1940 studebaker commander Club Sedan

Vehicle Description

This 1940 Studebaker Commander Club Sedan is a wonderful and rare car, finished in factory colors and runs beautifully! It has a 226 Cubic inch six cylinder, with 90 horsepower, and a 3 speed transmission with factory overdrive! Runs great and freeway capable! It’s in excellent condition, and ready to enjoy now!

1940 Studebaker Commander for sale

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We have the build sheet showing the car and the original dealer, and we get all the way back to the second owner, Claire Rogers, who bought it as a late model used car at Walter Schroeder Motors of La Grange, Illinois in March 1941 for $757 American dollars! The former owner thought she made it to California right around WWII.

Myra Rogers, likely Claire’s relative, had it in Anaheim, CA up until the 1960’s. Floyd Swan of Anaheim then owned until 1978, Ed Reynolds of Studebaker International fame from ’78 to ’84, then Thomas Griffith of Northern California until 1986, and from ’86 onward the most recent former owner from Southern California. It spent most of it’s life in Southern California, with all of the rust-free goodness you would expect from living here so long.

The Club Sedan is an unusual and attractive body style, and the Commander was the higher specification car with a bigger engine and more deluxe features than the Champion of the same year.

Excellent chrome! The orange wheels match the Studebaker color plates, and they really pop up visually against the conservative grey-green paint.

The dashboard is spectacular! as is the steering wheel which has been re-cast in the marble look steering wheel plastic! They did a great job on this! Excellent restored doorpanels & window surrounds excellent original headliner

The seats are original – in great shape for original, with some slight wear and repair showing on the front seats, and the rear seats are original and super nice!

The 226 Cubic inch Flathead 6 cylinder is factory rated at 90 Horsepower – and it is surprisingly powerful! It really steps up and goes, and with the factory overdrive can handle freeway speeds! The tires are modern radials, The brakes have just been completely redone with new master cylinder, hoses and wheel cylinders, and new brake shoes properly arced to the freshly turned brake drums.and this car is ready to enjoy right now!

Offered by the Vault Classic Cars Dealership, Fullerton, CA, call us at 714-401-1047

International customers are welcome to buy! We’ve sent many cars overseas.

THERE IS NO COOLING OFF PERIOD UNLESS YOU OBTAIN A CONTRACT CANCELLATION OPTION. California law does not provide for a "cooling off" period for vehicle lease or purchase contracts. Therefore, you cannot later cancel such a contract simply because you change your mind, decide the vehicle costs too much, or wish you had acquired a different vehicle. After you sign a motor vehicle purchase or lease contract, it may only be cancelled with the agreement of the seller or lessor or for legal cause, such as fraud. However, California law does require the seller to offer a 2 day contract cancellation option on used vehicles with a purchase price of less than $40,000, subject to certain statutory conditions. See the vehicle contract cancellation option agreement for details.

The prospective purchaser of a vehicle may, at his or her own expense and with the approval of the dealer, have the vehicle inspected by an independent third party either on or off the dealership premises.All Prices shown DO NOT include California Sales Tax, DMV fees, smog certificate on post-1975 vehicles, Documentation fees, and any late registration fees owed to DMV.Out of state customers are responsible to pay sales tax and any other government fees in their own state. Out of state customers are not required to pay California Sales Tax and DMV feesIF the car is shipped by ICC licensed carrier that issues a bill of lading. If youfly in and drive it home, we are required to charge Tax and DMV for driving on California roads! All signed contract documentation must be received AND full payment received before the car will be released to the new owner.

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Sold AS-IS, with NO WARRANTY. Delivery F.O.B. Fullerton, CA. This car is sold Mileage exempt, meaning it’s not possible to know the original mileage. It is the buyer’s responsibility to either inspect the car in person or enlist the services of an inspector prior to sale. The car may have minor or major flaws that are not evident in the photos and description. Federally required “buyer’s guide”, marked AS-IS, NO WARRANTY is incorporated in this contract by reference. CONDITIONS OF SALE, 4 PAGES, are incorporated in this contract by reference. Buyer must provide seller with a copy of government-issued identification such as a driver’s license or Passport. Funds must come from the person shown on the identification, not a third party. .

We are happy to work with legitimate overseas buyers, Shipping is at buyers expense, the car is sold FOB Fullerton, CA. There is an additional $200 cost to send car to Freight forwarders in the Los Angeles, CA area. Call us during Pacific Daylight Business hours at 714-401-1047.

Full Payment by Bank wire only. No ACH, No cash. Payment must be made by the person or entity buying the car. No third party payments.