Studebaker

The Studebaker Corporation was an American company in South Bend, Indiana that built automobiles. It started in 1852 making wagons, at that time it was named Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Later they started making cars and then pickups. In 1966 they went out of business.

Studebaker Corporation

Badge used in the 1950s and 1960s
Formerly	Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
Industry	Automotive, manufacturing
Founded	February 1852 (1852-02)
Founders	Henry Studebaker Clement Studebaker John Studebaker Peter Studebaker Jacob Studebaker
Defunct	February 1968 (1968-02)
Fate	Merged with Packard to form the Studebaker-Packard Corporation Merged with Wagner Electric and Worthington Corporation to form Studebaker-Worthington Some naming and production rights, along with Studebaker's South Bend plant, acquired by the Avanti Motor Company
Successor	Studebaker-Packard Corporation Studebaker-Worthington
Headquarters	635 S. Main St., South Bend, Indiana, U.S. 41°40′07″N 86°15′18″W
Key people	Frederick Samuel Fish Clement Studebaker Jr.
Products	Automobiles (originally wagons, carriages and harnesses)

History

At first, Studebaker built horse wagons used by farmers, miners and the military. In 1902 they started making electric vehicles and in 1904 they started making gasoline vehicles. At first they worked with other companies to make the vehicles, but starting in 1912 they made the whole car by themselves. For fifty years they made many cars that worked well and had interesting shapes. But the cars cost a lot of money and after some years of troubles, the company shut down in 1966.

Models

1951 Studebaker Commander with the "Bullet Nose"

Cars

• Hawk
• Lark
• Avanti
• many others

Trucks

• Transtar
• Champ
• others