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Kinzua Region Chapter History

  The Kinzua Region Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club came into being in 1995. An article was run in several local newspapers with a basic history of Studebaker and the news that a local chapter was in the planning … Continue reading

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The Forgotten Ones

In the winter of 1999 I received a call from a local man who bought and sold scrap metal telling me of a field full of junk cars he was cutting up for salvage. He knew there were Studebakers in the lot and he thought there may be some parts left on them I could use. Continue reading

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Today in Studebaker History 1/17/62

January 17th 1962, Studebaker Corporation president Sherwood Egbert was arrested for a picket line altercation. The strike that had begun on January 1st was still going on and as striking workers tried to keep warm a black Mercedes-Benz made it’s … Continue reading

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