To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVEEstimate:
$30,000 - $45,000
- Formerly of the Sterling McCall Collection
- A rarely seen model with the potent Big Six
- Attractive older restoration in very good overall
condition
- Accompanied by original owner's manual
It is relatively uncommon to find a 1920s Studebaker, in particular
the Model EK, the aptly named Big Six, on the market today. The Big
Six boasted a genuinely large and potent 353.8-cubic inch L-head
inline six-cylinder engine, producing 60 horsepower, delivered to
the rear axle by a selective sliding three-speed transmission and
mounted on a large 126-inch-wheelbase platform. While some
features, such as solid wood artillery wheels, rang back to the
Brass Era, the EK presents overall as a very modern automobile,
with handsome, crisp styling that for 1922 including a one-piece
windshield fitted with dual spotlights, redesigned headlights, and
a courtesy light on the left-hand side. Several body styles were
available, the grandest of them being the seven-passenger touring
as offered here.
The Mitosinka Collection's Big Six was one of four automobiles
Dennis Mitosinka acquired in September 2006 from the noted
collection of the late Sterling McCall in Round Top, Texas. Mr.
McCall is believed to have acquired it around 1999, but it has
obviously been active in the Studebaker community for much longer;
it carries a dashboard badge from the Studebaker Drivers Club
International Meet in 1990.
A dignified and attractive older restoration in black and Brewster
Green, it features nickel-plated headlamps, dual running lights
mounted high on the windshield posts, and a rear-mounted spare. The
wooden dashboard carries Stewart gauges and is in very tidy
condition, as is the black leather interior and black top.
Inspection shows that the car appears to retain its original
finishes under the hood and floorboards. At the time of cataloguing
the car had recorded 22,810 miles, likely since its restoration,
and would benefit greatly from a cosmetic detailing. It is
accompanied by an original owner's manual.
A seldom-found Studebaker of its era, this Model EK Big Six would
be a wonderful complement to a President or Avanti in one's
collection.To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mt20.