21st Mar, 2018 13:00
Imperial War Museum Duxford
1940 Studebaker Champion Coupe
Estimated at £20,000 - £25,000
Lot details
Registration No: UXS 828
Chassis No: G36480
Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Reportedly resident in Portugal from new until 2015
- Understood to have professional " nut and bolt " restoration
- Engine,gearbox,bodywork,paintwork,interior and electrical descrivbed as excellent
By the late 1930s Studebaker's sales were in sharp decline but rather than cut costs the management gambled everything on a clean sheet design. Launched in April 1939, the resultant Champion was the lightest car in its class. The Indiana-based company's engineers had acquired models from four domestic and four foreign competitors and meticulously stripped them to see where weight could be saved. Equipped with a 2700cc straight-six engine, manual transmission, independent front suspension and hydraulic drum brakes, the Champion could reputedly return almost 33mpg (a figure no rival could match). The first Studebaker to be penned by Raymond Loewy's renowned industrial design studio, initial variants comprised a four-door Cruising Sedan, two-door Club Sedan or three-passenger Coupe. Stealing a march on America's `Big Three' manufacturers, the Champion returned Studebaker to profitability.
Finished in Tan with Tan / Brown upholstery, this left-hand drive example is described by the vendor as `excellent' with regard to its engine, gearbox, bodywork, paintwork, electrical equipment and interior trim. Reportedly resident in Portugal from new until being imported to the UK in 2015-16, the Studebaker is further understood to have been treated to a professional `nut and bolt' restoration and to `drive superbly'. A decidedly rare sight on British roads, it is worthy of close inspection.
Registration No: UXS 828
Chassis No: G36480
Mot Expiry: Exempt
- Reportedly resident in Portugal from new until 2015
- Understood to have professional " nut and bolt " restoration
- Engine,gearbox,bodywork,paintwork,interior and electrical descrivbed as excellent
By the late 1930s Studebaker's sales were in sharp decline but rather than cut costs the management gambled everything on a clean sheet design. Launched in April 1939, the resultant Champion was the lightest car in its class. The Indiana-based company's engineers had acquired models from four domestic and four foreign competitors and meticulously stripped them to see where weight could be saved. Equipped with a 2700cc straight-six engine, manual transmission, independent front suspension and hydraulic drum brakes, the Champion could reputedly return almost 33mpg (a figure no rival could match). The first Studebaker to be penned by Raymond Loewy's renowned industrial design studio, initial variants comprised a four-door Cruising Sedan, two-door Club Sedan or three-passenger Coupe. Stealing a march on America's `Big Three' manufacturers, the Champion returned Studebaker to profitability.
Finished in Tan with Tan / Brown upholstery, this left-hand drive example is described by the vendor as `excellent' with regard to its engine, gearbox, bodywork, paintwork, electrical equipment and interior trim. Reportedly resident in Portugal from new until being imported to the UK in 2015-16, the Studebaker is further understood to have been treated to a professional `nut and bolt' restoration and to `drive superbly'. A decidedly rare sight on British roads, it is worthy of close inspection.
Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 21st Mar, 2018
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