Studebaker Dictator
| Studebaker Dictator | |
|---|---|
Mid-size | |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Studebaker Light Six |
| Successor | Studebaker Champion |
The Studebaker Dictator is an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, United States from 1927 until 1937. Model year 1928 was the first full year of Dictator production.
In the mid-1920s, Studebaker began renaming its vehicles. The model previously known as the
The Dictator was Studebaker's lowest-price model, followed (in ascending order) by the
Name
Studebaker marketed its Standard Six as the Director overseas.[3]
Though it had not caused problems in the United States,[4] Studebaker discontinued the 'Dictator' name in 1937, calling it the Commander, last used by the maker in 1935. At that time, Raymond Loewy and Helen Dryden were working on new concepts for body design and customer appeal.
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References
- ^ 1928 Studebaker Dictator Coupe at waaamuseum.org, Hood River, Oregon USA
- ^ a b Hendry, Maurice M. Studebaker: One can do a lot of remembering in South Bend. New Albany, Indiana: Automobile Quarterly. pp. 228–275. Vol X, 3rd Q, 1972.
- ^ Studebaker Director Victoria The Sunday Times (Western Australia), p. 23, 13 May 1928, at Trove
- ISBN 0-8078-2750-9.
- Maloney, James H. (1994). Studebaker Cars. Crestline Books. ISBN 0-87938-884-6.
- Langworth, Richard (1979). Studebaker, the Postwar Years. Motorbooks International. ISBN 0-87938-058-6.
- Gunnell, John (1987). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-096-3.
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