1932 Hupmobile Model I-226

An experimental automobile built by Robert Craig Hupp was completed on November 1, 1908. It would become known as the Model 20, and production of additional examples soon commenced by the Hupp Motor Car Company. The 'Hupmobile' Model 20 was popular, and several thousand examples were produced until 1913 when it gave way to the Model 32 which had been introduced the previous year.

Three of the four model designations offered for the 1932 Hupmobile were carried over from the previous year. The Series F rested on a 122-inch wheelbase platform and was powered by a 93-horsepower eight-cylinder engine. The Series H and V had a larger eight-cylinder engine offering 133 horsepower. The Series H had a 126-inch wheelbase and the Series V used a 137-inch wheelbase; body styles included a sedan and a Victoria.

The styling of the 1932 Hupmobile vehicles were courtesy of industrial designer Raymond Loewy and featured cycle-like front fenders, a distinctive grille, wide vee'd belt molding, and elegantly curved bodylines.

The 1932 Hupmobile Series I had a 126-inch wheelbase and was powered by a 279.9 cubic-inch eight-cylinder L-head engine offering 103 horsepower and paired with a three-speed manual transmission with 'free-wheeling'. The suspension was comprised of a solid front and floating rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs. Braking was via four-wheel mechanical drums. Body styles included a factory coupe, cabriolet, Victoria, or sedan.

O the 10,467 examples of the Hupmobile produced n 1932, 710 of those were the Series I.

Four-cylinder engines powered Hupmobiles through 1925 when it was replaced by an eight-cylinder model, followed by a six in 1926.

by Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2025