1964 Studebaker Champ Pickup
The Studebaker Champ was a light-duty pickup truck produced by the Studebaker Corporation from 1960-1964.
Designed at a time when Studebaker’s truck line had not seen major upgrading in over 10 years, the company, which had endured years of declining sales, was forced to use a number of existing components.
This 1964 Studebaker Champ is powered by a 170ci inline 6-cylinder engine backed by a 3-speed manual transmission.
The cabin features a bench seat upholstered in green vinyl along with green rubber flooring, body-color interior panels, a glovebox, and a Studebaker Air Climatizer system. A jack and tools are stored beneath the forward-folding seat bottom. A two-spoke steering wheel frames a 120-mph speedometer with auxiliary gauges for amperage, oil pressure, coolant temperature, and fuel level.
Not everything about the Champ’s nose was identical to the Lark car. For example, grilles were similar, but Champs wore thick horizontal bars instead of the Lark’s more delicate cross-hatch pattern. Champ bumpers were heavier, and mounted lower because the pickup sat higher off the ground. Gazing forward from inside the cab, though, it looked to be all Lark.
