Studebaker Lark
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The Studebaker Lark was a compact car produced by the Studebaker Corporation in the late 1950s and 1960s, notable for its space-efficient design and role in the company’s final years of automobile production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Studebaker Lark canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | compact car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Hamilton, Ontario
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South Bend, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door convertible
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2-door hardtop ⓘ 2-door sedan ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ 4-door station wagon ⓘ |
| class | compact car ⓘ |
| competitor |
Chevrolet Corvair
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Ford Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Duncan McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuationReason | declining Studebaker automobile production and closure of U.S. plant ⓘ |
| engineType |
V8 engine
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inline-six engine ⓘ |
| facelift |
received major restyle for 1964 model year
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received styling updates for 1962 model year ⓘ |
| introducedAs | 1959 model year car ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Studebaker Corporation
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Studebaker-Packard Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
compact competitor to Big Three automakers
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economy car ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
short overall length with full-size interior room
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space-efficient design ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Lark Daytona convertible
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Lark Wagonaire sliding-roof station wagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | shortened version of existing Studebaker full-size platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Studebaker Scotsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Studebaker Avanti
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Studebaker Hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCompanyHistory |
helped temporarily improve Studebaker sales in late 1950s
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key model in Studebaker’s final years of automobile production ⓘ |
| successor |
Studebaker Commander (1966 Canadian models)
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Studebaker Daytona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
automatic transmission
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manual transmission ⓘ |
| trimLevel |
Daytona
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Daytona Wagonaire (wagon variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ Deluxe ⓘ Regal ⓘ |
| wheelbase | approximately 113 inches (varied by year and model) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.