Studebaker Automobiles (8 results)

12mo. 21, [1] pp. Numerous text illustrations, photos, rubricated in red. Colour-illustrated self-printed wrappers, grill of 1931 Studebaker on front cover, birds-eye views of plant and proving grounds on back cover (minor shelfwear, slight dustsoiling), VG copy, from the collection of Albert Colson (1898-1975), World War I veteran, who trained to fly with the Portland-Based Dudrey Aircraft Company, and Adolphe Colson (b. 1855), Belgian immigrant, who worked as machinist for assorted automobile dealerships in the 1920s. In 1930, Studebaker heralded the introduction of their Free Wheeling innovation to save on gasoline, oil, and engine wear. The driver could engage the free wheeling option which basically was a sprag clutch on the output shaft, which unfortunately proved to be quite dangerous as the momentum of the vehicle was freed from drag created by the engine, and 1930s brake systems left a great deal to be desired.…

Collection of nine vintage publicity photographs of the Studebaker Avanti, including four double weight color photographs and five black and white photographs, two of which are compilation photographs of the interior and details. The pool-side photograph, found in the collection, is of note as being from the same photo-shoot as the cover photograph of the June 1962 magazine "Palm Springs Life: The Magazine of the Desert Empire," which featured a cover article on the Avanti, "Avanti - Desert Designed Car." Studebaker was founded as a coachmaker in South Bend, Indiana in 1852. By the early years of the twentieth century the company began manufacturing automobiles, which, for the next 50 years, established itself a reputation for producing reliable, high-quality vehicles. By the end of the 1950s however, the company was struggling to survive. In an effort to restore the company's vitality, and to compete against the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Thunderbird, Studebaker appointed Sherwood Egbert as its new president. The story of the now legendary Avanti reportedly began as a "doodle" made by Egbert during an airplane flight, which was given to industrial stylist Raymond Loewry, who, with his team, was given 40 days to come up with a suitable design to restore the company's reputation and its economic viability. The result was the revolutionary Studebaker Avanti, manufactured a mere 16 months later and featuring an aerodynamic fiberglass body, a built in roll bar, a padded interior, and caliper disc brakes. Advertised as "the world's fastest production car," the Avanti broke 29 American stock car records from the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching nearly 200 mph. Chicago Sun-Times automotive editor Dan Jedlicka said of the vehicle, "The rakish 1963-64 Studebaker Avanti was among the most daring 1960s American cars, a modern masterpiece with totally unique American syling that even top exotic Italian auto stylists wouldn't attempt to do." Unfortunately, due to production difficulties, and buyers cautious of the Studebaker name, only 1200 were sold in 1962, with fewer than 4600 sold in 1963, at which time Studebaker shut down the Avanti factory. In 1966 Studebaker would manufacture their last automobile before merging with Wagner Electric in 1967. 10 x 8 inches. Color photographs lightly faded, else Near Fine.…

Oblong 4to. 12 x 9.25 in. [8 pp (unpaginated).], printed on thick paper stock, colour-illustrated throughout. Decorative self-printed softcovers, gilt & brown ornament front cover, yellow & black lettering (slight shelfwear, rubbing, staples w/ minor rust, minor tear upper corner back cover), still a VG bright copy. First edition, thus, of this scarce Studebaker dealer's catalogue for the President and Commander lines. The President models represented the company's move up-market into the luxury car and the powerful 8-cylinder engine was worthy of the elegant coachwork. This catalogue includes the President Eight State Tourer, Commander Regal Tourer, Roadsters, and Cabriolets. No copies located in Worldcat. See: Studebaker History by Rock River Valley Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club; American-Automobiles.com, S-Manufacturers.…

Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. Two original stock certificates documenting successive corporate phases in the history of Studebaker, from its mid-century combination with Packard through its later transformation into a diversified industrial company. Founded in South Bend, Indiana, in 1852 and incorporated in 1868, Studebaker moved from wagon manufacture into electric automobiles in 1902 and gasoline-powered vehicles in 1904. The certificates record the corporate restructuring that followed increasingly difficult competition in the American automobile industry and, later, the end of Studebaker automobile production. Two original stock certificates issued under the names Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker-Worthington, Inc., each with engraved decorative vignettes and securities typography. Studebaker ceased production at its South Bend plant on December 20, 1963, and the final Studebaker automobile was produced at Hamilton, Ontario, on March 16, 1966. The two certificates document the company before and after that transition, preserving the names adopted during major reorganizations of Studebaker's business. [1] Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Stock certificate. United States, undated. The certificate bears the corporate name adopted after Studebaker's combination with Packard during the 1950s, when both manufacturers faced intense competition from larger producers including Ford and General Motors. Studebaker-Packard continued to market Studebaker and Packard automobiles until the late 1950s; the "Packard" element remained in the corporate name until 1962, when the company again became Studebaker Corporation. [2] Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. Stock certificate. United States, undated. Issued after Studebaker ended automobile production and entered a new corporate phase involving Wagner Electric and Worthington Corporation. The resulting Studebaker-Worthington company continued as a diversified industrial concern until its acquisition by McGraw-Edison in 1979, after which the Studebaker name disappeared from the American corporate landscape. Both certificates are in very good condition. The pair records, through successive corporate names, Studebaker's movement from automobile manufacturing into post-automotive industrial consolidation after more than a century in American transportation and manufacturing.…

Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. Two stock certificates documenting successive phases in the corporate history of Studebaker as the company moved from automobile manufacturing into diversified industrial production. Studebaker's 1954 combination with Packard joined two established American automobile manufacturers during an increasingly difficult competitive period, while the later Studebaker-Worthington organization followed the end of Studebaker automobile production and joined its remaining industrial operations with Wagner Electric and Worthington. The certificates preserve the corporate names under which these major reorganizations were presented to shareholders. Two original stock certificates, comprising one Studebaker-Packard Corporation certificate and one Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. certificate, each printed with decorative engraved vignettes and securities typography. Studebaker had begun as a South Bend, Indiana, wagon manufacturer in 1852 before entering automobile production in the early twentieth century. Packard acquired Studebaker in 1954, creating Studebaker-Packard Corporation; Packard automobile production ended in the late 1950s, and the corporate name reverted to Studebaker Corporation in 1962. Studebaker closed its South Bend automobile plant in December 1963 and ended automobile production altogether at Hamilton, Ontario, in March 1966. [1] Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Stock certificate. United States, undated. Issued under the corporate name adopted after the 1954 combination of Studebaker and Packard. The certificate records the period in which the company attempted to maintain both automobile marques while confronting high production costs, intense competition from Ford and General Motors, and worsening financial conditions. [2] Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. Stock certificate. United States, undated. Issued under the name created through the 1967 combination of Studebaker, Wagner Electric, and Worthington Corporation. By this period Studebaker had ceased automobile production and continued through diversified industrial businesses; Studebaker-Worthington remained in operation until its acquisition by McGraw-Edison in 1979. Both certificates are in very good condition. The pair records, through successive corporate identities, Studebaker's transformation from one of the best-known American automobile manufacturers into a diversified industrial company after the end of its car production.…

4to. 27, [1] pp., printed yellow & black. Two-colour illustrated throughout. Embossed & textured burgundy-coloured softcovers, raised gilt & black lettering front cover, borders embossed in blind, yapp edges (minor dustsoiling, edgewear), still VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce original dealer's showroom catalogue for the ever-popular Studebaker Light-Six Model EM Series 23, which rode on a 112-inch wheelbase, 31 in. tires, and L-head inline-6 engine fitted with a Stromberg 1-barrel carburetor. 1923 was the year that Studebaker moved mostly to all-steel bodies for their touring cars, and accessories included a MotoMeter, Budd wire-spoke wheels, and even a rear-mounted luggage rack. No copies in Worldcat.…

4to. 8.5 x 11 in. [16], 82, [2] pp. Illustrated throughout, many black & white text illustrations, photo illustrations, diagrams, blue-gray & black, 8 colour plates (some offset toning bleed-through to facing pages from plates. Colour cellophane laminated covers, Studebaker emble front cover, 5-hole punch as issued at gutter margin, (minor shelfwear, rubbing), still VG- copy from Aurora, OR Studebaker dealership. First edition of this nicely illustrated Studebaker dealer's salesman manual detailing the very successful 1938 Studebaker models, which featured the first full line-up of the streamlined designs of Helen Dryden, in consultation with the equally famous contemporary industrial designer, Raymond Loewy, who began his contract with Studebaker in 1936. The 1938 Studebaker lines featured the State Commander, President, & Commander lines, revamped by Loewy and Dryden with shrouded lantern-style headlamps called cathedral headlights, modernizing of the Studebaker logo on the front cover, and even though the US economy had backslid into a mild recession, the 1938 sales year saw Studebaker climb up to 10th in new-car sales. Dryden (1883-1972) was an acclaimed woman artist earning over $ 100,000 a year in the 1930's when her designs first appeared with Studebaker. Dryden continued to work with Loewy at Studebaker until 1940, when she mysteriously drops from the public eye, only to make a short appearance in a series of 1956 New York times articles on her dispute with the Welfare Department. Worldcat locates 3 copies (Columbia, U of IL, IN Hist. Soc.); See: Ed Heys, Helen Dryden: Fashion Illustration and Automobile Hardware Design, Hemmings Daily, Feb. 17, 2016; Raymond Loewy and Streamline Moderne, The Old Motor, August 12, 2013.…

One 16 mm colour sound film on 12.5 in. metal film reel, with running time of approx. 35 minutes, with printed company label for Modern Talking Picture Service, Engleman Visual Education Service label on inside of film can (some very minor degradation to sound & picture quality at first 2-5 minutes of film), otherwise consistently in good condition, preserved in the original packing case, sized 13.5 x 13.5 in., metal reinforced corners, remnants of several different labels on the covers, as well as July 1955 Postmark, and also preserving the original canvas ties to secure the box. First release of this 1953 film celebrating not only the Studebaker Centennial, but also released in conjunction with the acquisition of the Packard Motor Car Co. which would be named the Studebaker-Packard Co. for a time. Starring Donald Woods, Harry Carey, Jr., William Bishop, Myron Healey, Harlan Warde, John Hamilton, Robert Cornthwaite, Russell Hicks, and others the film presents the history of the formation of the Studebaker Bros. Wagon Co. in South Bend, IN. The film touts the contribution of the Studebaker Co. to the pioneers traveling via covered wagon over the Oregon and California Trail, the importance of their wagons in the California Gold Rush, and surviving the 1874 fire. The film traces the early development of the brass era Studebaker first marketed in 1913 under its' own name, and finally ends with the brilliant Raymond Loewy designed low-slung coupes -- the Commander Starliner. Often considered among the most beautifully designed automobiles, the sleek European inspired styling of the 1953/54 Studebakers were matched by equally nice interiors trimmed mainly in vinyl, although cloth was offered as an option. Unfortunately, within 10 years, the company would shutter their South Bend automobile plant in 1963, and eventually the Hamilton, ONT facility ceased production in March, 1966. A DVD is also offered with this original film transferred from the film.…