Studebaker Speedway 1931

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The Speedway was a hotter model of the President roadster.

It had a high-compression cylinder head, larger carburetor jets, high-lift cam and a 3.47:1 rear axle ratio. The sleek two-seater was available in Chessylite gray or black. The chassis, wheels, cylinder head and the bottoms of the fenders were painted bright red. The seat was upholstered in red leather. The American Automobile Association required record holders to be production vehicles, so 100 Speedways were built. In 1931, George Hunt, a Studebaker research engineer, drove a Speedway roadster to eleven speed records at Dry Lake in California. It covered 100 miles at an average speed of 90.35 miles per hour.