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1937 Studebaker Dictator Custom Coupe [5A]

1937 Studebaker Dictator [5A] in Who Is the Black Dahlia?, Movie made for TV, 1975 IMDB

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: US

1937 Studebaker Dictator Custom Coupe [5A]

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Lateef NO

◊ 2025-04-27 19:41

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Lateef NO

◊ 2025-04-27 20:12

 Looks like a Dictator per the short fenders and wheelbase.

jettalover US

◊ 2025-04-28 07:57

 Interesting model name. Maybe it meant something different back then.

Gamer DE

◊ 2025-04-28 08:01

 At the time it was conceived, Studebaker had admiration for Mussolini and his chutzpah. However, the name was considered offensive already in the 20s by some countries such as Norway and Australia where instead it was sold as Director. By 1938 when the model was replaced by the President the name had become synonymous with totalitarian oppressors.

Lateef NO

◊ 2025-04-29 09:57
Gamer wrote some countries such as Norway [...] where instead it was sold as Director.

Nope, it was sold here as Dictator. Director seems true for Anglophone markets where Studebaker had a stronger foothold, i.e. Britain, Ireland, South Africa and Australia.

Dictator didn't always carry a negative meaning, i.e. in the Roman Republic, where the position of dictatorship was essentially that of a problem solver, so your perception of dictator as an unequivocally offensive word during the 1930s is a bit exaggerated. It only became negatively associated in a widespread fashion with Charlie Chaplin's film The Dictator (1940) and during the following years (for obvious reasons).

-- Last edit: 2025-04-29 10:52:09

Gamer DE

◊ 2025-05-01 09:38
Lateef wrote so your perception of dictator as an unequivocally offensive word during the 1930s is a bit exaggerated

I am well aware of the fact that the word was a neutral term during the interwar years that, vaguely, defined a leader who told the people what to do. This is especially considering the fact that the Dictator was introduced in 1928, which is what I based my initial statement on.

-- Last edit: 2025-05-01 09:42:18

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