Rum runners favored the Big Six for its size and its 80 mph top speed, and 12 of 14 Arizona counties armed their sheriffs with one.
Lead trim: Big Six 354 cu in straight-six (60 bhp at 2000 rpm, 1918–1919) · up to 75 hp
Studebaker Big SixEG · 1918–1926
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FactRum runners favored the Big Six for its size and its 80 mph top speed, and 12 of 14 Arizona counties armed their sheriffs with one.
The Studebaker Big Six was built between 1918 and 1926 as Model EG (1918–21), EK (1922–24) and EP (1925–26), named for its 127 in wheelbase against the Special Six's 120 in; in 1927 it became the Big Six President. Offered only as a four-door touring car in 1918–1920, it added closed bodies from 1921 and by 1926 a dual-cowl phaeton and berline; the 1918 and 1919 cars used Studebaker's 354 cu in (5.8-liter) straight-six making 60 bhp at 2000 rpm and by 1926 75 bhp at 2400 rpm, on a 120 in wheelbase (short 120 in or long 127 in by 1926). The EK was popular with rum runners for its size and ability to reach up to 80 mph; 12 of 14 Arizona counties issued Big Sixes to their sheriffs (the Sport Phaeton was named "the Sheriff"), and a 1918 car with over 500,000 miles was displayed at the 1924 New York show. 1926 specifications: seven seats, 34 x 7.30 balloon tyres, three-speed manual, 3.875 x 5 in bore and stroke and a 36 hp NACC rating.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Six 1926 (75 bhp at 2400 rpm, 127 in wheelbase) | 1926–1926 | — | 75 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Big Six 354 cu in straight-six (60 bhp at 2000 rpm, 1918–1919) | 1918–1919 | 5.8 L Inline-6 | 60 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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