Studebaker Special Six

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Studebaker Special Six
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1918 Studebaker Special Six
Overview
Manufacturer Studebaker
Model years 1918–1927
Assembly Studebaker Automotive Plant, South Bend, Indiana, United States
Studebaker Automotive Plant, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Body and chassis
Class full-size
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Chronology
Successor Studebaker Commander

The Studebaker Special Six was an American automobile built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1918 to 1927.

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While in production, the Special Six represented Studebaker's mid-range model. The car was available in a full array of body styles throughout its production.

Studebaker Special Six Commander

In 1927 the car was renamed the Studebaker Special Six Commander in preparation for the 1928 model year when the car would be henceforth known as the Studebaker Commander.

Standard Special Six Brougham specifications (1926 data)

1924 Special Six Studebaker Special Six 1924.jpg
1924 Special Six

Standard equipment

New car price included the following items:

Optional equipment

The following was available in new models at an extra cost:

Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.

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