Studebaker E Series Truck
Built: 1955-1960 · Series: Other models
More machines from model year 1955
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Studebaker – other models: the collective page of trucks outside the named ranges, from the lend-lease US6 to the post-war E series, six-cylinder engines of 3.7 to 5.9 litres displacement
This page gathers Studebaker trucks the register could not assign to a named range. Studebaker, founded in 1852 as a wagon builder in South Bend, Indiana, entered motor-vehicle manufacturing early and became one of the most important US truck suppliers during the Second World War: the six-wheel US6 truck was built from 1941 in more than 190,000 units and went in large numbers under Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union, where the Studebaker name became a byword for dependable military equipment. After the war Studebaker built civilian trucks in the K, R and later E series, until the company ended truck production in 1964, two years before car production in the US also ended.
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The register lists here 11 versions, all from six-cylinder engines of 3,700 to 5,900 cm³, unladen weights from 2,400 to 12,386 kg, gross weights from 5,450 to 16,153 kg, lengths from 5,300 to 7,800 mm and widths from 2,090 to 2,450 mm.
The US6 ranks alongside the GMC CCKW and the Dodge WC among the best-known military trucks of the Second World War; the post-war civilian ranges could not match the significantly higher sales of Ford, Chevrolet and International Harvester in the long run.
On these historic vehicles, rust on the frame, cab and load bed, the condition of the engine and mechanical brake system and, on military vehicles, the originality of the body and equipment count; parts run almost exclusively through classic and military-vehicle specialists.
Technical data
Engine
| Engine | (3, 0 L) Champion L-head I6 (4, 0 L) mit L-Kopf I6 (3, 7) L OHV V8 (4, 2 L) OHV V8 (4, 7 L) OHV V8 (2, 6 L) Detroit Diesel 3-53 Zweitakt-Diesel I3 (3, 5 L) Detroit Diesel 4-53 Zweitakt-Dieselcorrect |
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Origin and approval
| Assembly plants | South Bend, Indianacorrect |
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| Body | 2-door pickupcorrect |
Other data
| Studebaker as follows | 1,956correct |
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Frequently asked questions
When was the Studebaker E Series Truck built?
Production years: 1955-1960.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
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