For 1935, Presidents (and Commanders) offered an optional a steel sliding roof similar to sunroofs common on vehicles today. Also for 1936, all Studebaker cars featured the “Startix” suspension system. Vehicles manufactured after 1937 also showed the influence of industrial designer Raymond Loewy who was hired as Studebaker’s design consultant. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Raymond Loewy standing on one of his designs, the Pennsylvania Railroads S1 steam locomotive. ...

In 1937 Studebaker made its Hill-Holder clutch (an anti-rollback system) standard on its President series; the company also offered a semi-automatic “Miracle-Shift” transmission which featured a dashboard mounted shifter. The unit was discontinued in 1939 when the transmission shift level moved to the steering wheel column. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

For 1941 Studebaker’s President series received a premium trim level; once optioned, the vehicle was designated the Skyway President, which is most easily recognized by the full fender skirts that covered the cars rear wheels. This option continued for the shortened 1942 model, after which the President series was discontinued. The Skyway designation was however used for the shortened 1946 model year Studebaker Champions. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Champion was an automobile series of the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. ...

Studebaker reintroduced the President nameplate in 1955 when it was applied to all premium trimmed vehicles. The most notworthy of these later President was the 1955 Studebaker Speedster The name was discontinued after the 1959 model year when Studebaker began focusing on its compact Studebaker Lark models. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1960 Studebaker Lark convertible was advertised extensivly; the airborne womens handkerchiefs mimiced the cars stylized lark in flight insignia. ...

Classic Car Status

According to the Classic Car Club of America[1] (http://www.classiccarclub.org/|CCCA) which is regarded as the American authority on granting “Classic Car” status, recognizes the 38,403 Studebaker President's produced in 1928 (8Cyl. FA & FB models only) and between 1929 and 1933 as a “Classic Car”. The Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) is an organization founded in 1952 to celebrate the grand automobiles of the prewar period. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Sources

Maloney, James H. Studebaker Cars, Crestline Books, 1994, ISBN 087938-884-6

External Links

[Classic Car Club of America Web Site (http://www.classiccarclub.org/)]