Hello,
I have been looking (well keeping an eye out anyway) for a pre-war car as a restoration project. Naturally Studebaker Commanders and Presidents are on my list. I have had a relatively hard time trying to find information on the 39-42 models other than some pictures to identify the years.
Is there a list somewhere of year to year option and changes? I know the overdrive was popular but how do I tell if a vehicle has one? Keep in mind most cars I am looking at have been sitting and I cannot get under them and most labels on the dash are worn off or are covered in enough dirt as to not be legible.
I have read about how the overdrive works and I have seen people mention that the system must be enabled. I have seen the description of "lever", "switch", and "button" used to describe enabling the overdrive but not a single picture of said control.
I came across a 1940 4dr Commander that appears mostly complete and was last driven in 1974. The drivers door wouldn't open so I could not access the tag on the pillar that I have read is there. I was able to get a picture of the tag on the firewall but the hood would only open a bit. I have seen it stated that the 1940 was different than the 41 but not any details.
The tag on the firewall said 10AW 3 and 1165 on the second row. What can I look for to determine what options it might have had and is there any way to determine original body color?
Thank You,
Richard
I have been looking (well keeping an eye out anyway) for a pre-war car as a restoration project. Naturally Studebaker Commanders and Presidents are on my list. I have had a relatively hard time trying to find information on the 39-42 models other than some pictures to identify the years.
Is there a list somewhere of year to year option and changes? I know the overdrive was popular but how do I tell if a vehicle has one? Keep in mind most cars I am looking at have been sitting and I cannot get under them and most labels on the dash are worn off or are covered in enough dirt as to not be legible.
I have read about how the overdrive works and I have seen people mention that the system must be enabled. I have seen the description of "lever", "switch", and "button" used to describe enabling the overdrive but not a single picture of said control.
I came across a 1940 4dr Commander that appears mostly complete and was last driven in 1974. The drivers door wouldn't open so I could not access the tag on the pillar that I have read is there. I was able to get a picture of the tag on the firewall but the hood would only open a bit. I have seen it stated that the 1940 was different than the 41 but not any details.
The tag on the firewall said 10AW 3 and 1165 on the second row. What can I look for to determine what options it might have had and is there any way to determine original body color?
Thank You,
Richard
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