Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset 826 - Studebaker rear-engined compact sedan proposal by Charles E Sorensen  (Read 325 times)

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For a point, which vehicle manufacture was this proposed model intended for (but never made)?
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Re: Djetset 826
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2017, 05:20:20 AM »
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Re: Djetset 826
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2017, 06:06:02 AM »
was it for an American car?

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Re: Djetset 826
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2017, 06:12:48 AM »
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Re: Djetset 826
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2017, 06:19:38 AM »
was it for Studebaker?

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Re: Djetset 826
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2017, 06:27:19 AM »
was it for Studebaker?
It was!  That was quick and easy. This is a proposal styled by Charles E Sorenson for a compact rear-engined Studebaker, c.1963, to tackle the VW Beetle, and other cheaper imports into the USA, that sadly never transpired due to the South Bend manufacturers bigger problems.  To me it looks very Peugeot (304, 504)!.  Another point to you.
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Thank You!,at first I thought of the utopia by brooks stevens ,then went to Studebaker.