2R SERIES SERIAL NUMBERS AND PRODUCTION NUMBERS

Information provided by Skip Lackie from Studebaker service letters

Serial numbers are shown on the plate below the drivers seat, left side

First production date: Spring 1948 (1949 models)

YEAR

MODEL

Starting serial number

Ending serial number

Production

Comments

1949

2R5

R5-001

1/2 ton, 112"wheelbase

2R10

R10-001

3/4 ton, 112" wheelbase

2R15

R15-001

1 ton, 121" or 131" wheelbase

2R16

R16-001

1-1/2 ton, 226 cu in

2R16A

R16A-13201

1-1/2 ton, 245 cu in

2R17

R17-001

2 ton, 226 cu in

2R17A

R17A-7201

2 ton, 245 cu in

63,473

HR5-001

1950

2R5

R5-42501

2R6

R6-001

<200

2R10

R10-20101

2R11

R11-001

<100

2R14

R14-001

<100

2R15

R15-10801

2R16A

R16A-24401

2R17A

R17A-13501

50,323

2R5

HR5-1500

1951

2R5

*

* means not separated from 1950 models

2R6

R6-201

2R10

*

2R11

R11-101

2R14

R14-101

2R15

*

2R16A

*

2R17A

*

51,814

2R5

HR5-2986

1952

2R5

R5-78579

2R6

R6-3355

2R10

R10-31339

2R11

R11-3127

2R14

R14-531

2R15

R15-12770

2R16A

R16A-33041

2R17A

R17A-22791

58,873

2R5

HR5-4810

1953

2R5

R5-96238

2R6

R6-7424

2R10

R10-34250

2R11

R11-5926

2R14

R14-1011

2R15

R15-13398

2R16A

R16A-39413

2R17A

R17A-31039

32,012

includes some 3R trucks

2R5

HR5-5446

HR5-6550

TOTAL PRODUCTION per Fred Fox article, Turning Wheels, Vol. 17, No. 6, June 1985

Model

Production

2R5

110,500

2R5-Canada

6,550

2R6

12,150

2R10

37,300

2R11

10,350

2R14

1,550

2R15

13,950

2R16

13,150

2R16A

30,500

2R17

7,150

2R17A

28,850

2R28-55

1,032

w/ 232 V8-India only, 1951

2R48

?

4x4 military

APPROXIMATE TOTAL, all 2R trucks

273,000

Wheelbases available for 2R16 and 2R17: 131, 155, 171, and 195 inches

2R5, 2R10, and 2R15 engines were 6 cyl., 170 cu in, 80 hp (1949-50), 85 hp (1951-53)

2R16 and 2R17 engines were 6 cyl., 226.2 cu in, 94 hp

2R16A and 2R17A engines were 6 cyl., 245.6 cu in, 100 hp (1949) or 102 hp (1950-53)