Studebaker Special Six

The Studebaker Special Six was an American automobile built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1918 to 1927. During its production it was the mid-range Studebaker and it was offered in a full array of body styles. A 1926 data sheet for the Standard Special Six Brougham describes a five-seat car in Studebaker blue with a black upper structure, a 120 inch wheelbase, wood wheels and 32 by 6.20 inch balloon tires. Its six-cylinder side-valve engine measured three and a half by five inches, rated at 29.4 horsepower on the N.A.C.C. scale, and drove through a dry single-plate clutch and a three-speed selective sliding gearbox. Standard equipment included a speedometer, ammeter, electric horn, thief-proof lock, automatic windshield cleaner, spare tire carrier and clock, and hydraulic four-wheel brakes were an extra. In 1927 the car was renamed the Special Six Commander, and from the 1928 model year it became the Studebaker Commander.