Studebaker

Korporacija Studebaker (fonetski:ˈstjuːdəbeɪkər) je bila američka kompanija za proizvodnju teretnih kola i automobila sa sjedištem u South Bendu u Indiani. Osnovana je 1852. a korporacijom postala 1868^[1] pod imenom Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Ispočetka je proizvodila teretna kola za farmere, rudare i vojsku.

Studebaker je postao dio auto-industrije godine 1902. sa proizvodnjom električnih vozila, da bi 1904. počeo proizvoditi vozila na benzin; sva su se prodavala pod imenom "Studebaker Automobile Company". Sve do 1911. je njen automobilski odjel poslovao u partnerstvu sa E-M-F Company i Garford Company iz grada Elyria. Prva vozila na benzin u potpunosti proizvedene od Studebakera su na tržište izašla u augustu 1912.^[2]:p231 Sljedećih 50 godina je kompanija izgradila reputaciju temeljenu na kvaliteti i pouzdanipsti njenih proizvoda^[3] Konkurencija Velike trojke iza drugog svjetskog rata se, međutim, pokazala previše jakom; tvornica u South Bendu je s radom prestala 20. decembra 1963, a posljednji Studebaker je proizveden u kanadskom Hamiltonu 16. marta 1966.

Proizvodi

Glavni članak: Popis vozila Studebaker

Studebakerovi automobilski modeli

• Studebaker Electric (1902–1912)
• Studebaker-Garford (1904–1911)
• Studebaker Six monobloc-engine models (1911–1918)
• Studebaker Light Four (1918–1920)
• Studebaker Big Six (1918–1927)
• Studebaker Special Six (1918–1927)
• Studebaker Light Six (includes Standard Six model) (1918–1927)
• Studebaker Commander (1927–35, 1937–58, 1964–66)
• Studebaker President (1928–42, 1955–58)
• Studebaker Dictator (1928–36)
• Studebaker Champion (1939–58)
• Studebaker Land Cruiser (1947–54)
• Studebaker Conestoga (1954–55)
• Studebaker Speedster (1955)
• Studebaker Scotsman (1957–58]]
• Hawk series:
  • Studebaker Golden Hawk (1956–58)
  • Studebaker Silver Hawk (1957–59)
  • Studebaker Sky Hawk (1956)
  • Studebaker Flight Hawk (1956)
  • Studebaker Power Hawk (1956)
  • Studebaker Hawk (1960–61)
  • Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk (1962–64)
• Studebaker Lark (1959–1966) (uključujući 1964–66 Cruiser, Daytona, Commander i Challenger)
• Studebaker Avanti (1962–64)
• Studebaker Wagonaire (1963–66)

Studebaker kamioni

• Studebaker Coupe Express (1937–1939)
• Studebaker US6 (1941–45)
• Studebaker M29 Weasel (1942–45)
• Studebaker 2R Series(1949–1953)
• Studebaker Transtar (1959–1963)
• Studebaker Champ (1960–1964)
• Studebaker M series (1940–1948)
• M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck(rane 1950-.e)

Studebaker karoserije

• Studebaker Starlight (1947–55, 1958)
• Starliner
• Coupe Express

Izvori

Dodatna literatura

• Clement Studebaker House, Tippecanoe Place Arhivirano 2012-10-06 na Wayback Machine-u National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form. (The heritage research includes details of the early history of the firm at South Bend.)
• Severson A. Lark and Super Lark: The Last Days of Studebaker at Ate Up With Motor October 17, 2009

Eksterni linkovi

Studebaker na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• The Studebaker Drivers Club
• From Horses to Horsepower: Studebaker Helped Move a Nation by Kent C. Boese (Smithsonian Institution)
• The Studebaker National Museum
• How Studebaker Works by Consumer Guide Auto Editors
• StudebakerHistory.com Arhivirano 2016-01-16 na Wayback Machine-u
• E-M-F history pages Arhivirano 2007-08-23 na Wayback Machine-u
• Photos of the South Bend plant pre-demolition 2005
• History of Clem Studebaker's mansion at South Bend Arhivirano 2013-06-14 na Wayback Machine-u
• Early Studebaker vehicles Images at Utah State History