{"id":11107,"date":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studebaker.priemerhosting.com\/1938-studebaker-state-commander-convertible-sedan\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"1938-studebaker-state-commander-convertible-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/1938-studebaker-state-commander-convertible-sedan\/","title":{"rendered":"1938 Studebaker State Commander Convertible Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\/studebaker-main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PXL_20220906_182837070-for-web-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"1938 Studebaker State Commander convertible sedan. The car is finished in Tulip Cream (a pale shade of yellow) and features cathedral headlines on the fenders. The car sits outside the Museum with the archives building behind it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PXL_20220906_182837070-for-web-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PXL_20220906_182837070-for-web-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PXL_20220906_182837070-for-web-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PXL_20220906_182837070-for-web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Studebaker National Museum acquired a 1938 Studebaker State Commander convertible sedan this week. This car is one of only 224 produced for the 1938 model year and is one of less than a half dozen known to survive. Studebaker\u2019s 1938 models featured all new bodies, with styling by Raymond Loewy Associates. The Convertible Sedan models saw very limited production and were the most expensive models in Studebaker\u2019s line-up that year. The coachwork was supplied by Central Manufacturing Company of Connersville, Indiana, who had previously produced bodies for its parent, Auburn Automobile Company. The Museum\u2019s Convertible Sedan is finished in Tulip Cream and trimmed in green leather upholstery.<\/p>\n<p>The Studebaker National Museum is located at 201 Chapin St., just west of downtown South Bend.\u00a0 It is open Mon.-Sat., 10am-5pm, and Sun. Noon\u20135pm.\u00a0\u00a0Admission is $11 for adults, $9.50 for seniors over 60, and $7 for youth ages 6-18.\u00a0 For more information, please call the Museum at (574) 235-9714 or toll free at (888) 391-5600 or visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\">www.studebakermuseum.org<\/a>. 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