Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. Founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the firm was originally a coachbuilder, 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 cashflow 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. These vintage photos from
Vintage Cars & People captured people posing with their Studebaker cars.
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| Two fashionable ladies posing with a 1923 Studebaker Light Six on a gravel road in the countryside. The car is registered in the state of Virginia with 1923 licence plates, July 4, 1923 |
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| A company of six posing with a 1926 Studebaker Phaeton on a beach in wintertime, December 9, 1927 |
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| Four members of a German middle-class family posing with a 1928 Studebaker Erskine Six in the countryside. The car is registered in the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein, circa 1928 |
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| Three members of a German middle-class family posing with a 1928 Erskine by Studebaker on a gravel road in the countryside, July 14, 1929 |
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| Three members of a German middle-class family posing with a 1929 Erskine by Studebaker on a gravel road in the countryside, July 14, 1929 |
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| A little boy in a sailor's uniform standing on the bumper of a 1934 Studebaker Land Cruiser. Two middle-aged ladies in black coats can also be seen posing with the car, 1934 |
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| A middle-aged lady in a dark female suit posing with a 1933 Rockne (Studebaker) “10” Deluxe 4-door Sedan in a residential street. The car is registered in the city of Zurich, circa 1935 |
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| A mother and her daughter posing with a 1934 Studebaker Land Cruiser on a gravel road in the countryside. The car is registered in Belgium, circa 1935 |
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| A lady wearing a floral dress, woollen coat, and white sandals posing with a 1929-30 Studebaker Eight Sedan in a busy cobbled street, 1938 |
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| Two ladies and their dog posing with a 1936 Studebaker Dictator Six in a suburban street in summertime. The car is registered in the state of New Jersey with 1938 licence plates, September 1938 |
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| A cheerful company of three – two stylish ladies and a fellow with spectacles – posing with a 1940 Studebaker Sedan on a dirt road, circa 1948 |
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| A woman sitting on the fender of a 1941 Studebaker Champion. The photograph is marked "Mom, 1948, Camp Elliott, California" on the back |
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| Two middle-aged ladies and their pet Dachshund posing with a 1948 Studebaker Champion in the countryside, circa 1948 |
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| A blonde lady wearing dark sunglasses posing in the driver's seat of a 1950 Studebaker Champion in front of a suburban home, circa 1950 |
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| A cheerful lady posing in the driver's seat of a 1950 Studebaker Champion Custom 2-Door Sedan in a gravel parking lot on the outskirts of town, circa 1950 |
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| Two men posing with a 1950 Studebaker Champion in Cologne, circa 1950 |
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| A middle-aged lady posing with a 1951 Studebaker Champion Custom in front of a timber house. The car is registered in the state of Indiana, February 10, 1952 |
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| A young lady posing with a 1950 Studebaker Champion Convertible in a suburban street. The car is registered in the state of Indiana, circa 1952 |
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| A young woman posing with a 1950 Studebaker Champion Convertible in a suburban street on a sunny winter's day, circa 1952 |
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| A cheerful young lady posing with a 1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner in a suburban street in autumn time, circa 1953 |
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| A platinum-blonde lady posing on the fender of a 1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner Coupe. The car is registered with U.S. Forces in Germany licence plates issued in 1953, 1953 |
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| A blonde lady cuddling with a dog in front of a 1953 Studebaker Commander DeLuxe Sedan, circa 1954 |
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| A middle-aged lady in a woollen coat posing with a 1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner in wintertime. A little boy can be seen sitting in the driver's seat, circa 1954 |
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| A pretty girl posing with a 1947 Studebaker Commander Regal DeLuxe in a city street in summertime. The car has Virginia number plates, the photograph is marked "June 1954" |
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| A slightly grumpy-looking lady in a woolen coat posing with a 1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner on a bleak winter's day. A little boy can be seen sitting in the driver's seat, circa 1954 |
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| A cheerful middle-aged lady posing with a 1953 Studebaker Champion Regal Starliner in summertime, circa 1955 |
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| A stylish couple posing with a 1948 Studebaker Champion Regal DeLuxe in the countryside, circa 1955 |
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| A lady and two fellows posing with a 1949 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe in summertime. A 1951 Pontiac can be seen in the background. The car is registered in the Canadian province of Ontario, July 1956 |
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| A cheerful young lady posing with a 1953 Studebaker Champion de Luxe Starlight Coupe in summertime. The car is registered in West Berlin, circa 1958 |
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| A lady in a short sleeved dress posing with a 1954 Studebaker Sedan in a residential street, circa late 1950s |
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