STUDEBAKER
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American wagon maker that turned to cars in 1902 and built its last automobile in 1966.
- Founded
- 1852
- Incorporated
- 1868, as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
- Headquarters
- South Bend, Indiana
- First cars
- 1902, electric vehicles
Studebaker was founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, originally a coachbuilder of wagons, buggies, carriages and harnesses. It entered the automotive business in 1902 with electric vehicles and added petrol cars in 1904.
The South Bend plant ceased production on 20 December 1963, and the last Studebaker was built in Hamilton, Ontario, on 17 March 1966. The company merged with Wagner Electric in May 1967 and with Worthington in February 1968.
- 1852Wagon business started
- 1868Incorporated as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
- 1902Entry into automotive production with electric vehicles
- 1963South Bend plant closes
- 1966Last Studebaker automobile built
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker M-series: the pre-war pickup that became the US6
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Champ: the pickup built from a Lark and a Dodge
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Transtar: the E-series truck with a new grille
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Starliner: the hardtop version of the 1953 Loewy coupe
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Conestoga: the all-steel wagon of 1954–1955
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker US6: the Lend-Lease 6×6 that carried the Red Army
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Dictator: the cheapest Studebaker of the 1930s
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Avanti: Loewy’s fibreglass coupe and its 29 records
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Lark: the compact that kept Studebaker alive
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Commander: four decades of a nameplate
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker President: Studebaker’s answer to Cadillac and Packard
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Hawk: from four models in 1956 to one in 1959
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STUDEBAKER Studebaker Champion: the light car that saved Studebaker in 1939