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 For those of us who can remember
it, can we ever forget it  <img SRC="1951StudebakerGrill3.jpg" height=176 width=460></center> <center>
This site has the Zeal of Approval
<a href="http://ca.zeal.com" target="_blank"><img SRC="award_zealofapp.gif" height=39 width=113></a></center><center><table BORDER=0 COLS=1 WIDTH="70%" ><caption> </caption><tr><td><center>A number of years ago I saw a one page calendar that showed all the Ford 
 pickup trucks from the first one
to the present day. I thought , what a nice idea.
 I thought that I might try something
similar with some of the car pictures I have collected.
 I have been collecting pictures
of Studebakers, Packards Nash, Hudson
 and Jeeps for some time now and
I first wrote a web page on this page on the Studebaker.
 Then one on Jeeps  and Packard
followed. Then came one Nash and Hudson.I have since added a page on old Pickup Trucks , Hudson. Essex and Terrplanes
of Australia , Volkswagen  Kaiser and Henry J and now I with the help
of one of my visitors have written on on the Crosley.
My experience with Studebakers is
limited but it is memorable. Many many years ago my older brotherhad a 1950 Starlight Coupe.
 Keeping in mind that the roads
were not that good back then we managed to average a mile a minute on aparticular road. It was a ride to remember
 as was the car, Who could forget
that beautiful bullet nose,These pictures came for a numberof sources including 
 web pages of the manufacture, news
groups and my own. Since most of these pictures camefrom news groups there may  be a chance that your car is shown
here.I would like to invite any one that has a favorite Studebaker picture or a Web Page that they would like added to this page to E mail me a copy. <a href="mailto:pictures@summerville-novascotia.com">John MacDonald</a></center> </td></tr></table></center><center><table BORDER=0 COLS=1 WIDTH="80%" > <caption> </caption> <tr> <td>
<center>A brief History of the Studebaker</center>
The Studebaker Brothers started building horse
drawn vehicles in 1852 and by 1902 were building automobiles.
  Their first automobiles were electric,
although they quickly moved into gasoline powered vehicles. 
 Production increased during 1913, and by 1915
there were more than 45,000 cars sold annually. 
 The type and numbers of cars increased through
the years, and in 1928, Studebaker acquired Pierce-Arrow. 
 By 1933, Studebaker had gone into temporary
receivership, and bounced back in 1934. In 1939, they produced a new car that was a true economy model - the Champion.
 During the war, Studebaker produced trucks
and radial engines for aircraft. After the war, they rushed back into automobile
production, with Raymond Loewy's famous styling. The most famous Loewy 1953 coupes and hardtops were totally unique to the american scene.  The year of 1954 Packard bought Studebaker. The Lark was introduced in 1959 and provided a compact car that was also roomy.
 That last blast from Studebaker was the Avanti
that was introduced in 1963. In 1964, Studebaker production moved to Canada. The last year that Studebaker was produced was 1966, although the Avanti continued to be built by an independent in South Bend, Indiana.
An interesting footnote sent to me by Robert
Dowling ,one of my visitors. Packard bought the ailing Studebaker Corp. The Packard stock holders got the short end of the deal.  Upper management thought they could ride on the (former) prestige of Packard and have Studebaker compete with Chevrolet.
It didn't work and in two years the Studebaker-Packard Corp. was facing
insolvency.  Creditors demanded they get rid of one of the two manufacturing plants. Unfortunately they chose to keep the Studebaker
plant in South Bend Ind. and dump the Packard plant in
 Detroit. Management soon realized their plan
was failing, but it was to late. The South Bend plant was not designed
to handle cars as wide as the old Packards as was the old Detroit plant,
so they couldn't go back and start production of big wide cars again. I've
seen design plans for the "new Packards". If you've seen a late 50's early
60's Lincoln Continental (the one with the slanted head lights) or the
infamous Edsel that was what they looked like. When I first saw them I thought it they were for Ford products.
 Think about it! If you take the front of an
Edsel an replace the "Horse collar" with a little grill shaped like a Clipper
grill, you've got the Idea! I can't remember if Ford bought the plans or
the design team went over to Ford after Packard folded. After the dismal sales of "Packardbakers" (Those Studebakers with the funny looking add-ons) they dropped the Packard name. In 64 they dropped the name completely and moved production to Canada.
 They still make trucks for the Canadian military.
  </td> </tr> </table></center> <center> Before you begin I want to mention that I have been told that some of the pictures on my pages aren't loading properly.
 If this should happen to you just right click
on the area where the picture is supposed to be and select "Show Picture". I have been told by the support team of my hosting service that this problem is a fault of MSIE and that we will have to live with it.
Also note that some of the pictures are set
up with larger images available. In this case click on the image for the larger view. This page was last updated on October 25  2005 <script type="text/javascript"></script>
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</script> Studebaker at War These pictures are a series of ads run by Studebaker during the second world war 1941/45. Many of my younger visitors may not realize that all automobile manufactures were heavily involved in the manufacture of war products .</center> <center><table BORDER=0 COLS=2 WIDTH="80%" > <tr> <td> <center><img SRC="191942- 45_studebaker_ad-04.jpg" height=484 width=320></center> </td> <td> <center><img SRC="191942-45_studebaker_ad-08.jpg" height=484 width=320></center> </td> </tr> <tr>
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</table></center><center>A Special   Request Richard C. BOWER of Kansas CityMo. sent the following
 three pictures to me with the
following request."These pictures  taken in Kansas City, Missouri in front of a department store which was here until the 1940's. I receivedthem from an aunt of mine  who had worked for western auto for 46
years. I would like to find someonewho could give me a date of manufacture for them. The writing on the back of thesecond photo shows that it was a studebaker official picture." Click on any of the images fora larger view If anyone has any informationon these photos please e mail me at <a href="mailto:pictures@summerville-novascotia.com">pictures@summerville-ovascotia.com</a></center> <center><table BORDER=0 COLS=2 WIDTH="80%" ><tr><td><center><a href="Email0070-a.jpg" target="_blank"><img SRC="Email0070-abut.jpg" ALT="Click on this image for a larger view in a new window" height=253 width=320></a></center></td><td><center><a href="Email0071-a.jpg" target="_blank"><img SRC="Email0071-abut.jpg" ALT="Click on this image for a larger view in a new window" height=250 width=320></a></center></td></tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><center><a href="Email0072-a.jpg" target="_blank"><img SRC="Email0072-abut.jpg" ALT="Click on this image for a larger view in a new window" height=408 width=320></a></center></td><td> Donald McLain e mailed me and said thatthe building above looed to him like the Adler's, Dept. Store which was
at the S.E. Corner of 11th and Main and did close in the 1940's. Donald was born in Kansas City and lived thereuntil 1962.</td>
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</table></center><center>This Studebaker page is
now in four sections. This page is the first in theseries.From the beginning to 1939The following links will takeyou to remainder</center> 
<center><table BORDER=0 COLS=3 WIDTH="80%" ><tr><td><center><a ref="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/1949.html"><img SRC="1940-1949.jpg" height=90 width=220></a></center></td><td><center><ahref="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/TheEnd.html"><img SRC="1950-1966.jpg" height=90 width=220></a></center></td><td>
<center><a href="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/Hawk.html"><img RC="HawkAnvati.jpg" height=90 width=220></a></center></td></tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td VALIGN=TOP><center><a ref="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/1949.html">From1940 to1949</a></center></td><td VALIGN=TOP><center><a ref="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/TheEnd.html">From1950 to the End</a></center></td><td><center><a href="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/Hawk.html">You
just have to love those</a> <a href="http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Studebaker/Hawk.html">Hawks
and Avanti's</a></center></td></tr></table></center><center><table BORDER=0 COLS=1 WIDTH="80%" ><tr><center>The following story was submitted by BJohnsonFamily Studebaker story -- 1880s lumber wagon Short and sweet. Grandpa, born near Pittsburgof Watertown, KS, 1879 (3-years after Custer) tells of riding back fromtown at night in the straw bed of their Studebaker lumber wagon. The horse knew where to turn, so they couldsleep; and rising could look at the stars positions to determine whether
they had made the turn half-way home yet. So you can see that the Studebaker goes backa long ay.</center>
</td></tr></table></center><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><center><table BORDER=0 COLS=2 WIDTH="85%" ><caption> </caption><tr><td><center><img SRC="1902StudebakerPhaetonElectric.jpg" height=270 width=320></center>
</td><td ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER><img RC="1906_Studebaker_model_G_double_Phaeton.jpg" height=222 width=320></td>
</tr><tr><td></td><td><center>1906 Studebaker Model G Double Phaeton</center></td></tr><tr><td><center>1902 Studebaker Phaeton Electric</center></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><center>Yes it all started way back then</center></td><td> </td>
</tr><tr><td> </td><td><center> </center></td></tr><tr><td><center><img SRC="1911StudebakerModelG-8Touring-g.jpg" height=231 width=320></center></td>
<td><center><img SRC="1913StudebakerModelSA-25Touring-g.jpg" height=229 width=320></center></td></tr><tr><td><center>1911 Studebaker Model G8 Touring</center></td><td><center>1913 Studebaker Model SA25 Touring</center></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><center><img SRC="1918StudebakerSHLightFourTouring.jpg" height=219 idth=320></center></td><td><center><img SRC="1921StudebakerLightSix.jpg" height=221 width=320></center></td></tr><tr><td VALIGN=TOP><center>1918 Studebaker SH Light Four Touring</center></td>
<td><center>1921 Studebaker Light Six This picture was submitted by Jack Hamlett Edgewood, Maryland</center></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><center><img SRC="1922StudebakerLight6.jpg" height=240 width=320></center></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><center>1922 Studebaker Light 6</center></td><td> </td></tr>
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