In 1928 three stock Commander sixes set endurance speed records up to 25,000 miles at Atlantic City Speedway — one sedan flipped overnight on the icy boards, got patched up, and kept averaging 62 mph anyway.
Lead trim: Commander GB 354 cu in six (75 bhp at 2400 rpm, 1928)
Studebaker CommanderGB · 1927–1935
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FactIn 1928 three stock Commander sixes set endurance speed records up to 25,000 miles at Atlantic City Speedway — one sedan flipped overnight on the icy boards, got patched up, and kept averaging 62 mph anyway.
Studebaker began using the Commander name in 1927: the first Commander was a continuation of the mid-range Special Six with a 226 cu in (3.7 L) engine, and the 1928 GB Commander descended from the Big Six with the 354 cu in (5.8 L) engine modified to 75 bhp at 2400 rpm. In October 1928 three Commander sixes at the Atlantic City Speedway broke the 15,000 mile record (64.25 mph, held by the Auburn straight-eight Speedster) and went on to 25,000 miles (the roadsters averaged better than 65 mph), being confirmed as strictly stock; in Australia Norman "Wizard" Smith beat the Fremantle–Sydney record by 12 hours 23 minutes in a Commander roadster. Studebaker added an eight-cylinder Commander in 1929; the Commander was dropped in 1935. The Commander was the company's mainstream product and the Champion the junior model.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander 1927 226 cu in six | 1927–1927 | 3.7 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Commander GB 354 cu in six (75 bhp at 2400 rpm, 1928) | 1928–1928 | 5.8 L Inline-6 | 75 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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In the Commander's final run, Studebaker didn't bother giving it its own face in 1964 — it most commonly wore the same dual headlights as the cheaper Challenger.
A one-off 1953 Commander convertible was built and then canceled — reinforced until it was too heavy, its 0-60 time was ruled unacceptable even with a V8, and the lone prototype was stripped and hidden.
The Commander name had actually been retired in 1935. When it came back in 1937, Studebaker put it on its CHEAPEST car, the one formerly called the Dictator.
In 1928 three stock Commander sixes set endurance speed records up to 25,000 miles at Atlantic City Speedway — one sedan flipped overnight on the icy boards, got patched up, and kept averaging 62 mph anyway.
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