In 1925 Studebaker Introduced The
Dictator Model which Replaced the Standard Six. To Improve it's
Reputation and Image Studebaker Aggressively Set Off on a
Record-Breaking Campaign in the Second Half of the 1920's.
The Dictator Broke 28 Distance and Time Records (A Feat Unequalled by
Any Car in it's Class).
In 1933 Studebaker went into
Receivership But Came Back Strongly in 1934 Despite the Lean Years of
the Depression. Studebaker had Continued to Build Stylish and
Distinctive Cars with the Help of Young Stylist Raymond Loewy.
To Reflect the Focused, Determined,
and Enduring Qualities of it's Cars in 1935 Studebaker Sought a More
Rakish, Chiseled Look. An Encircled Bird-In-Flight Hood Ornament Helped
Emphasize the Idea of Motion Even When the Cars Were Parked. The Taller,
Narrower, Raked Grille, The Elongated Bullet Headlamps, The Long
Horizontal Hood Panels, The Bumper was No Longer V-Shaped but was Rather
Shaped Like a Bow as if Bent By The Wind. Provided Studebaker with a
Sleeker, Faster Look.
1935 Emphasized More Improved
Engineering and Technology than Styling Changes. The Planar Independent
Front Suspension was Introduced on the Dictator Series 2A to Provide a
"Miracle Ride". Vacuum Hydraulic Brakes, Over-Drive Free-Wheeling,
Radio
Speaker Provision in the Headliner Above the Front Windscreen, and the
"Hill Holder" Which Locked the Brakes When the Driver Depressed the
Clutch Were All New That Year.
This Studebaker Dictator Series 2A
was Shipped as a Bare Chassis to Australia Where it was Fitted with a
Right Hand Drive, Phaeton Body with Side Curtains. Studebaker Commonly
Sent Their Cars to Australia as a Bare Chassis to Reduce Overall
Shipping Weight and Space and Also Served as a Practical Means to Avoid
Possible Damage to the Body in Transit. The Phaeton Body was Never Built
on North American Shores and Very Few (If Any) Would Have Been Imported
to the United States Making This Automobile More Than Likely the Only
One of It's Kind in North America. When This Car was Shipped to the
United States it Was Converted to a Left Hand Drive and Was Restored to
Excellent Condition Inside and Out. The Burgundy Exterior and the Tan
Leather Interior Shows Nicely. |
