1931 President Model 80 & 90

President Four Season Roadster for Four, Series 80
President State Sedan for Five, Series 80
President Regular Sedan for Five, Series 80
President State Coupe for Two/Four, Series 80

The 1931 President models, released July, 1930, included the Model 90 on a 136 inch wheelbase and the model 80 on the 130 inch wheelbase.  They would be the largest Studebaker President combination to ever be offered.  Many collectors consider the 1931 models to be the pinnacle of Studebaker Classics’.  New mechanical features included the “P” engine, which is redesigned with nine main bearings, making 122 HP, a new carburetor silencer, new steering gear, a new kick shackle at the left front spring (to reduce wheel shimmy and road shock to the steering wheel), and two-shoe duo-servo Bendix brakes.  Free wheeling was also a new feature standard on all President’s, which would soon be offered on almost all other American cars.  The front end of the 31’s was markedly altered by a new radiator shell and grill.  Oval headlamps and parking lamps atop the fenders were also new.  The body molding were refined and the windshield was sloped to reduce nighttime glare.  The windshield visor was back after being absent for the 1930 models.  The bumper was now a single bar design.  One of the most attractive and popular body styles of all time, the Four Season Convertible Roadster on the Model 80 chassis, is released.  It featured a fold down front windshield, but also had roll-up windows, so the car could be transformed into a completely closed car.

Typical Period Brochure Pages

1931 President Mechanical
1931 President Mechanical
1931 President Mechanical
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 between the arrows is from “This is a Studebaker Year Vol. 3 by Bill Cannon←
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
1931 Model 80 President
ModelDoorsPassengerPrice
Sedan (mohair) – (W1) – Rear mount spare45$1,850.00
State Sedan (mohair) – (W2) – Side mount spares45$1,950.00
Sedan (cloth) – (W3) – Rear mount spare45$1,850.00
State Sedan (cloth) – (W4) – Side mount spares45$1,950.00
Business Coupe – (Q1) Rear mount spare22$1,850.00
 State Coupe w/Rumble Seat – (Q4) Side mount spares
24$1,950.00
Four Season Convertible Roadster w/Rumble Seat (Q?)24$1,900.00
→The 1931 80 Series President started production sometime in July 1930.  It finished production sometime in the fall of 1931. Studebaker assigned 6,500 SB serial numbers and 500 and CAN serial number to the 80 series.  Engine Serial Numbers, P-101  to P-10,000, used in both the series 80 and 90 cars.  Most of the data in the chart is from Cannon’s This is a Studebaker Year Vol. 3←.  Cannon did not provide production numbers, however 80 series serial numbers would suggest production of 7,000 cars and TCCD and SCAC reported production at 6,340.  The prices for series 80 cars come from TCCD & SCAC where both agree.
President State Victoria for Five, Series 90
President State Sedan for Seven, Series 90
President State Brougham for Five, Series 90
President State Tourer for Seven, Series 90
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 between the arrows is from “This is a Studebaker Year Vol. 3 by Bill Cannon←
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
1931 Model 90 President
ModelDoorsPassengerPrice
Brougham (mohair) – (B2) – Side mount spares25$2,250.00
Brougham (cloth) – (B4) – Side mount spares25$2,250.00
Sedan (mohair) – (X2) – Rear mount spare47$2,150.00
State Sedan (mohair) – (X4) – Side mount spares47$2,250.00
Limousine – (M) Side mount spares47$2,550.00
 State Victoria Coupe – (mohair) – (C2) – Side mount spares
24$1,950.00
State Victoria Coupe – (cloth) – (C4) – Side Mount spares24$1,900.00
→The 1931 90 Series President started production sometime in July 1930.  It finished production sometime in the fall of 1931. Studebaker assigned 3,000 SB serial numbers and 100 and CAN serial number to the 90 series.  Engine Serial Numbers, P-101  to P-10,000, used in both the series 80 and 90 cars.  Most of the data in the chart is from Cannon’s This is a Studebaker Year Vol. 3←.  Cannon did not provide production numbers, however 90 series serial numbers would suggest production of 3,100 cars and TCCD and SCAC reported production at 2,762.  The prices for series 90 cars come from TCCD & SCAC where both agree.  Both TCCD & SCAC listed a Tourer and a State Tourer at $1,850 and $2,050 respectively that Cannon did not list.