Studebaker E-series truck

The E series Studebaker trucks began in 1955 and were sold in half-ton, three-quarter-ton, one, one and a half and two ton capacities. The name came to cover every Studebaker truck built from 1955 until the end of United States vehicle production in December 1963, with year designations of 2E for 1956, 3E for 1957 and 1958, 4E in 1959, 5E in 1960, 6E in 1961, 7E in 1962 and 8E for 1963 and 1964. Studebaker was in dire financial straits throughout and spent almost nothing on updates, so within each rating the trucks were much alike, and the cab stayed unchanged through the 1959 models. The first E offered the Champion 185 cubic inch six, the Commander 246 cubic inch six or the Commander 224 cubic inch V8, with larger V8s in the heavier trucks and a Detroit Diesel engine from 1962. The low-cost Scotsman appeared in 1958 and 1959, the Champ restyle in 1960, and four-wheel drive bought from NAPCO was available from 1957.