1921 studebaker in North Carolina

[donnasmith]

Trying to find someone to help me find any one interested in looking at this car?   Thanks  Donna Smith

[61polara]

Welcome Donna,

You will get more responses if you tell us where the car is in North Carolina, the body style and condition.  Is it running or not.  Pictures will get you a lot more responses.

 

We have a lot of members in North Carolina.

[1937hd45]

Are you selling it or trying to buy it? 

[John_S_in_Penna]

I gather that she is selling the Studebaker, and wants us,

as experienced car collectors, to help her to find someone

who may be interested in buying it.

 

Donna, after you post the additional information here,

and come back regularly to the forum to answer the inevitable

further questions, we might help you value it, too.

That era of car doesn't have a heavy following, but if it

is priced right, it can find a buyer.  I would recommend

placing ads in the following--in order of priority:

 

---The magazine of The Antique Studebaker Club.

They are specialists devoted to the oldest Studebakers,

like yours.  https://antiquestudebakerclub.org/

 

---The website of The Horseless Carriage Club.

The club specializes in pre-1916 cars, but their website

advertises other early cars after 1915 too.

https://hcca.org/Classifieds/classifieds.php

 

---The website prewarcar.com.  They have ads (from all

countries) of plenty of pre-World War II cars.

https://www.prewarcar.com/

 

---The magazine Hemmings Motor News and its accompanying

website.  They reach more serious car fans than anyone else.

They cover the entire collectible car hobby.

https://www.hemmings.com/

 

If you choose not to use all 4, I would definitely use the first 2.

All the best to you in your sale!

 

 

 

Edited November 14, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[Peter J.Heizmann]

Donna…if I am reading your post correctly you need assistance in finding someone to go look at the car for you.  Advise a location if we could locate the closest Region in NC for you to contact.

 

Peter J.

[donnasmith]

North carolina     I am new to this so I dont know what Im doing      I can email you pics but it would have to b from my phone    Our father left us the car.   Lots of extra parts,   The only thing we kmow it needs is a gas tank    Thanks..

 

 

 

robin &donna smith

[donnasmith]

Also.....we are located in Thomasville NC   in between greensboro & charlotte

[61polara]

Hi Donna,

I've sent you a message with my email address and phone number.  You can email me or text me the pictures and I will post them here for you.  I'm in Charlotte and we have many members of AACA in your area as well.  You can't respond to any messages until you have made a few more posts (this is to prevent spam).  To open the message, go to the top of the screen and click on a box that looks like an envelope.  Post here again if you can not open the email.

Dave

[rocketraider]

The General Greene (Greensboro area) and Furnitureland (High Point area) AACA Chapters are close by you and would be great resources- either to help you sell the car, or repair/maintain and enjoy it yourselves. Which is what all of us here hope you'll do!

 

There are a couple of Studebaker-specific clubs too but IDK if they have any chapters in NC.

[61polara]

Donna contacted me today with further information on the Studebaker.  It was her Father's car that she and her husband inherited.  The car is currently listed on Facebook Marketplace for $9500. 

Marketplace - 1921 SE Studebaker ORIGINAL | Facebook

 

It is a 6 cylinder car, I don't know the model.  It is a four door sedan with what appears to be an original interior.  Repainded black at some time, but may have been blue originally based on the firewall color.  According to texts from Donna the engine is free, but it needs a gas tank repair.  Many spare parts come with the car.  Several tires are flat and a small leak in the radiator.  Her Father owned it for at least 20 years.  

 

Donna is new here on the Forum and doesn't have enough post yet to respond, but can receive messages here.  She is having email problems, so if you are interested in the car, leave a phone number in your message to her.

 

 

[61polara]

Pictures from the Marketplace post.

 

[wayne sheldon]

Studebaker's marketing was changing model designations a lot during those years. But I think that is what amounts to the "standard" or "light six" model, or the small Studebaker for its year. The last of the four cylinder Studebakers was about a year to two years earlier.

I would recommend checking the serial number and data plates on the car to verify year and model. It looks very much like the 1923 I went and looked at for sale about six months ago. This car appears to not have the cute little cowl lamps that the 1923 had, otherwise it is almost identical in style and appearance. It is possible that this car could be early enough to not have those cowl lamps?

Not as impressive as the larger models, but these Studebakers are good cars and usually quite reliable on tours (once reasonably sorted).

[Terry Bond]

Nice looking good old-fashioned "square car" with probably plenty of wood framework under the sheet metal.  Agree it's certainly a repaint.  Would be interesting to see it on the road again so hope it gets rescued.  I do think at 9.5 it's a bit over-priced as a non-runner though.

Terry

[61polara]

I've just received the serial number:  1007126  Anyone able to provide more information from this?  

 

Additional information:  From my limited research data available, this serial number falls into the range for the 1920 Light Six (Model EJ) (1000001-1015000)  If this is correct this would be the 207 CID 6 cylinder engine developing 23 Net HP and 40 Gross HP and on a 112" wheelbase.

Edited November 20, 2022 by 61polara (see edit history)