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Studebaker Corp.
[1852-1967]
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The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company originally produced wagons, buggies, carriages, and harnesses; they manufactured electric vehicles from 1902 to 1911; they began making gasoline-engined cars in 1904; during World War II, Studebaker produced trucks, the M29 Weasel cargo & personnel carrier, and aircraft engine assemblies. A strategic takeover by Packard in 1954 failed and the existence of Packard ended in 1962; Studebaker merged with the Worthington Corporation in November 1967; the Studebaker brand name disappeared in 1979.
"I didn't understand why Studebaker went under until I owned one; now I know." — Norm from Colorado
It is estimated that 100,000 Studebaker vehicles are still driving on the road today and continue to be popular with collectors.
h i s t o r y
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H&C Studebaker blacksmith shop started feb 1852
john m. arrived in hangtown california in august 1853
short-lived automobile brands were the Erskine and the Rockne and the untimely purchase of Pierce-Arrow, one of the true premium luxury cars of the day
1958 lark was the first compact car
by 1963, all of the company's automobiles and trucks were selling poorly
Studebaker Corp. entry at Wikipedia
search for books on keyword 'studebaker' at Amazon returns over 1,000 titles
Vehicle Gallery
Studebaker pictures gallery
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 | "Marques of America: Studebaker - The Postwar Years" [1979] by automotive historian Richard M. Langworth Motorbooks Intl. hardcover [7/79] out of print/used |
"Studebaker 1947-1966 Gold Portfolio (Brooklands Road Tests) [Jan 1990] by R. M. Clarke
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-1947-1966-Portfolio-Brooklands-Tests/dp/1855200066/
"Illustrated Studebaker Buyer's Guide" [Apr 1991] by Richard M. Langworth
http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Studebaker-Buyers-Guide/dp/0879384905/
"Studebaker 1946-1966: The Classic Postwar Years [Jun 1, 1993] by Richard M. Langworth
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-1946-1966-Classic-Postwar-Years/dp/0879387335/
"Studebaker Cars" (Crestline Series) [1994] by James H. Maloney
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Cars-Crestline-James-Moloney/dp/0879388846/
"Studebaker 1946-1958 Photo Archive" [Iconografix May 1995] by Howard Applegate
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-1946-1958-Photo-Archive-Iconografix/dp/1882256255/
"Studebaker 1933-1942 Photo Archive [Jul 6, 1995] by Howard L. Applegate
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-1933-1942-Photo-Archive-Archives/dp/1882256247/
"Studebaker Trucks 1927-1940 Photo Archive" [Jan 1996] by Howard Applegate
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Trucks-1927-1940-Photo-Archive/dp/1882256409/
 | "The Hemmings Motor News Book of Studebakers: driveReports from Special Interest Autos Magazine" [2000] Edited by Terry Ehrich
Hemmings Motor News 10½x8 pb [9/2000] for $38.31 |
"The Starliner Love Story" booklet [2001] by Alan D. Reed of Fort Wayne, Indiana
for sale at Studebaker Museum for $5.00
 | "Ab & Marvin Jenkins: The Studebaker Connection and The Mormon Meteors" [2006] by Gordon Eliot White Ab Jenkins drove for Studebaker in speedway and road races during the late 1920s and early 1930s, then drove a series of cars - Duesenberg's 'Mormon Meteor', Curtiss airplane engine-powered vehicles, Pontiacs - to set major speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats; his son Marvin drove a Studebaker more than 90 miles an hour in 1931. Enthusiast Books 11x8½ pb [11/2006] for $42.95 |
 | "The Studebaker National Museum . . . Over A Century On Wheels" [2008] by Andrew Beckman M.T. Publng Company, Inc. 8½x11¼ hardcover [10/2008] out of print/used |
"Studebaker Hawks & Larks Limited Edition Premier" [Oct 2008] by R.M. Clarke
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Hawks-Larks-Limited-Premier/dp/1855207745/
"Studebaker Ultimate Portfolio: 1946-1966" [2009] by R.M. Clarke
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Ultimate-Portfolio-R-M-Clarke/dp/1855207753/
"Studebaker Trucks 1941-1964 Photo Archive" [Photo Archive Series Sep 2013] by Howard Applegate
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Trucks-1941-1964-Photo-Archive/dp/1882256417/
"Studebaker Lark 1959-1966" [Photo Archive Mar 2014] by Ed Reynolds
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Lark-1959-1966-Photo-Archive/dp/1583883274/
"Studebaker's Hidden Treasure The History and Design of the Studebaker Golden Hawk [Oct 2016] by Mark L. James
http://www.amazon.com/Studebakers-Hidden-Treasure-History-Studebaker/dp/0971637652/
"Studebakers 196264 Gran Turismo: Final Flight of the Hawk" [2018] by Mark L. James
http://www.amazon.com/Studebakers-1962-64-Gran-Turismo-Flight/dp/0971637660/
"Studebaker Hawk: 1956-1964 Photo Archive" [Aug 2018] by Ed Reynolds
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Hawk-1956-1964-Photo-Archive/dp/1583883150/
 | "Studebaker's Wagons" [March 2019] by Patrick Stakem 31-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [3/2019] for $5.99 31-page indep 9x6 pb [3/2019] for $8.99 |
Studebaker Avanti / Avanti Motor Corporation [1962-2006]
the Loewy-designed 1963 Avanti is an acknowledged modern classic; as the story goes, there is neither a straight line nor a flat surface anywhere on the car
Studebaker Avanti [1962-64] entry at Wikipedia
later Avanti companies [1965-2006] entry at Wikipedia
 | Avanti Owners Association International [est. 1965]
A.O.A.I. Chapter Directory |
"1963-1964 Studebaker Avanti Repair Shop Manual" [1964] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1963-1964-Studebaker-Avanti-Repair-Reprint/dp/B00435N97E/
"1963-1964 Studebaker Avanti Parts Catalog with Illustrations" [1964] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1963-1964-Studebaker-Catalog-illustrations-Reprint/dp/B00435FMP6/
 | "Avanti" [limited edition 1979] by Thomas E. Bonsall
limited edition of 500: Bookman Dan hardcover [1979] out of print/used |
 | "Avanti, Limited Edition Extra" [orig 1985, rev 1993 & 2003] Compiled by R.M. Clarke 136-page Brooklands Books Ltd 11x8¼ pb [5/2003] for $24.95 104-page Brooklands Books Ltd 9x6½ hardcover [1993] for $25.59 |
 | "Avanti: The Complete Story" [2008] by John Hull Enthusiast Books 11x8½ pb [4/2008] for $27.49 |
 | "Avanti: Studebaker and Beyond" [2011] by John Hull
Enthusiast Books 8½x10¼ pb [4/2011] for $32.95 |
 | "Studebaker's Last Dance: The Avanti" [2012] by Andrew Beckman (Studebaker National Museum), Foreword by Frederic A. Sharf Studebaker Museum 11¼x8¾ hardcover [2012] out of print/used |
Repair Manuals and Parts Catalogs
Studebaker International, Inc. parts specialists [est. 1976] based in Hope {outside Columbus}, Indiana
"1920-1924 Studebaker Light 6 Repair Shop Manual Reprint Models EJ & EM [1924]
http://www.amazon.com/1920-1924-Studebaker-Repair-Manual-Reprint/dp/B00435N8SY/
"1927-1930 Studebaker Erskine Repair Shop Manual" [1930] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1927-1930-Studebaker-Erskine-Repair-Reprint/dp/B00435FRT2/
"1928-1936 Studebaker Body Part Book" [1936] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1928-1936-Studebaker-Body-Part-Reprint/dp/B00435K0FS/
"1936-1946 Studebaker Body Parts Book" [1946] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1936-1946-Studebaker-Body-Parts-Reprint/dp/B07DNM4X4T/
"1949-1956 Studebaker Pickup Truck Reprint Parts Book [1956]
http://www.amazon.com/1949-1956-Studebaker-Pickup-Truck-Reprint/dp/B00435LDKE/
"1951-1952 Studebaker Champion/Commander Body Parts Book [1952] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1951-1952-Studebaker-Champion-Commander-Reprint/dp/B00435N8J8/
"1956-1957 Studebaker Repair Shop Manual" [1958] Reprint by Faxon Auto Literature
http://www.amazon.com/1956-1957-Studebaker-Repair-Manual-Reprint/dp/B00435K13E/
"Studebaker 1938 - 1954 Part Interchange Guide [May 10, 2016] by F.D. Harper
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-1938-1954-Interchange-Guide/dp/153333840X/
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1/18-scale metal toy 1937 Studebaker Express pickup truck [undated] by Yat Ming
diecast metal scale replica in 14"x5¾"x5½" paper box - out of prodn/SOLD OUT ! 1/18-scale metal toy 1950 Studebaker Champion coupe [undated] by Yat Ming
1/18-scale metal toy 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk [undated] by Yat Ming
1/18-scale metal toy Studebaker Service Vintage Cylinder Gas Pump [undated] by Yat Ming
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 | "World War II U.S. 6 utility diesel truck made by Studebaker" 1/35 scale kit [2004] plastic parts kit for 1/35 scale model of Studebaker's World War II U.S. 6 utility diesel truck I.C.M. kit in box [9/2007] for $30.31 M.M.D. Holdings kit in box [6/2010] for $33.49 Tamiya America German-language kit in 7½x11½x2½-inch box [11/2004] for $38.00 |
 | "1963 Studebaker Avanti Sport Coupe" blue 1/32 scale model kit [undated]
A.M.T. kit in 12½x6¼x4-inch box [undated] for $12.99 "1963 Studebaker Avanti Sport Coupe" white 1/25 scale model kit [2013] three versions: Stock, Custom, or Bonneville Racing A.M.T. kit in 9½x6½x3¾-inch box [10/2013] - overpriced "1963 Studebaker Avanti Prestige" black? 1/25 scale model kit [1989] A.M.T. Ertl kit in 10x8x6-inch box [1989] for $42.95 "1963/64 Studebaker Avanti Sport Coupe" gold-color? 1/25 scale model kit [1974] two versions: Stock or Custom/Racing A.M.T. Ertl Modern Classics kit in 9½x6¼x3½-inch box [1974] out of prodn/new |
Other Product
"Studebaker's XH-9350 and Their Involvement with Other Aircraft Engines" [Nov 11, 2018] by William Pearce
http://www.amazon.com/Studebakers-XH-9350-Involvement-Aircraft-Engines/dp/0985035315/
Associated Companies
Bendix Corporation [1924-83] was based in South Bend, Indiana and supplied parts to Studebaker, General Motors, and others
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_Corporation
Everitt-Metzger-Flanders (E-M-F) Company [1909-12] of Detroit and Walkerville, Ontario - maker of gasoline-powered vehicles
The E-M-F Company: The Story of Automotive Pioneers Barney Everitt, William Metzger, and Walter Flanders [Aug 1, 2001] by Anthony J. Yanik
http://www.amazon.com/M-F-Company-Automotive-Pioneers-Flanders/dp/076800716X/
Garford Company [1904-13] of Elyria, Ohio - maker of gasoline-powered vehicles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker-Garford
McGraw-Edison [1957-85] - American manufacturer of electrical equipment
created by a merger of McGraw Electric [est. 1900] and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [reorg 1910]; purchased Studebaker-Worthington
in September 1979; was in turn acquired by Cooper Industries [1833-2012] in 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGraw-Edison
packard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker-Packard_Corporation [1954-62]
Studebaker Canada
Studebaker Pacific Corporation [during WWII] in California
http://www.usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/studebaker-pacific-corporation.htm
Tincher Motor Car Company [1903-1909] of Chicago, Illinois; moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1907
the Studebaker brothers were majority stock holders in the venture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincher
Worthington Corporation [1845-1967], maker of mechanical and power-generating equipment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthington_Corporation
Worthington merged in November 1967 with Studebaker and Wagner Electric to form Studebaker-Worthington; this company was in turn purchased
by McGraw-Edison in 1978; McGraw-Edison was purchased by Cooper Industries in 1985.
Works About Studebaker Corp.
Studebaker Spotlight company magazine, 1936-62?
 | "History of The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend" [1918] by A.R. Erskine
CreateSpace 9x6 pb [undated] for $7.96 Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [11/2017] for $9.57 Wentworth Press 9¼x6 hardcover [8/2016] for $22.95 Studebaker Corp. 8x6¼ hardcover [1924] out of print/used available as free 1918 online etext at Internet Archive |
 | "A Century On Wheels: The Story of Studebaker - A History, 1852-1952" [1952] by Stephen Longstreet Kindle Edition from Barakaldo Books [5/2020] for $2.99 Literary Licensing LLC 9x6 pb [4/2012] for $25.95 Praeger 8¼x5½ hardcover [12/70] out of print/used Henry Holt & Co. hardcover [1952] out of print/used |
 | "Turning Wheels: The Studebaker Story" comic book [Studebaker, 1954] out of print/none for sale on Amazon (2020) |
"The Studebaker Century: A National Heritage [April 1983] by Asa E. Hall
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Century-National-Heritage/dp/0960614818/
"Studebaker: Less Than They Promised" [6/1984] by Michael Beatty
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Promised-Michael-Beatty-1984-06-01/dp/B019NEMA4M/
"Studebaker: The Life and Death of An American Corporation" [Indiana Univ Press, 1996] by Donald T. Critchlow
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-American-Corporation-Midwestern-History/dp/0253330653/
"More Than They Promised: The Studebaker Story" [Stanford Univ Press 2000] by Thomas E. Bonsall
http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-They-Promised-Studebaker/dp/0804735867/
 | "Studebaker: The Complete History" [2008] by Patrick Foster Crestline Books 11¼x9½ hardcover [4/2015] for $39.94 Motorbooks 11x9¼ hardcover [6/2008] for $49.21 |
"Tales Of Studebaker: The Early Years Dec 24, 2011] by Jan B. Young
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Studebaker-Early-Jan-Young/dp/1105263711/
"Studebaker and Byers A. Burlingame: End of an Automotive Legacy [Feb 2016] by Robert R. Ebert
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-Byers-Burlingame-Automotive-Legacy/dp/0989490696/
 | "Studebaker and The Railroads" in 2 Volumes [2016] by Jan B. Young
Volume 1 covers the Studebaker factory and the steam railroads that once served South Bend, Indiana; Volume 2 covers the extensive electric railroad history of the area and a history of Studebaker's private in-plant railroad, the Chicago & South Bend, plus additional relevant topics; both volumes feature detailed indexes; Volume 2 includes a bibliography, numerous maps, and corporate history charts. Volume 1: LULU.com 9¾x7½ pb [8/2016] for $29.95 Volume 2: LULU.com 9¾x7½ pb [8/2016] for $27.95 |
 | "The Studebakers: The History of The Studebaker Family and Their Classic Cars" [2020] by Phaistos Publishers 45-page Kindle Edition from Phaistos Publrs [4/2020] for $2.99 58-page Phaistos Publrs 11x8½ pb [4/2020] for $6.99 |
Movies & TV, Stageplays, Other Media
"Longines Chronoscope" TV interview series [CBS-TV 1951-55]
 | 15-minute episode aired 30 July 1951; hosts Henry Hazlitt & William Bradford Huie interview Paul G. Hoffman, then-president of the Ford Foundation, and formerly chief administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration which handled European aid immediately after World War II; topics include the U.S. foreign and military aid programs in Europe bare credits at IMDb
DVD contains four interview shows: 60-minute U.S. National Archives b&w DVD [3/2009] for $18.95 15-minute episode aired 17 March 1954; hosts Larry LeSueur & Kenneth Crawford interview Paul G. Hoffman, then-chairman of the board of the Studebaker Corporation and formerly president of the Ford Foundation, and formerly administrator of the Economic Cooperation Corporation; topics include the American automobile industry and its impact on the U.S. economy and the pluses & minuses of business tax incentives and consumer tax cuts to end the current recession VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available bare credits at IMDb |
"The Studebaker Story, Volume 1: The First Hundred Years" [Screen Gems 1953]
 | Company-produced half-hour color promo film Produced by Jules Bricken; directed by Seymour Friedman; written by Brown Holmes & Richard Blake; animation by U.P.A.; starring Donald Woods, Harry Carey Jr., William Bishop, Myron Healey, Harlan Warde, John R. Hamilton as the Studebakers; also Robert Cornthwaite, Russell Hicks, Tom Greenway, Raymond Greenleaf
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available full credits at IMDb watch film [Periscope 3/2019 upload; 29:19] online at YouTube |
"Wheelbarrow Johnny" TV episode [Jan 1959]
Season 7, Episode 19 of the "Death Valley Days" TV series [1952-70]
Hosted by Stanley Andrews, the Old Ranger; young Johnny Studebaker {Gil Lasky} is taken advantage of by con men on the way to the California gold mines; upon
arrival in Hangtown, he is offered a job by the blacksmith, which leads to a successful business making wheelbarrows for the miners
episode credits at IMDb
article 'Wheelbarrow Johnny: The Story of John Studebaker' on the El Dorado County website
"Mister Ed" TV series [Filmways/CBS-TV 19611966]
  | The series was sponsored from 1961 to 1964 by Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker Corporation, then by Ford 1965-66; the story concept originally appeared in short stories by Walter R. Brooks; a palomino horse speaks only to Wilbur, they have long conversations that appear as one-sided looniness to others Produced by Arthur Lubin; series regulars included Mister Ed the Horse (voice by Allan 'Rocky' Lane), Alan Young, Connie Hines, Edna Skinner, Larry Keating, Leon Ames, Florence MacMichael, Al Roberts, Reed Howes, Barry Kelley, James Flavin, Jack Albertson, Joe Conley, Richard Deacon, Hazel Shermet, Barbara Morrison, Ray Kellogg, Nick Stewart; guest actors included Frank Wilcox, Donna Douglas, Chick Chandler, Norman Leavitt, Olan Soule, Les Tremayne, Sharon Tate, Jack LaLanne, Percy Helton, Nobu McCarthy, George Burns, Harry Blackstone, Johnny Crawford, Irene Ryan, William Bendix, Clint Eastwood, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Spring Byington, Thomas Gomez, Miyoshi Umeki, Abigail Van Buren, Mae West, Sebastian Cabot, Jon Provost, Alan Hale Jr., Hayden Rorke, Lyle Talbot, Hans Conried, Frankie Darro, Jeff Donnell, Jack Kruschen, Leo Durocher, Mike Mazurki,
Virginia Christine, Yuki Shimoda, Kathleen Freeman, Sandy Koufax, Harold Gould, Samba the Lion, Victor French, Victor Sen Yung, Nancy Kulp, Iron Eyes Cody, Margie the Elephant, Will Wright, Moose Skowron, Helen Kleeb, Jack Big Head, Vin Scully, Eddie Little Sky, Linda Henning, Minta Durfee, Zamba the Lion, Judy the Chimpanzee
full credits at IMDb
series entry at Wikipedia
"Mister Ed: The Complete Series" Region 1 DVD set containing all 143 episodes, plus bonus features
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NBC-TV reporter Chet Huntley television program "Studebaker: Fight For Survival" [aired 18 May 1962]
no further info found on IMDb, nor elsewhere (2020)
"History of Studebaker" TV documentary [Discovery UK 1997]
Filmed in USA for U.K. television series 'Top Marques'
watch full movie [4/2018 upload; 23:44] online at YouTube
"Wheelbarrow Johnny's Gold Rush: John Studebaker Story - Placerville, CA"
shown on Sierra Community Access Television [April 2012] music performed by John Malcolm Penn
watch full episode [10/2013 upload; 24:00] online at YouTube
article 'Wheelbarrow Johnny: The Story of John Studebaker' on the El Dorado County website
"South Bend's Studebaker Legacy" [2019]
Photographed & written by Louis Sabo, edited by Vincent Sipocz; includes light piano music, intertitles & narration
watch full movie [7/2019 upload; 58:23] online at YouTube
 | "Automobile Ads: The Other Guys" on CD-ROM [2005] by Harry W. Ilaria HenryJ - Hudson - Kaiser-Frazer - Nash/Rambler - Packard - Studebaker Hi-Tech Software CD-ROM [2005] for $9.95 |
Image Gallery
![Studebaker Brewing Company [est. 2018] of South Bend, Indiana](images/StudebakerBrewingIndiana.jpg "Studebaker Brewing Company [est. 2018] of South Bend, Indiana")
Founders & Family
![Studebaker Family National Association [est. 1964]](images/StudebakerFamilyAssn.jpg "Studebaker Family National Association [est. 1964]")
father John Clement Studebaker [1799-1877]
moved to Ohio in 1835 with his wife & family
mother Rebecca Mohler Studebaker [1802-87]
brother Henry Studebaker [1826-95]
brother Clement 'Clem ' Studebaker [1831-1901]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Studebaker
wife Ann ?? Studebaker
son Col. George M. (Milburn) Studebaker [1865-1939] †
daughter Anne Studebaker Carlisle [1868-1931]
son Clement Studebaker, Jr. [1871-1932] †
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Studebaker_Jr.
 | "The Life of Clement Studebaker" [original circa 1905] Author Unknown, never published; typewritten manuscript was transcribed by author Jan B. Young LULU.com 9¾x7½ pb [3/2009] for $24.95 |
brother John M. (Mohler) Studebaker [1833-1917]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Studebaker
daughter Grace Studebaker Fish married in 1891
son-in-law lawyer Frederick Samuel 'Fred' Fish [1852-1936] †
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Samuel_Fish
grandson Frederick Studebaker Fish †
son J.M. Studebaker, Jr. †
brother Peter Everst Studebaker [1836-97]
brother Jacob Franklin Studebaker [1844-87]
the boys had five sisters
† = served on the board of directors
"John Studebaker, An American Dream" [1948] by Edwin Corle
http://www.amazon.com/Studebaker-American-Dream-Edwin-Corle/dp/B000V2LR8Q/
Studebaker Family National Association [est. 1964] is based in Ohio 
 | "The Studebaker Family In America" [1976, 1986, 1996] by Walter Carlock, Alvin Girard Faust & E. Irene Miller very confusing information on Amazon and on family website; three books were published, now out of print, pages on family website are gone; there was a CD of all 3 volumes on the family website, but that page is gone also 1st Edition, 1736-1976: Studebaker Family Natl Assn. hardcover [1976] out of print/used 2nd Edition, 1736-1986: Studebaker Family Natl Assn. hardcover [1986] out of print/used 3rd Edition, 1736-1996: Studebaker Family Natl Assn. hardcover [1996] out of print/used |
A Few Important People
Robert E. 'Bob' Bourke [1916-??], influential designer for Studebaker
http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Design/Bourke_interview.htm 1985
 | "Bob Bourke Designs For Studebaker" [1984] by John Bridges J.B. Enterprises 11x8½ hardcover [1984] out of print/used |
Byers A. Burlingame [1900?-1970] - president/CEO 11/1963-1967
Harold E. Churchill [1905-85?] - president of Studebaker-Packard, 1956-61
"Champion of The Lark: Harold Churchill and The Presidency of Studebaker-Packard, 1956-1961 [McFarland Aug 2013] by Robert R. Ebert
http://www.amazon.com/Champion-Lark-Churchill-Presidency-Studebaker-Packard-ebook/dp/B00EW65PHQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Champion-Lark-Churchill-Presidency-Studebaker-Packard/dp/0786474203/
Sherwood Egbert [1920-69] - president of Studebaker-Packard & Studebaker Corp., 2/1961-11/1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Egbert
Albert Russel Erskine [1871-1933] - president of the Studebaker Corporation, 1915-33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Russel_Erskine
Virgil Exner [1909-73], principal designer 1944-49
his design of the 1947 Studebaker was a huge success and established the design pattern for all modern automobiles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner
"Virgil Exner: Visioneer - The official biography of Virgil M. Exner, designer extraordinaire" [Veloce 2007] by Peter Grist
http://www.amazon.com/Virgil-Exner-Visioneer-biography-extraordinaire-ebook/dp/B00OBQSI9E/
http://www.amazon.com/Virgil-Exner-Visioneer-biography-extraordinaire/dp/1845848632/
http://www.amazon.com/Virgil-Exner-Visioneer-biography-extraordinaire/dp/1845841182/
John M.'s son-in-law lawyer Frederick Samuel 'Fred' Fish [1852-1936] - president,1909-15 and chairman, 1915-35
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Samuel_Fish
Paul G. Hoffman [1891-1974] - president, 1935-48, chairman of the board of the Studebaker Corporation, 1953-56
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_G._Hoffman
French design consultant Raymond Loewy [1893-1986]
a freelance industrial designer retained to design an all-new model for 1939
his team also created Studebaker's Champion car of 1947, the Starliner body design of the 1950s, and the 1963 Studebaker Avanti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy#Studebaker
Raymond Loewy: The Father of Industrial Design [Web site], available at: http://www.raymondloewy.com/about/bio.html
http://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Loewy-Pioneer-American-Industrial/dp/3791310666/
http://www.amazon.com/Streamliner-Raymond-Image-making-American-Industrial/dp/1421425742/
http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Design-Deluxe-Raymond-Loewy/dp/0879511028/
James J. Nance [1900-84] - Packard president who became CEO of Studebaker-Packard Corp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Nance
Harold Sines Vance [1889-1959] - president, 1948-54 and chairman, 193554 of the Studebaker Corporation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Sines_Vance
L i n k s
Studebaker International, Inc. parts specialists [est. 1976] based in Hope {outside Columbus}, Indiana
Studebaker History website [2001-2011]
http://www.studebaker100.com = website gone 2019
http://www.StudebakerHistory.com = website gone 2019
Studebaker History page at Facebook
![The Studebaker Drivers Club [est. 1962]](images/StudebakerDriversClub.jpg "The Studebaker Drivers Club [est. 1962]")
![BCOIE {Beach Cities, Orange County & Inland Empire) Chapter [est. 1979] of the Studebaker Drivers Club [est. 1962]](images/BCOIEstudebakerclub.jpg "BCOIE {Beach Cities, Orange County & Inland Empire) Chapter [est. 1979] of the Studebaker Drivers Club [est. 1962]")
The Studebaker Drivers Club [est. 1962]
Studebaker Drivers Club Store {at the museum}
The Studebaker National Foundation [est. 2004]
SDC member's Studebaker Clubs fansite
BCOIE {Beach Cities, Orange County & Inland Empire) Chapter [est. 1979] of Southern California
Potomac {Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia} Chapter [est. 4/1967]
Bells Studebaker Diner & Museum [] in Bellingham, WA
Avanti Owners Association International []
![official seal of the City of South Bend [est. 1865], Indiana](images/seal_SouthBendIndiana.jpg "official seal of the City of South Bend [est. 1865], Indiana")
South Bend, Indiana [est. 1865] Links
book south bend world famed
60-member band during 1920s
800-acre proving grounds
Downtown South Bend Development District [], 217 So. Michigan Street
South Bend History Museum [], 808 W. Washington Street
ignition park 2012
office buildings catalyst one & catalyst two opened in 2017
Tippecanoe Place mansion [built by Clem Studebaker, 1886-89], 620 W. Washington Street in South Bend, Indiana
Studebaker Grill & Brewing Co. [est. 10/2018] at Tippecanoe Place in South Bend, Indiana
St. Paul's United Methodist Church [est. 1872, built 1901], 1001 W. Colfax Avenue in South Bend, Indiana 
Studebagels local bagel outlet [], 1801 South Bend Avenue in South Bend, Indiana
The Studebaker National Museum [est. 2005], 201 Chapin Street in South Bend, Indiana
Studebaker National Museum entry at Wikipedia
Intl. Drive Your Studebaker Day [2nd Saturday in September] sponsored by the Studebaker Museum
watch 'Toy Man' visit to the Studebaker Museum [8/2016 upload; 16:11] online at YouTube
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The ten-story Fine Arts Building, also known as the Studebaker Building, is located at 410 So. Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park in Chicago in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. It was built for the Studebaker company in 1884-5 by aechitect Solon Spencer Beman, and extensively remodeled in 1898, when Beman removed the building's eighth (then the top) story and added three new stories, extending the building to its current height. Studebaker constructed the building as a carriage sales and service operation with manufacturing on the upper floors. The two granite columns at the main entrance, 3 feet 8 inches (1.12 m) in diameter and 12 feet 10 inches (3.91 m) high, were said to be the largest polished monolithic shafts in the country. The interior features Art Nouveau motifs and murals by artists such as Martha Susan Baker, Frederic Clay Bartlett, Oliver Dennett Grover, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, and Bertha Sophia Menzler-Peyton dating from the 1898 renovation.
Fine Arts Building of Chicago entry at Wikipedia 
Studebaker Theatre entry at Wikipedia 
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