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Studebaker Scotsman The Scotsman was an automobile series produced by the Studebaker Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana during model years 1957 and 1958, and also as a low-priced series of pickup trucks in 1958 and 1959. Studebaker Wagonaire The Studebaker Wagonaire was a station wagon produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1963 to 1966. The wagon featured a retractable sliding rear roof section that allowed the vehicle to carry items that would otherwise be too tall for a standard car of the era. Studebaker Wagonaire's unique roof was the invention of industrial designer Brooks Stevens, who was charged by the company's president Sherwood Egbert to find as many ways possible to expand the company's limited model range without spending vast amounts of capital on retooling. Ironically, Stevens was also the designer of the Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer, a truck based SUV that remained in production until the 1990s. Studebaker Land Cruiser The Studebaker Land Cruiser was an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (USA) from 1934 until 1954. The Land Cruiser debuted at the Worlds Fair along side the Silver Arrow, a product Studebaker's former premium make Pierce-Arrow. The Land Cruiser was introduced at the 1933 at the Chicago Worlds Fair as an extensively streamlined sedan. Many of the same aerodynamic features of the car were shared with Pierce-Arrow's Silver Arrow show car that also debuted at the fair. Work on both automobiles was authorized prior to the company being placed in receivership in March of 1933, and Pierce being sold to investors. Production Land Cruiser's began to appear in dealer showrooms in the fall of 1933 as 1934 models. The Land Cruiser was designated as a body style, and classified in the President model range (C Series) for the year, and retailed for $1,510 FOB.
Studebaker Starlight The Starlight coupe was a unique 2-door body style offered by Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (USA) from 1947 to 1952 in its Champion and Commander model series. The Starlight body style was considered a halo model and was designated 5P (presumably Five Passenger to distinguish it from the three passenger Businessman's Coupe) by the independent automaker. Unlike other pillared two door sedans which use two side windows separated from the rear window by roof supports, designer Robert Bourke of Raymond Loewy's design team created a rounded (at the rear) roof with a wraparound window system that provided a panoramic effect, similar to a railroad observation car. The curved window was achieved with four fixed panels of glass. The roof was supported by two wide pillars (sometimes referred to as "C" pillars) immediately behind the doors and in front of the wraparound back window. The body style was named Starlight. Studebaker Conestoga The Studebaker Conestoga was an all steel station wagon produced from 1954 to 1955 by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (USA). The company chose the name Conestoga as an homage to its early wagon business that company operated from the 18 |