Hupmobile Model R

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]

Hupmobile Model R Hupmobile Skylark
An original Model R, not a Skylark
Overview
Manufacturer	Hupp Motor Car Company
Also called	Skylark 14/15 HP Junior Six
Production	1916-1925 1938-1940
Model years	1917-1925 1938-1942
Body and chassis
Body style	Touring Phaeton Roadster 2-door Sedan 4-door Sedan 2-door Coupe 3-door "Opera Coupe" 3-door sedan 2-Door Convertible
Layout	Front Engine, RWD
Platform	Hupmobile Model N
Powertrain
Engine	See table
Transmission	3-speed Sliding Gear (Manual)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	115 in (2,921 mm)
Chronology
Predecessor	Hupmobile Model N
Successor	Hupmobile Model E

Generation History

The original car would have 3 generations. The first, and original Model R would be called as the "14/15 HP" generation, being sold with Touring and Phaeton bodies. The second and third Model R would be would not have unique generational names, but would vary from the 14/15 greatly. The second generation would have a up-stroked engine, from a 3.0L up to 3.2L, and the car would be slightly larger than the 14/15 HP, the car would be available with a unique for the time Liftback 2 door, and new for Hupmobile Sedan, Coupe, and Convertible variations. The third generation would very even farther, using the Model N Inline 8 engine, this car would lose the Coupe variant, and would revert to only Sedan and Convertible variants.^[3]

a 1941 model year Skylark

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

Generation	Body Name	Years	Price New	Engine	Displacement	Horsepower	Horsepower RPM	Torque	Torque RPM	Length	Width	Height	Weight
1 (14/15 HP)	Touring	1917-1920	$1225	Inline-4	182.5 cu in (2,991 cc) [7]	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	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)
3	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)
4 (Skylark)	Skylark 4-door Sedan	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 4-door Convertible											59 in (1,486 mm)	2,900 lb (1,315 kg)

See also

• Hupmobile