Studebaker Cars
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Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana, with a building at 1600 Broadway, Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868[5] as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the firm was originally a coach builder, manufacturing wagons, buggies, carriages and harnesses.
Studebaker entered the automotive business in 1902 with electric vehicles and in 1904 with gasoline vehicles, all sold under the name "Studebaker Automobile Company". Until 1911, its automotive division operated in partnership with the Garford Company of Elyria, Ohio, and after 1909 with the E-M-F Company and with the Flanders Automobile Company.
The first gasoline automobiles to be fully manufactured by Studebaker were marketed in August 1912 Over the next 50 years, the company established a reputation for quality, durability and reliability.
After an unsuccessful 1954 merger with Packard (the Studebaker-Packard Corporation) failed to solve chronic postwar cash flow problems, the 'Studebaker Corporation' name was restored in 1962, but the South Bend plant ceased automobile production on December 20, 1963, and the last Studebaker automobile rolled off the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, assembly line on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 1966.
Studebaker continued as an independent manufacturer before merging with Wagner Electric in May 1967 and then Worthington Corporation in November 1967 to form Studebaker-Worthington.
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Those cars look beautiful, I wish I had been able to see them when they were new and on the road 😢
Thanks for sharing!! I've had 7 Studebakers. My '62 Lark Cruiser was quite comfortable, particularly because the Cruiser was built on the longer station wagon frame with more legroom, particularly in the back. It had a 260 cubic inch V8 engine with an automatic transmission, but got 22 mpg on the highway. I've also had three 1962 Grand Tursimo Hawks, which were fantastic to drive. These had the 289 cubic inch V8 engines. One had an automatic, and the other two had 4 speed transmissions. They would get 24 miles per gallon on the highway.
It took a while but the look of The Lark grew on me .
Great stuff Ira as always...For Boomers who consumed a lot of tv thru the 50s and early 60s...there is no better y/t channel period...it just doesnt get any better...please know how appreciated your efforts are here:)
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thanks for your kind thoughts. Send your friends over. Best always.
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I'll second that sir!!!😊👍
The Champion and its permutations ( Hawk / Golden Hawk ) were 30 years ahead of their time .
Very cool! As a jazz fan, it was fun that the music for the first two ads were jazz classics with modified lyrics: the hit song/dance of the teens/'20's "Ballin' The Jack" in the '62 Lark ad; and the 1938 swing-era hit "Big Noise From Winetka" in the '58 full-line ad! Great stuff! Thanks for posting!
I love that energy from then
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The Champion and its permutations ( Hawk / Golden Hawk ) were 30 years ahead of their time .