Studebaker Big Six

The Studebaker Big Six was a large car built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, between 1918 and 1926, sold as the Model EG from 1918 to 1921, the EK from 1922 to 1924 and the EP in 1925 and 1926. Its name came from its 127 inch wheelbase, longer than the 120 inch wheelbase of the Studebaker Special Six. It marked a clean break from the E-M-F cars the company had built before, and until 1920 it was offered only as a four-door touring car, with closed bodies and a dual-cowl phaeton widening the range later. Its 354 cubic inch six-cylinder engine made 60 brake horsepower at first and 75 by 1926. The EK was popular with rum runners for its size and speed, and in the 1920s many Arizona county sheriffs drove Studebakers, one Big Six sport phaeton even being named the Sheriff. In 1927 the car was renamed the President.