Sold | Property of a deceased's estate 1953 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe

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£12,650 (Est: £30,000 - £40,000)

Property of a deceased's estate 1953 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe

United Kingdom • 19 Sept 2026

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1953 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe is a uniquely modified street rod featuring a powerful Chrysler Hemi V8 engine and a four-speed manual gearbox. While it runs and drives, it requires recommissioning before extensive use, indicating a need for some attention despite its desirable modifications and iconic styling.

Condition

7

The car runs and drives but will require recommissioning prior to extensive use. This indicates it is in very good condition but not perfect or excellent.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

G1262101

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

644 XVJ

RHD/LHD:

LHD

• Iconic example of 1950s American automotive styling • Specially prepared Chrysler Hemi V8 engine • Four-speed manual gearbox • Present ownership since 2019 "Probably the outstanding American automotive design of the '50s, certainly one of the all-time greats." - Richard M Langworth, Complete Book Of Collectible Cars .

In receivership in 1933, Studebaker had been revitalised by 1939 and in May 1946 became the first major American manufacturer to announce an all-new design with the introduction of its 1947 range.

Created by two of the greatest automobile stylists of all time - Raymond Loewy and Virgil Exner - the sensational new Studebakers featured a straight-through front wing line, lowered bonnets and, in the case of the Starlight coupe, an astonishing wrap-around rear window.

For 1950 the company introduced another landmark of automotive styling in the form of the 'Bullet Nose' Studebakers that had clearly been influenced by the coming of the 'Jet Age'.

Bodies were all new for ...