For the younger audience, Studebaker is one of America's greatest has-been car brands. Until 1967, the Indiana-based manufacturer has established itself as making some of the most reliable and high quality cars in the world. And this Champion Starlight coupe we're talking about today is one of those models.
Built between 1939 and 1958, the Champion was imperative to Studebaker's survival in the Dirty Thirties, the decade that also gave us the Great Depression economic crisis. Due to its low price of $660 in 1939, the Champion was a commercial hit. This third-gen model is arguably the best of the series, being the first Studebaker built after WW II.
Thanks to its pontoon styling, wraparound "green-house" rear window and the special front fascia design, the thrid-gen Champion was a very attractive little so-and-so. Well, not exactly little if you take into account that 1950 models measured 197.3 inches (5.01 meters) in length. Under the hood of this Champion Starlight coupe there lies a 169.9 CI (2.8-liter) inline six-cylinder motor producing 85 ponies.
While the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane graphics are to die for and the silver exterior paint sparkles like polished aluminum, this cared for example of the breed has also seen a recent restoration worth $12,000. Mechanically solid and presenting itself in spectacular condition, this 1950 Champion Starlight coupe from Darien, Illinois, is selling for just $22,500.
Thanks to its pontoon styling, wraparound "green-house" rear window and the special front fascia design, the thrid-gen Champion was a very attractive little so-and-so. Well, not exactly little if you take into account that 1950 models measured 197.3 inches (5.01 meters) in length. Under the hood of this Champion Starlight coupe there lies a 169.9 CI (2.8-liter) inline six-cylinder motor producing 85 ponies.
While the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane graphics are to die for and the silver exterior paint sparkles like polished aluminum, this cared for example of the breed has also seen a recent restoration worth $12,000. Mechanically solid and presenting itself in spectacular condition, this 1950 Champion Starlight coupe from Darien, Illinois, is selling for just $22,500.