Studebaker Special Six
The Studebaker Special Six was a passenger car made by the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, Indiana from 1920 to 1927. It was the successor to the Light Six model manufactured in 1918/1919 . The Special Six was the middle range from Studebaker. The car was offered with a wide variety of bodies during its entire production period.
The model - like its predecessor also called Model EH - had a wheelbase of 3,023 mm and was powered by a six-cylinder in-line engine with 4,729 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 88.9 mm × 127 mm), the 50 bhp (37 kW) at 2,000 rpm. developed. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a leather cone clutch and a three-speed gearbox with a gearshift lever in the middle of the car. The foot brake worked on the outer band brakes on the rear wheels.
In 1922 the model name was changed to EL . In addition, the Special Six took over the body line of the Big Six from the previous year. In 1924 the cars received nickel-plated radiator frames.
In 1925 the model EQ replaced the old EL. The wheelbase grew to 3,048 mm and the engine now delivered 65 bhp (48 kW) at 2,400 rpm with the same displacement. New, more elegant bodies were added, such as the Victoria, the Berline (small limousine) or a Country Club Coupé. A special feature was the Sheriff , a police car that was equipped with the Big Six's larger engine .
In 1927 the car was renamed Special Six Commander , and from 1928 it was offered as the Studebaker Commander .
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- Beverly R. Kimes (Ed.), Henry A. Clark: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .