Period Advertisements - The Three Body Styles for 1941
This model year, the Land Cruiser model is reinstated. Later in the year a Sedan Coupe was added, with it’s unique one-piece curved windshield. All models can be had in either the Custom, Custom Deluxe, Deluxe-tone, or Skyway series. Custom models were plain Jane automobiles, they had fender lamps, but no other extra trim. Custom Deluxe models had better interior appointments, but no other extras. The Deluxe-tone cars had chrome instrument panel moldings and two-tone interiors and exteriors. The Skyway model had wide chrome bands around all the windows, chrome fender lights, two-tone instrument panels, two-tone exteriors with tapering contrast color band, and bolster type pleated upholstery.
The performance of the 41 President is improved by reinstating the 6.5 to 1 compression ratio, resulting in 117 HP.
Very few examples of either Custom or Custom Deluxe President series cars can be found, likely because few were actually ordered.
| 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 W.A. 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 |
| As we have not access to a Fox Feature Article for 1940 Presidents, the price information comes from TTCD & SCAC | ||||
| Body Style | Body Code | Doors | Pass | Price TCCD/SACA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Coupe Sedan | F2 | 2 | 4 | *$990.00 |
| Skyway Coupe Sedan | F7 | 2 | 4 | $1,210.00 |
| Custom Cruising Sedan | W3 | 4 | 6 | $1,115.00 |
| Delux-tone Cruising Sedan | W5 | 4 | 6 | $1,180.00 |
| Skyway Cruising Sedan | W7 | 4 | 6 | $1,230.00 |
| Custom Land Cruiser | B3 | 4 | 6 | unknown |
| Delux-tone Land Cruiser | B5 | 4 | 6 | unknown |
| Skyway Land Cruiser | B7 | 4 | 6 | $1,260.00 |
→The 1941 7C Series President started production in August 1940. It finished production in August of 1941. Studebaker assigned 6,400 SB serial numbers and 700 LA serial numbers to the 7C series. Engine Serial Numbers, B-45,501 to B-52,100. Most of the data in the chart is from “This is a Studebaker Year – Vol. 3”.← 7C series serial numbers would suggest production of 7,100 cars. Both TCCD & SCAC reported 6,994. The prices for series 7C cars come from TCCD & SCAC were both agreed. While Cannon lists two Coupe Sedans, three Cruising Sedans, and three Land Cruisers, TCCD listed three Cruising Sedans, one Land Cruisers, and one Coupe Sedan. TCCD also listed a Custom Limousine Cabriolet at $1,160 and a Delux-tone Limousine Cabriolet at $1,225. However, we know there were to Cabriolets made by Studebaker for 1941.
* Hemmings Motor News – August 2024 | ||||
- 1927 President Model ES
- 1928 President Model FA/FB
- 1929-30 President Model FE/FH
- 1931 President Model 80 & 90
- 1932 President Model 91
- 1933 President Model 82 & 92
- 1934 President Model C
- 1935 President Model 1C
- 1936 President Model 2C
- 1937 President Model 3C
- 1938 President Model 4C
- 1939 President Model 5C
- 1940 President Model 6C
- 1942 President Model 8C