1947 Studebaker Champion

Champion Sedan

6 - Cyl.

Manual

L837239

Clear

Gasoline

Hi, up for auction is a post war 1947 Studebaker Champion 2 door sedan with only 85,899 original miles. The Champion is very solid and rust free!! The Studebaker will run with a new battery,new fuel lines and fresh gas. All original flathead six with 3 speed manual on the column. The interior is all original and in need of a re-do. All the chrome and stainless is in great shape and should polish up just fine. It appears that the Studebaker Champion has NEVER been in a accident. The engine compartment solid and original as is the trunk compartment. The rockers, frame and undercarriage are clean, solid and rust free. This 'ol Studebaker has great bones and is a survivor. Own a piece of post war history!! I have taken very detailed pictures of the Studebaker, but if there is a specific picture you would like to see, please ask. The car is located here in the San Francisco bay area and is available to see in person, just ask. Please feel free to email me or you can call me direct at (650) 400-8836 with any questions you may have. Thanks for the interest good luck on the auction and as always... Happy Bidding!! Please enjoy a little bit of Studebaker History Post-WWII styling 1948 Studebaker M16 52A Truck Studebaker 4-Door Sedan 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner, showing the streamlined design of the 1950s Studebaker. Studebaker prepared well in advance for the anticipated post-war market and launched the slogan First by far with a post-war car. This was substantiated by Virgil Exner's designs, notably the 1947 Studebaker Starlight coupé, which introduced innovative styling features that influenced later cars, including the flatback "trunk" instead of the tapered look of the time, and a wrap-around rear window. Exner's concepts were spread through a line of models like the 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlight coupe [15] The new trunk design prompted a running joke that one could not tell if the car was coming or going. Ballooning labor costs (the company had never had an official United Auto Workers (UAW) strike and Studebaker workers and retirees were among the highest paid in the industry), quality control issues, and the new car sales war between Ford and General Motors in the early 1950s wreaked havoc on Studebaker's balance sheet.[2]:p254-255 Professional financial managers stressed short-term earnings rather than long-term vision. There was enough momentum to keep going for another ten years, but stiff competition and price-cutting by the Big Three doomed the enterprise. There was also a labor strike at the South Bend plant in 1962.[16]