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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / September 2005differences between the commander and champion models??
hi, I am new to Studebakers and am looking at 2 door 53'to 56' coupes what is the main differences between the commander and champion models? The main diff is that Champions had the flat head 6 cylinder and Commanders had the OHV V8. The Champions also had smaller brakes, and thinner frames. Dash layouts were different, as well as a few other minor details. In 53 and 54 at least (I'm not as familiar with 55's and 56's), you could get top-of-the-line trim (Regal) in either the commander or champion. Studebaker's names for their cars were too long back then (IMHO). 1954 Studebaker Champion Regal Starlight Coupe doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as 1954 Chevy Belair Coupe <g>. -Dick- > hi, > I am new to Studebakers and am looking at 2 door 53'to 56' coupes > what is the main differences between the commander and champion models? champion = flathead six, smaller brakes (10" front, 9" rear) commander = V-8, good brakes (11"/10") nate  Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel >> hi, >> I am new to Studebakers and am looking at 2 door 53'to 56' coupes >> what is the main differences between the commander and champion models? > > champion = flathead six, smaller brakes (10" front, 9" rear) > commander = V-8, good brakes (11"/10") We may want to go a bit further here...the 'coupe' body style, or 'C' became the Hawk series in 1956. The "Champion" version which is labelled '56G' is known as the Flight Hawk, and the "Commander" version (56B) will be the Power Hawk in that series. Craig http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel Well, there is the sedanette as well in 53-56 that was labeled Champion and Commander. These cars sometimes show up on ebay as Studebaker 2 doors but these are 116" wheelbase vs 120" wheelbase on the coupes. They show up on ebay as 53-56 2 doors but they are not the Bourke coupes (lowey coupes) that everyone wants. 53-4 commander 232 v8 120-127 HP 53-4 champion 169 85 hp 55 commander 224 v8 140 hp and 259 v8 160-175 hp 55 champion 185 six 101 hp 56 six and v8 just about the same but higher hp on v8 ahhhhh forget it stirred up enough mud already Bob Miles Tucson AZ > Well, there is the sedanette as well in 53-56 that was labeled Champion > and Commander. These cars sometimes show up on ebay as Studebaker 2 > doors but these are 116" wheelbase vs 120" wheelbase on the coupes. > They show up on ebay as 53-56 2 doors but they are not the Bourke > coupes (lowey coupes) that everyone wants. Yep, you're correct about the 'F' body, but Studebaker always referred to it as a 2 door 'sedan' or 'coach'. I believe 'coupe' in Studebaker literature goes back way before WWII with the Q- body which either had fixed rear quarter windows or slid back a couple of inches, or no quarter windows at all. As far as I know, not counting the Scotsman, all the 'F' bodies had crank down rear quarter windows. Craig. Depending on condition, I'd say the difference between $5k and $10k. Bo > hi, > I am new to Studebakers and am looking at 2 door 53'to 56' coupes > what is the main differences between the commander and champion models? Most years Champions and Commanders were two very different cars that happened to share quite a few body parts. Actually very FEW body parts previous to 1951. Champions were lighter cars with smaller engines, brakes, transmissions, rear axles, and even had a completely different instrument panel through 1954. |
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