This President wasn't just a luxury flagship — it was a record-breaker. Studebaker's own land speed marks from 1928-1933 stood unbroken for the next 35 years.
Lead trim: President 354 cu in six (1926–1927) · up to 122 hp
Studebaker PresidentES · 1926–1933
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FactThis President wasn't just a luxury flagship — it was a record-breaker. Studebaker's own land speed marks from 1928-1933 stood unbroken for the next 35 years.
The Studebaker President was the premier Studebaker: the first car bearing the name was unveiled on July 23, 1926 (internally the ES model), powered by a 354 cu in (5,800 cc) six until the smaller and smoother straight-eight of 312.5 cu in (5,121 cc) appeared in January 1928; Albert Russel Erskine, Studebaker's president, spared no expense to make it the finest car on the American road, at $1,985 to $2,485, and Presidents of 1928 to 1933 set land speed records that stood for 35 years (118 stock car records in 1928; third in the 1932 Indianapolis 500). It benefited from engineering after Studebaker took control of Pierce-Arrow in 1928. The 1931 engine grew to 337 cu in (5,520 cc) with a crankshaft drilled for oil to each of nine main bearings, valve spring dampers and a straight-through muffler for 122 hp, plus modern filters, a Lanchester vibration damper and the oblong "Ovaloid" headlights; the CCCA recognises the 38,403 8-cylinder FA and FB Presidents of 1928 and those of 1929–1933 as full classics. Studebaker went into receivership during 1933–34 and Erskine took his own life.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President 312.5 cu in straight-eight (from January 1928) | 1928–1930 | 5.1 L Inline-8 | 100 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| President 337 cu in straight-eight (122 hp, 1931–1933) | 1931–1933 | 5.5 L Inline-8 | 122 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| President 354 cu in six (1926–1927) | 1926–1927 | 5.8 L | 75 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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By the end, Packard wasn't really Packard anymore — its last cars in 1957-58 were built on this Studebaker President's own platform.
The 1941 President's doors hinged forward, not back — Studebaker quietly ditched the suicide-door layout a full generation before the rest of Detroit followed.
In 1938 the President offered a dashboard-mounted "Miracle-Shift" gear selector — decades before column and dash shifters became the American norm.
This President wasn't just a luxury flagship — it was a record-breaker. Studebaker's own land speed marks from 1928-1933 stood unbroken for the next 35 years.
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