Early 1920s Studebaker ?

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Now  a question to other Light Six owners or anyone else who may be interested.

I have to buy some (5) new tires for the Stude before I can move it, It had 500 X 24 tires on it presumably since 1941 or some time before then. They were so hard and out of shape as to be useless.  I can order some new 500 X 24 but they will not be available for some eight to ten weeks or I can get  four 400 X 24 now.  Can any of the people reading this tell me which of these two sizes were the correct size for the Light Six in the 1920's. My owners hand book does not specify a tire size.

Thank you all for your valued opinions.

I have now gone ahead and bought the 24 X 4.00 as these seem to be the correct tire for this model. The Budd Wire wheels are 24 inch so they are one inch taller than the standard woodspoke 23 inch if my reading is correct. I will have to wait now until I have them fitted and the car standing on them.

8-30-2017

It all sounds a bit like Australia at the present time where we are going through the run up to a postal vote by all registered voters (Australia wide) on Same Sex Marriage.

I also have a similar problem with my 1934 Lagonda Rapier which apart from having three totally different bodies in its life time has been standing (and running) on 17 inch wheels since the late 1940s. It has 450/500 X 17 tyres that have very nearly the same rolling diameter as 440 X 19 which were the original issue in 1934. Except that there were less than 400 cars built, the factory built any bodies on Rapier Chassis and it was left to the original customer and his choice of coach-builder to decide on a number of things possibly including the final wheel size. It has had the body and wheels currently fitted since 1978.  See also photograph on #82.

All that aside as the Studebaker is so original I will endeavour to keep it that way.  With that in view at some time in the past someone has removed for some unknown and unaccountable reason removed the cresent moulding from around the waist line.  This leaves a row of little (1/8") holes, some of these have been filled in. Unfortunately in removing this they paint has been damaged right around the car. This can be rectified easily enough by a competent painter, my question today is did this cresent mould (beading) appear on other Light Sixes or was it a peculiar feature limited just one or a few cars?