NY Times Display Ad - November 13, 1927
STUDEBAKER - The Great Independent Beautiful in design - thoroughly modern - mechanically right
You are interested in The Dictator's records of mile-a-minute speed for
24 hours, because:When the Studebaker Dictator, running under the supervision of the American Automobile Association, established 11 new records for stock cars listing under $1400, it proved that:
?you get the highest quality of steel and other materials in a Dictator
?you get marvelous precision manufacture in a Dictator
?you get the most painstaking and expert workmanship in a Dictator
?you get brilliant but sound design in a Dictator
?you get vast excess power in a Dictator
And the above records prove that these features have been so combined that The Dictator will give you thrilling performance?long life?economical operation
So well built is the Studebaker Dictator that every car may be driven
40 miles per hour from the day you buy it NEW! After the first thousand miles the motor oil need be changed only at 2,500-mile intervals. The chassis need be lubricated only at 2,500-mile intervals. Get behind the wheel of a Dictator TODAY - drive it an hour and you'll know you have found the world's greatest motor car value. And back of every car is 75 years of honest manufacturing and selling.$100 WORTH OF EXTRA EQUIPMENT?The Dictator's low price includes more than $100 worth of extra equipment without extra cost: Front and rear bumpers; shock absorbers; engine thermometer and hydrostatic gasoline gauge on the dash; coincidental lock to ignition and steering; 4-wheel brakes; full-size balloon tires; no-draft, rainproof ventilating windshield; oil filter; automatic windshield cleaner; rear-vision mirror; rear traffic signal light; cowl lights; silken curtains; two- beam acorn headlights, controlled from steering wheel.
NEW LOW PRICES: The Dictator Sedan (4-door)?$1195; Sedan, Royal (4-door)?$1295; Victoria?$1295; Coupe, for 2?$1195; Coupe, for 4?$1295; Roadster, for 4?$1245.
--all prices f.o.b. factory. Disc wheels, $50 extra =========eBay: Studebaker Dictator 1927-28-29 Shop Manual