The Hupmobile Model R was a vehicle produced by the Hupp Motor Company. It is the 18th car introduced by Hupmobile and marks the company's return from luxury cars to entry-level cars. The car would be a short-wheelbase version of the Model N, being 15 in (381.0 mm) shorter, and only for the 1924 and 1925 model Year being available with the main Inline 8 engine.[1][2][3][4]
Skylark
The later and final Hupmobile Skylark was often called "Model R" because the internal code for it was Model R. The Skylark was conceived as a last-ditch effort by Hupmobile as their sales crumbled with the beginning of World War II. The Body was a facelifted version of the Cord 810/812, designed by John Tjaarda, who was also contracted to design the engines and running gear. Hupmobiles lack of resources would bring them to contract Graham-Paige to build the bodies. The car would have 2,158 built, with 319 built by Hupmobile, and 1,859 by Graham-Paige.[5][6]
Model Directory
| Body Name | Years | Price New | Engine | Displacement | Horsepower | Horsepower RPM | Torque | Torque RPM | Length | Width | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touring | 1917-1920 | $1225 | Inline-4 | 182.5 cu in (2,991 cc) | 14 hp (10 kW) | 3,200 | 22 lb⋅ft (30 N⋅m) | 1,900 | 149 in (3,785 mm) | 71 in (1,803 mm) | 61 in (1,549 mm) | 1,800 lb (816 kg) |
| Phaeton | 15 hp (11 kW) | 147.5 in (3,746 mm) | 72.3 in (1,836 mm) | 69 in (1,753 mm) | 1,920 lb (871 kg) | |||||||
| 2-door Roadster | 1920-1924 | 196.2 cu in (3,215 cc) | 39 hp (29 kW) | 55 lb⋅ft (75 N⋅m) | 150.2 in (3,815 mm) | 69.7 in (1,770 mm) | 65 in (1,651 mm) | 2,000 lb (907 kg) | ||||
| 2-Door Sedan | 69.8 in (1,773 mm) | 69 in (1,753 mm) | 2,850 lb (1,293 kg) | |||||||||
| 2-Door Coupe | $1350 | 59 lb⋅ft (80 N⋅m) | 2,250 | 69.7 in (1,770 mm) | 1,500 lb (680 kg) | |||||||
| 3-Door "Opera Coupe" | 47 hp (35 kW) | 4,000 | 65 lb⋅ft (88 N⋅m) | 2,500 | 160.2 in (4,069 mm) | 73 in (1,854 mm) | ||||||
| 3-Door Sedan | 73 in (1,854 mm) | 2,850 lb (1,293 kg) | ||||||||||
| 4-Door Sedan | 1924-1925 | $1375 | Inline-8 | 269 cu in (4,405 cc) | 63 hp (47 kW) | 2,800 | 85 lb⋅ft (115 N⋅m) | 152.8 in (3,881 mm) | 69.7 in (1,770 mm) | 65 in (1,651 mm) | ||
| 2-Door Convertible | 69.3 in (1,760 mm) | 1,800 lb (816 kg) | ||||||||||
| Skylark | 1938-1940 | $1740 | Inline-6 | 245 cu in (4,015 cc) | 101 hp (75 kW) | 3,600 | 141 lb⋅ft (191 N⋅m) | 3,000 | 79.9 in (2,029 mm) | 61 in (1,537 mm) | 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) | |
| Skylark | 59 in (1,486 mm) | 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) |
See also
References
- ^ "1925 Hupmobile Model R". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "1925 Hupmobile Model R 14/15 Club Sedan | THE MITOSINKA COLLECTION". RM Sotheby's. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Hupmobile Model Info". The Hupmobile Club. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Model R". The Hupmobile Club. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Model R new". The Hupmobile Club. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "1940 Hupmobile Skylark". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.
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