Studebaker Dictator

The Studebaker Dictator was an automobile built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1927 until 1937, with 1928 the first full year of production. It was the old Standard Six renamed during the 1927 model year, and the name was meant to suggest that the car dictated the standard other makes would have to follow. The Dictator was the lowest-priced Studebaker, below the Commander and the President, and a Chancellor model was offered for 1927 only. A Barney Roos eight-cylinder engine was added in June 1929, though the six stayed on for another year. There was no 1933 Dictator because of the company bankruptcy, and a redesigned, cheaper six-cylinder car arrived for 1934. Studebaker retired the name in 1937 and called the car the Commander instead. Overseas it was marketed as the Director.