Todays next feature combines the mechanicals of a Chevy El Camino with the front end styling from a 1950 Studebaker bulletnose and the result looks like a Looney Tunes land-speed car that learned to haul mulch. Studebaker used the bullet-nose aircraft-inspired beak in 1950–51, and it remains one of the most recognizable faces in postwar […]
This next Studebaker Commander may have been built during the brand’s twilight years, but it wears its heritage like a badge of honor—particularly when it’s packing a factory-installed Chevy 283 V8. That’s right, as Studebaker faced declining sales and closed up shop in the mid-’60s, they struck a deal to use GM-sourced small blocks, and […]
The Studebaker M5 truck was born before the U.S. entered WWII, part of the M-series trucks that launched in 1939 and carried the same handsome, pre-war styling well into the late ’40s. While the competition (GM, Ford, Chrysler) overhauled their truck lines after the war, Studebaker stuck with what worked: streamlined fenders, a tall, upright […]
The Studebaker Champ was a light pickup built by mounting the front half of the Lark sedan body to the back half of a truck. The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company built this wacky thing from 1960 through 1964 model years and it makes an interesting statement on the road today. Find this 1962 Studebaker Champ […]
This next car comes as a tip from Rock On who writes: I’ve been involved in the old car hobby almost as long as the internal combustion engine was invented. I have never in my life seen or heard of Marilyn Monroe hubcaps. They could be worth almost as much as the car! Find this […]
The Avanti name was first used by Studebaker to build cars on the Lark platform using mostly Studebaker parts and people from 1962 through 1963. However, the fiberglass Raymond Loewy-designed bodies appeared again in 1965, and the Avanti 2 assembly went through five different ownership arrangements before it ended in 2006. Those later cars were […]
The Studebaker Champ was a light pickup built by the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company from 1960 through 1964 model years. The Champ used the typical ladder frame with solid beam axle suspension front and rear, but it lacked power steering even in the highest trims. However, what makes the Champ interesting is that it used […]
The Wagonaire was a unique (and strange) offering from the legendary (and failing at the time) Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Launched in 1963, the wagon was equipped with a sliding rear roof section, a design feature that was so futuristic that it wasn’t used again until 2004 in the GMC Envoy. Of course, the original […]
The Studebaker Starlight Coupe we featured the other day got a decent amount of traction on the interwebs for various reasons. Probably because it combines sweet vintage style with a level of simplicity that means you can fix it with a Crescent wrench and a pair of plyers. Or maybe there are just a bunch […]
The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company was founded in 1852 by the five Studebaker brothers (Clement, Henry, John, Peter and Jacob) but it wasn’t until 1897 that they started building horseless carriages. In fact, their first cars were all battery-electric powered things and Studebaker didn’t build internal combustion powered cars and trucks until 1911. Studebaker managed […]