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The Erskin was a compact car by Studebaker and was named after the company President, Albert R. Erskine. The Erskine had a 2.3-litre sv 6-cylinder engine, and prototypes exhibited in Europe in 1926 had two unusual features: fixed wire wheels with demountable rims and fuel feed by electric pump; both of these were discarded on production machines in favour of wood wheels and vacuum feed respectively. Though the Erskine sold well enough on the export market, the Erskine was never successful at home, even when restyled in 1929, in which form an Erskine sedan cost $945. In 1930, its last year, the Erskine had grown up into a 3.4-litre car with a 9ft 6in wheelbase and was nothing more than a small Studebaker.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; MCS
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