Oldtimer gallery. Cars. Erskine.

Oldtimer gallery. Cars. USA pre-1932 makes. Erskine.
1926-1930, Studebaker Corp., South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Assembly plants:
III 1929 - 1930, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
1926 - II 1929, Piquette Avenue Plant, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
1926 - 1930, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada (for Canada and rhd-cars for Britain).

This was junior model of Studebaker named for company president Albert R. Erskine and marketed as separate make.
Since mid-season-1930 continued as Studebaker Model 53 - exact copy with Studebaker emblem and hubcaps.

1930 year model (XI 1929 - V 1930) Erskine Six Model 53 (7 groups of 3 vertical louvres, 1930 radiator shell), emblem, 15k photo, dashboard, 76k photo, hubcap, 15k photo
   70hp/3200rpm, 205,32 cu.in. (3364,6 cc), bore 3¹/₄", stroke 4¹/₈", 114" wheelbase, ca. 12220 built
      5-passenger sedan, 116k photo, 123k rear view
      2+2-passenger rumbleseat coupe, 66k photo

1929 year model (VI 1928 - X 1929) Erskine Six Model 52 (21 vertical louvres, 1929 radiator shell), emblem, 42k photo, dashboard, 35k photo, hubcap, 45k photo
   43hp/?rpm, 160,37 cu.in. (2628,0 cc), bore 2³/₄", stroke 4¹/₂", 109" wheelbase, 25460 built
      5-passenger sedan, 44k photo, 33k rear view
      5-passenger royal sedan, 131k photo, 193k rear view, 6 wire wheels
      5-passenger club sedan (2-door), 60k photo
      2-passenger cabriolet, 68k photo
      woody wagon, 12k photo
      pickup with New Zealand body, 174k photo

1928 year model (XI 1927 - X 1928) Erskine Six Model 51 (21 vertical louvres, door handles on the "moulding" line, one of three 1927-1928 radiator shells), emblem, 145k photo, dashboard, 13k photo, hubcap, 50k photo
   3 types of radiator shell: "stalactite" (USA), 8k photo, "lily" (USA, Canada), 282k photo, "square" (export only, Canada), 79k photo
   43hp/?rpm, 160,37 cu.in. (2628,0 cc), bore 2³/₄", stroke 4¹/₂", 107" wheelbase, 22275 built
      5-passenger sedan, 98k photo, 9k rear view
      5-passenger club sedan (2-door), 41k photo, 73k rear view
      panel van, since mid-season, 328k 1933 photo, Shanghai, 76k rear view

1927 year model (XII 1926 - XII 1927) Erskine Six Model 50 (21 vertical louvres, door handles under the "moulding" line, one of two 1927-1928 radiator shells), emblem, 145k photo, dashboard, 150k photo, hubcap, 49k photo
   2 types of radiator shell: "lily" (USA, Canada), 282k photo, "square" (export only, Canada), 191k photo
   40hp/?rpm, 146,12 cu.in. (2394,5 cc), bore 2⁵/₈", stroke 4¹/₂", 107" wheelbase, 24893 built
      5-passenger sedan, 54k photo, 56k rear view, 52k rear view,
      2+2-passenger rumbleseat coupe, 159k photo, 169k rear view
      5-passenger tourer, 245k photo, 191k rear view

Photos and data are from:
Author's archive.
eBay.
American Auto Emblems.
Old Cars Classifieds.
Classic Cars Seller.
transpress nz.
Rainsfords Collectable Cars.
Mecum Auctions.
New Zealand Classic, Japan.
Shannons Club (Australia).
Collection of Katya Knyazeva.
RM Sotheby's.
Dore & Rees.
Dorotheum.
Barn Finds.
Just Cars.
Photo Ah Fong.
Photo J. Neal East.

What else in the net:
1927-30 Erskine.

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Last updated 19 XII 2025. Andrei Bogomolov. Contact information.