The Studebaker President Speedster was a hardtop two door coupe offered for the 1955 model year. The Speedster was part of the Fourth Generation President, and was considered to be Studebaker's halo model. These sleek and stylish cars were powered by a 4.2L V8 engine, and were available with manual or automatic transmissions. A total of 2,215 examples of the Studebaker President Speedster were built in 1955 before the body style was discontinued.