1927 Studebaker Commander Big Six Sedan

The 1927 Studebaker Commander Big Six came equipped with an L-head six-cylinder engine displacing 354 cubic inches and offering 75 horsepower. Introduced in January of 1927, it rested on a 120-inch wheelbase and offered in several body styles, including a sedan, Sport Roadster and coupe, business coupe, custom victoria, sport phaeton, and custom brougham. Priced below the former Big Six, they featured disc wheels, French-type visors, bullet-shaped headlights, Atlanta-style hood mascot, and double bar bumpers.

In 1927 David Abbot 'Ab' Jenkins drove this Commander sedan from New York City to San Francisco in record time. Jenkins left New York at 8:00 pm on August 30 and arrived in San Francisco at 10:40 p.m. on September 2. He covered 3,302 miles in 77 hours and 40 minutes, besting the existing record by one hour. The record Jenkins broke was his own, set one year earlier with a Studebaker Big Six Duplex Phaeton.