Lark Wagonaire
In 1963 Studebaker designer Brooks Stevens also revised the Lark Station Wagon for 1963. It was now called Wagonaire and featured a remarkable sliding roof above the cargo compartment. This enhanced practicality and Studebaker advertised it as "a family car, a functional utility wagon and a fun-filled convertible". The tailgate was changed into a one-piece lid with a roll-down rear window. Lark Wagons were available in Standard, Regal and Daytona trim, but only the Regal and Daytona versions sported the sliding roof.The Daytona Wagonaire was fitted full deep-pile carpeting throughout, including the cargo compartment, as a bonus, This roll top did make it easy to load larger items into the wagon. But Studebaker soon discovered that the roof leaked water into the cabin. So Studebaker ended production on this option as fast as it had began. This is also why the Lark Standard station wagon with normal roof remained a popular choice. In the pictures above a family is on a camping trip.
Lark Wagon
The Special options for the Wagonaire included a folding ladder on the tailgate, a "hideaway" third seat for extra passenger space and a luggage roof rack. The Wagonaire could be ordered with any Studebaker engine, including the supercharged Jet-Thrust V8: So it had to be a Rocket Fast Wagon For Any Parent To Drive! In this pictures a Mother is shown picking up the Boy Scouts to take them to some place
Studebaker Lark Wagon Back 1
In this picture you can see how one could load an item like a Refrigerator or other large items into the back side.
Studebaker Lark Wagon back 2
This picture show's the third seat and also show's how the roof slid forward into the cabin area of the wagonaire. General Motors did this same concept with it’s Envoy vehicle. Theirs used an electric sliding system. They to also showed pictures of the vehicle carrying a refrigerator in the back! The idea in many cases make great since!