1947 Studebaker Champion Coupé

1947 Studebaker Champion in Housekeeping, Movie, 1987

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: CDN

01:15:57 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-11-12 23:42
Wicio ◊ 2014-11-13 00:20	1947 Studebaker Commander?
nzcarnerd ◊ 2014-11-13 01:48	More likely a Champion I think.
Commander 57 ◊ 2014-11-13 02:08	Yes. Champion Starlight coupe. Very blurry but best I can tell, it has the 1947 style bumper guards. -- Last edit: 2014-11-13 02:10:24
atom ◊ 2014-11-13 02:20	Is the name Starlight correct? I can't find any reference to this name for 1947 or 1948, 1949 seems to be the first year for this name.
Commander 57 ◊ 2014-11-13 14:31	It was not an official model name, that's why I put it under the extra info section. Studebaker just used it as a reference name for the 2-door models with the wrapped rear window. -- Last edit: 2014-11-13 14:32:13
atom ◊ 2014-11-13 22:15	I like to name the cars here like the manufacturers named them in thire sales brochures. Studebaker called this body type 'Coupe for five passengers' for 1947-1948 and 'Starlight Coupe' for 1949-1952. 1947 Coupe for five passengers 1948 Coupe for five passengers 1949 Starlight Coupe for five passengers 1950 5-pass. Starlight Coupe 1951 Starlight Coupe 1952 Starlight Coupe
Commander 57 ◊ 2014-11-13 23:22	OK. You are correct. The name was not used in advertising until model year 1949. (Of course, it never appeared on the cars themselves.) -- Last edit: 2014-11-13 23:23:20