Modern from every angle, Studebaker’s President was the company’s finest and most exclusive offering, accounting for less than 10% of total production in 1935. Company literature dubbed the newest Studebaker’s design the “skyway silhouette, with slim, silvery radiators, and gull’s wing fenders.” The President Series featured a wheelbase 4" longer than the lower models and utilized a higher compression cylinder head, which raised horsepower for the flagship model to 110. Innovations include Studebaker’s own independent front suspension, coupled with automatic Ride Control shock absorbers, which dramatically improved handling.

The President Roadster offered here is an outstanding example, finished in a version of Palma Green paint, one of Studebaker’s standard colors for the model year, and is smartly accented by a green leather interior. The instrument panel is especially modern, and beautifully styled with an Art Deco-style font and layout. The rear-mounted spare allows the sides of the Roadster to be unencumbered, adding visual length to the design.

Mark Smith was widely respected for his unerring eye for design, and ability to procure some of the finest and most unusual prewar American automobiles, and this Studebaker is one such example. Nicely presented throughout, this handsome President is proof that the Big Three had serious competition in the 1930s, in terms of design, and would make a fabulous addition to any group of Classic Era automobiles.

*Please note that this Lot, like all vehicles in this Auction, has been in long-term static storage and may not be currently operational. It will require mechanical attention prior to any road use.

Gooding & Company presents and conducts the Estate of Mark Smith Auction under the authority of John J. Rendemonti, Executor of the Estate of Mark J. Smith, duly appointed by the Circuit Court of the State of New Hampshire, Probate Division, Case Number 312-2022-ET-00072. The Estate has compiled available title and/or registration paperwork for the Vehicles offered in the Auction and will provide such paperwork to the Buyer if it is available. However, as set forth more fully in the Conditions of Sale, neither the Estate nor Gooding makes any representation or warranty with respect to any existing certificate of title or registration with regard to any Lot in the Auction. Any Lot may be sold on a Bill of Sale. By participating in this Auction, all bidders and buyers recognize that Estate and Gooding have expressly disclaimed all such warranties concerning the availability or sufficiency of any title or registration documentation.