1935 Commander B1
The 1935 Commander was just face lifted from 1934. The headlights are still round but much longer then they were in 1934. The bumpers are single piece, rounded rather then slanted design. The center vertical bar grille is way narrow, two shorter horizontal bar side grille are placed next to the main grille. The hood louvers are horizontal bar and match the side grilles. A new encircled bird mascot is standard on Commander’s. The interiors are even more luxurious then the 34’s. The model line-up is the same as 1934.
Tell’s for 1935:
- The hood louvers are horizontal flowing into the side grilles The grille is much narrower
- Headlights round, but longer
- Single piece rounded shaped bumper
- Mascot, new encircled bird, standard on Commander’s and Dictator’s.
Mechanical:
The model B1 Commander has
a new independent front suspension system called “Planar” by Studebaker. The engine for the Model B1 Commander is the same 250 cubic inch displacement engine used in the President, but with a 6.0 to 1 compression ratio cast iron head, making 107 HP. Four wheel hydraulic brakes are used for the first time. The 1935 Commander would be the last Eight, as the Commander line will be dropped for 1936 and 1937. It would return in 1938 as a replacement of the 1937 Dictator, as a Commander Six.
| When data was available from Turning Wheels (TW) or Studebaker the Complete Story (STCS) it is used. Else, The Classic Car Database (TCCD) & The Standard Catalog of American Cars (SCAC) is used. →Information found between the arrows is from Turning Wheel feature articles written by Fred Fox← What we can be fairly sure of is that the same body styles, depending on the source, were sometimes listed in different terms. SB= South Bend, LA= Los Angles, and CAN= Canada |
| 1935 Model B1 Commander | |||
| Model | Doors | Passenger | Price |
| St. Regis Brougham (C1) | 2 | 5 | $955.00 |
| Regal St. Regis Brougham (C2) | 2 | 5 | $970.00 |
| Regular two-passenger coupe (Q1) | 2 | 2 | $895.00 |
| Regal two-passenger coupe (Q2) | 2 | 2 | $930.00 |
| Regular four-pass coupe w/rumble seat (Q3) | 2 | 4 | $950.00 |
| Regal four-pass coupe w/rumble seat (Q4) | 2 | 4 | $980.00 |
| Regular Roadster w/rumble seat (R1) | 2 | 4 | $950.00 |
| Regal Roadster w/rumble seat (R2) | 2 | 4 | $980.00 |
| Regular 4dr Sedan (W1) | 4 | 5 | $985.00 |
| Regal 4dr Sedan (W2) | 4 | 5 | $1,000.00 |
| Land Cruiser (L3 *) | 4 | 5 | $1,115.00 * |
| Regal Land Cruiser (L2) * | 4 | 5 | $1,130.00 * |
| Limousine Cabriolet ** | 4 | 6 | $1,185.00 |
| SCAC and TCCD put production at 6,085 units. The data in the chart is from TCCD unless otherwise specified. SCAC listed production from November of 1934 to September of 1935. SCAC listed mostly the same models, but their price was exactly $30 more for model, and they did not list a **Limousine Cabriolet, but did list the Land Cruiser (L3) not listed by TCCD. →*The (L3) & (L2) price comes from the TW Article “Studebaker’s 1934 – 1954 Land Cruiser” by Fred Fox.← SCAC listed the Land Cruisers at the same price as Fox. TCCD listed the (L2) at $1,100 and did not even list the (L3). STCS lists the starting Serial Number at 8,951,201 – up for SB and 8,951,201 – up for CAN. Engine numbers started at C-30,501 – up. As 1935 would be the last year for the Commander 8’s, it is impossible to know the ending serial numbers by looking at the next year serial numbers. |
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