Studebaker

The Studebaker Corporation was an American company in South Bend, Indiana that built automobiles. It started in 1852 making wagons, at that time it was named Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Later they started making cars and then pickups. In 1966 they went out of business.

Studebaker Corporation

Badge used in the 1950s and 1960s
Formerly	Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company
Industry	Automotive, manufacturing
Founded	February 1852; 173 years ago (1852-02)
Founders	Henry Studebaker Clement Studebaker John Studebaker Peter Studebaker Jacob Studebaker
Defunct	February 1968; 57 years ago (1968-02)
Fate	Merged with Packard to form the Studebaker-Packard Corporation Merged with Wagner Electric and Worthington Corporation to form Studebaker-Worthington Some naming and production rights, along with Studebaker's South Bend plant, acquired by the Avanti Motor Company
Successor	Studebaker-Packard Corporation Studebaker-Worthington
Headquarters	635 S. Main St., South Bend, Indiana, U.S. 41°40′07″N 86°15′18″W
Key people	Frederick Samuel Fish Clement Studebaker Jr.
Products	Automobiles (originally wagons, carriages and harnesses)