Studebaker Light Six

The Studebaker Light Six was a car built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, Indiana

South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total of 107,789 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

 from 1918 to 1927.

In August, 1924, the car was renamed the Studebaker Standard Six.

While in production, the Light Six / Standard Six represented Studebaker's least expensive model. The car was available in a full array of body styles throughout its production.

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

Studebaker Dictator

The Studebaker Dictator was an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1927 through 1937. Model year 1928 was the first full year of Dictator production.In the mid-1920s, Studebaker began renaming its vehicles...

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• Color - Belgian blue with black upper structure
• Seating Capacity – Five
• Wheelbase -
• Wheels - Wood
• Tires - 31” x 5.25” balloon
• Service Brakes - contracting on rear
• Emergency Brakes - contract on drum on rear of transmission
• Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast in block, 3-3/8 x 4-1/2 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P.

The Studebaker Light Six was a car built by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, Indiana

South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total of 107,789 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...

 from 1918 to 1927.

Studebaker Standard Six

In August, 1924, the car was renamed the Studebaker Standard Six.

While in production, the Light Six / Standard Six represented Studebaker's least expensive model. The car was available in a full array of body styles throughout its production.

Studebaker Standard Six Dictator

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

Studebaker Dictator

The Studebaker Dictator was an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1927 through 1937. Model year 1928 was the first full year of Dictator production.In the mid-1920s, Studebaker began renaming its vehicles...

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Standard Six Coach specifications (1926 data)

• Color - Belgian blue with black upper structure
• Seating Capacity – Five
• Wheelbase -
• Wheels - Wood
• Tires - 31” x 5.25” balloon
• Service Brakes - contracting on rear
• Emergency Brakes - contract on drum on rear of transmission
• Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast in block, 3-3/8 x 4-1/2 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 27.3 N.A.C.C.
• Lubrication - Force feed
• Crankshaft - Four bearing
• Radiator – Tubular
• Cooling – Water Pump
• Ignition – Storage Battery
• Starting System – Two Unit
• Voltage – Six to eight
• Wiring System – Single
• Gasoline System – Vacuum
• Clutch – Dry plate, single disc
• Transmission – Selective sliding
• Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
• Drive – Spiral bevel
• Rear Springs – Semi-elliptic
• Rear Axle – Semi-floating
• Steering Gear – Worm and wheel

Standard equipment

The new car price included the following items:

• tools
• jack
• speedometer
• ammeter
• electric horn
• thief-proof lock
• automatic windshield cleaner
• demountable rims
• stop light
• spare tire carrier
• rear view mirror
• sun visor
• cowl ventilator
• headlight dimmer
• clock
• dome light

Optional equipment

The following equipment on new cars was available at extra charge:

• Hydraulic four-wheel brakes with disc wheels

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