Whether then-president Sherwood Egbert really thought the Avanti could help save Studebaker is debatable, but legend has it that the concept of the car was born on a cocktail napkin. Rushed into production in 1963, the Avanti never reached… more»
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Upgraded V8: 1954 Studebaker Commander Garage Find
By 1954, Studebaker was looking financially embarrassed. That’s a polite way of saying that it was losing money at an alarming rate. Management faced the choice of merging with another manufacturer or collapsing into bankruptcy. Eventually, a merger with… more»
Project Car: 1963 Studebaker Avanti
UPDATE 04/21/2022: The owner of this 1963 Avanti has learned the meaning of frustration. They previously completed what appeared to be a successful auction, only for the winning bidder to back out at the last moment. Therefore, they have… more»
Post War Survivor? 1949 Studebaker Champion
From its beginnings in 1939, the Champion would be Studebaker’s price-leading model. It would remain in the company portfolio through 1958 when it was replaced by a new compact car, the Lark. The seller’s 1949 Champion is a very… more»
History Lives On! 1982 Avanti II
When Studebaker closed its South Bend, Indiana manufacturing plant at the end of 1963, everyone who had been following the new Avanti thought that was the end for the car. While Studebaker would keep building automobiles in Canada into… more»
23K Miles! Rare 1955 Studebaker Speedster
Based on Studebaker’s well-known President model, the Speedster was a 2,200 copy, 1955 only model. Who knew? Well, some of you probably did but I missed this one. And, it’s claimed to have only experienced 23K miles! OK then,… more»
Hot Rod Coupe: 1953 Studebaker Commander
It’s a strange thing that Studebaker has the reputation that it does. In the popular imagination, the name can invoke a sense of the uninspired and stodgy. Yet Studebaker was, in many ways, a very innovative company, managing to… more»