1965 Studebaker Commander 2-door sedan in Laurentian Green

1965 Studebaker Commander 2-door sedan in Laurentian Green (P-6479). The Commander 2-door sedan was the lowest priced entry level Studebaker in the 1965 model year (August 1964-June 1965). All 1965 models were Lark-based compact sedans (2 or 4 door) and Wagonaire wagons from Hamilton, Ontario, as South Bend closed early in the 1964 model year in December 1963. 1965 continued (with running changes) the 1964 restyle body shell by Brooks Stevens (an update of the basic 1953 Studebaker platform shortened for the Lark series in 1959). Laurentian Green was a 1965-1/2 spring color.

 

 

The Commander 2-door sedan (on a shorter 109" wheelbase versus 113" on 4-door models) had a $2,215 factory delivered price, offered with choice of Chevy engines: the 194 "Skybolt" six or the 283 "Thunderbolt" V8, built under license by McKinnon (a Canadian GM affiliate) for Studebaker. 3,638 Commander 2-door sedans were built for 1965 (3,067 six and 571 V8). The '65 and '66 Studebakers were known as "Chevybakers" for being Chevrolet powered.

 

 

1965 Studebaker retail catalog brochure: www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/stude/stu65/stu65.html

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