Studebaker 2R/3R

The Studebaker 2R was a series of light and medium duty trucks built by the Studebaker Corporation from April 1948 until the end of 1953, and after a light redesign the line was renamed 3R for the 1954 model year and built for a further eight months. The range was sold in half-ton, three-quarter-ton, one, one and a half and two ton capacities, coded 2R5, 2R10, 2R15, 2R16 and 2R17. The cab was executed by Robert Bourke under Virgil Exner, sat lower than the competition, had large glass areas and no running boards, and brought a double-walled bed, an outside-the-cab fuel tank and variable rate steering to the light truck class. Power came from L-head six-cylinder engines of 169.6 and 226 cubic inches, with a 232.6 cubic inch V8 in the 1.5-ton 2R28 built mostly for export. In all 266,662 of the 2R trucks were built, and the same cab carried on into the E series.