Skyway Champion ID

Q10

[Roscomacaw]

No Q4s were ever built in the Champion line for '46. Q10 is a valid designator. It denotes a Skyway coupe with rear spare tire mount.
That 908 is the body number - not serial number. The Serial number is what the title shows.

Edit: only Q8 and Q10 coupes are shown for '46 The Q8 meant the spare mounted in the Seat Compartment.

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

No Q4s were ever built in the Champion line for '46. Q10 is a valid designator. It denotes a Skyway coupe with rear spare tire mount.
That 908 is the body number - not serial number. The Serial number is what the title shows.

Edit: only Q8 and Q10 coupes are shown for '46 The Q8 meant the spare mounted in the Seat Compartment.

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Double Dater 46]

Thanks Mr. Biggs. Experts like you are a credit to the forum world!

I find that much of the info about '46s seems to be lumped in with '42s since the production was limited due to the startup of the new '47 models.
Is the body number sequential in that it would be the 904th coupe body? If so are the 5 pass. numbered separately from the 3, e.g. is the Q8 synonymous for 3 passenger?

[Double Dater 46]

Thanks Mr. Biggs. Experts like you are a credit to the forum world!

I find that much of the info about '46s seems to be lumped in with '42s since the production was limited due to the startup of the new '47 models.
Is the body number sequential in that it would be the 904th coupe body? If so are the 5 pass. numbered separately from the 3, e.g. is the Q8 synonymous for 3 passenger?

[studegary]

For the 1946 model year, there were 1285 five passenger coupes and 2465 three passenger coupes. There were also 5000 two door sedans and 10,525 four door sedans built.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[studegary]

For the 1946 model year, there were 1285 five passenger coupes and 2465 three passenger coupes. There were also 5000 two door sedans and 10,525 four door sedans built.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[Roscomacaw]

Yes, that body # shows it's place - sequentially speaking - in the construction of Q10 bodies. There would've been another sequence order for Q8s.
That said, ALL Champions would have been lumped together as far as serial number sequence goes. Since the first 5G was serialed as G193,001, your car would've been the 13,177th Champion to come off the production line of the abbreviated '46 model run.[^]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe

[Roscomacaw]

Yes, that body # shows it's place - sequentially speaking - in the construction of Q10 bodies. There would've been another sequence order for Q8s.
That said, ALL Champions would have been lumped together as far as serial number sequence goes. Since the first 5G was serialed as G193,001, your car would've been the 13,177th Champion to come off the production line of the abbreviated '46 model run.[^]

Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe