Category Archives: The Company

What Does STP stand for?

Today in Studebaker History, March 1st, 1961: On March 1, 1961 Studebaker-Packard Corporation acquired the Chemical Compunds Inc. as a part of it’s ongoing diversification process. Founded in Saint Joseph, Missouri in 1953, Chemical Compounds Inc. entered the marketplace with … Continue reading →

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I Came By It Honestly

I was nine years old when my father gave me a rusty old 1962 Lark to drive around in the field beside our house. Until then I had never heard the name Studebaker, but I was hooked. Looking back now … Continue reading →

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From blacksmith shop to world’s largest manufacturer of transportation

Today in Studebaker History 2/16/1852 On this day in 1852 in South Bend, Indiana H & C Studebaker opened for business. This was the blacksmith shop of brothers Henry and Clement Studebaker and would be the foundation on which the … Continue reading →

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