From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Dec 09 2005 - 11:35:20 PST
December 9
1963 Studebaker Winds Down
The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, started during the Civil War,
was the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn carriages. When
automobiles came along, Studebaker converted its business, becoming a
well-known automaker. But the brand couldn't keep up with its competitors,
despite a 1954 merger with the Packard Motor Car Company. On this day in
1963, the last American-made Studebaker was produced, and the factory in
South Bend, Indiana, closed forever. Three years later Studebaker's Canadian
factories shut down, and the Studebaker passed into history.
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