Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026 on Saturday the 21st of March - Sunday the 22nd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
This outstanding Studebaker is exquisitely restored and retrimmed, retaining the era’s signature aeronautical styling and distinctive ‘Spinner Grille’ in cream with polished chrome highlights
Rare Q4 ‘Custom’ specification – one of only 1, 562 built, representing the pinnacle of Studebaker’s post-war innovation
Originally leading a quiet life in Keansburg, New Jersey before UK arrival with legendary designer Andy Saunders in 2007 and more recently restored by F. G. Bethell & Son
The outstanding interior features gunmetal paintwork, coffee carpets and donkey brown leather, a full-width bench with cream piping, dashboard with original Raymond Loewy Art-Deco dials and its period radio,
Opening the ‘trunk’ reveals an enormous six-foot rear loading deck, historically used by travelling salesmen as a sleeper space, the unsplit windows and long rear profile giving an unmistakable presence
Powered by an 85bhp inline six-cylinder, three-speed column-mounted manual gearbox with 'hill-holder', clutch-operated starter, fully rewired, low post-restoration mileage
Rolling on a full set of whitewall-clad original Studebaker rims, beautifully polished, low-slung stance, finished in immaculate Cream (VW9925) paint
Complete with the original jack and toolkit
A truly otherworldly example of America’s own futurist car-building era, combining daring design, aerodynamic flair, and meticulous craftsmanship—a must for discerning collectors.
