Studebaker
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, eller blot Studebaker, producerede i midten af 1800-tallet vogne til brug ved minearbejde.
Senere begyndte firmaet at producere biler. I 1913 kom den første benzindrevne bil.
Efter depressionen i begyndelsen af 1930'erne i kølvandet på Wall Street-krakket indledte Studebaker en produktion af en lidt mindre og billigere bilmodel under navnet Rockne (opkaldt efter den legendariske norskfødte fodboldtræner Knute Rockne), men produktionen ophørte i 1933, hvor moderfirmaet var i økonomiske vanskeligheder.
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1932 Studebaker President, part of the Studebaker National Museum collection in South Bend, Indiana.
The exhibit plaque says:
- 1932 President Convertible Coupe
- All 1932 Presidents featured new bodies and rode
- on a 135-inch wheelbase. Rear-hinged doors and
- spoked "artillery" wheels also were new that year.
- This is one of fewer than ten 1932 President
- Convertible Coupes known to exist.
- Gift of the Estate of Verneda Studebaker
- Inside facts
- Engine
- 8-cylinder, inline,
- 337 cubic inches, 122 horsepower
- Price when new
- $1,940
- Did you know?
- In 1932 Studebaker introduced a synchronized
- transmission that allowed smooth shifting with
- no double-clutching.
Forfatter/Opretter: dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada, Licens: CC BY 2.0
1966 Studebaker four door sedan