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The 1957 and 1958 Packard lineup of automobiles were based on Studebaker models: restyled, rebadged, and given more luxurious interiors. After 1956 production, the Packard engine and transmission factory was leased to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation while the assembly plant on Detroit's East Grand Boulevard was sold, ending the line of Packard-built cars.
1939-1958 Champion; 1947-1952 Starlight; 1954-1955 Conestoga; 1955 Speedster; 1956-1964 Hawk series. 1956 Flight Hawk; 1956 Power Hawk; 1956 Sky Hawk; 1956-1958 Golden Hawk; 1957-1959 Silver Hawk; 1960-1961 Hawk; 1962-1964 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk; 1956-1958, 1960-1963 Transtar; 1957 & 1958 Packard; 1957-1958 Scotsman; 1957 Packard Clipper ...
In addition, Studebaker's police-package cars in 1958 were often Scotsmans with Commander and President V-8 engines. [citation needed] The Scotsman continued its success in 1958, outselling the Champion, Commander and President lines combined. The Scotsman proved that Studebaker need not attempt to follow the styling trends of the rest of the ...
The Speedster's list price started at $3,346, [1] ($38,057 in 2023 dollars [7]) or about $800 more than a base 1955 President State hardtop.The reason was the 1955 President Speedster was loaded with standard equipment including: choice of Studebaker Automatic Drive or overdrive transmissions, power steering, power brakes, four-barrel carburetor, dual exhaust, "Shoemaker-stitched" diamond ...
Studebaker reintroduced the President nameplate in 1955 when it was applied to all premium-trimmed vehicles. The most noteworthy of these later Presidents was the 1955 Studebaker Speedster. The President name was discontinued after the 1958 model year, when Studebaker began focusing on the compact Studebaker Lark.
Packard (formerly the Packard Motor Car Company) was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit, Michigan.The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last Packards were built in South Bend, Indiana, in 1958.
The Studebaker-Packard Corporation is the entity created in 1954 by the purchase of the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. While Studebaker was the larger of the two companies, Packard's balance sheet and executive team were stronger than that of the South Bend company.
Until the appearance of the inline eight President in January 1928, all Studebaker cars of the 1920s were inline sixes. There were three basic models — the Light Six, the Special Six and the Big Six, developing 40 bhp (30 kW; 41 PS), 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS), and 60 bhp (45 kW; 61 PS) respectively at 2000 rpm. The first Commander, in 1927, was a ...