The Coupe Express was designed by Raymond Loewy and utilized the Dictator passenger car frame, running gear, and front sheet metal.

The model was sold both with a manufacturer supplied metal bed and as a cab and chassis, with the Dictator’s automobile-style sweepingly flared rear fenders attached.

The truck was powered by the larger of Studebaker's L-head six-cylinder flathead engines and mated to a 3-speed manual transmission.

Other options included a radio, heater, wire reinforced sliding back window and turn indicators.

It lacks the integrated bed of a car-based, car-chassied coupe utility – a fundamental characteristic of that automobile style.