The Studebaker Museum
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- The Studebaker Museum in South Bend Indiana shows the history of Studebaker buggies, wagons. and a few automobiles as well!
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The Studebaker National Museum is a state-of-the-art, 55,000-square-foot facility that opened in October 2005. The building has three levels and features fully climate-controlled galleries and storage facilities to ensure the best possible care for the Collection. The Studebaker National Museum was designed by South Bend’s own James Childs Architects and features several design elements from Studebaker’s factory buildings.
From the web:
MISSION
The Mission of The Studebaker National Museum is to honor and perpetuate the legacy of the rich industrial heritage of the South Bend area, through the display, interpretation, conservation and preservation of Studebaker vehicles, archives and other objects to enrich present and future generations.
The Museum is intended to be a fitting memorial to men and women of our community whose vision, creativity and energy built the products that are today our industrial manufacturing heritage.
VISION
To keep the flame of the Studebaker tradition alive and burning for generations to come.
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The narrator is incorrect Studebaker did build and sell the 1958 Packard Hawk all of which were supercharged.
Oops. It was the convertible 1958 Packard Hawk that was never produced. I know they made a limited number of the hard top. With the fiberglass front clip. But the fiberglass proved so difficult to produce in large numbers the car was never going to go into large scale production. Moreover as this was near the end for Studebaker that too kept the numbers very low. But the ones they made are (I think) the best looking Studebaker ever made. AND I'll bet most of the them are still around. Just because they are amazing and rare.
@@ToyManTelevisionI would argue my 1957 Azure Blue Metallic Golden Hawk with white fins (same color as the Packard hawk convertible concept) would rival that Packard hawk on display.
@@ToyManTelevision You definitely see the late 50s Mercury Turnpike Cruiser roofline along with the 63 and 64 Vette front end.
Toy Man Television thanks, we moved to Helena Valley , MT AND MISS WARSAW/ S Bend areas: Interestingly there are some Studebakers here( & a bunch of WW2 4x4s, Trucks, etc. ) ..... love the Studebaker/ Packerd etc Histories....you missed TIPPECANOE PLACE, ETC.keep,it coming.. ALSO, MY Cousin, living in South Bend, had a Hawk ( ? Really fancy)in the 50’s, before getting a Port Hole Thunderbird in 59? Memories fail specifics, ....
Ron Dye Channel thanks, interesting to hear and see more of Hawks, my Cousin has one before getting Thunderbird portnHole windowsin 59??, the Hawks, Presidents, Super Larks are gaining in recognitions,
That 1953 Champion Starliner @09:30 is one of the most attractive and sleekest-looking autos ever produced!
Right? I really like the Packard Hawk.
Know how much they are going for now?
Some of the most striking beautiful cars ever made.
Really!!! Love the Packard Hawk
They truly where innovators in the car industry. Sad to see such a giant fall. the thing that I love about them, they always mixed art technology and form very well to come up with some amazing looking cars.
Studebaker's pickup trucks and woody wagons were and still are beauties to behold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Yep, a 50s Commander Starlight or 40s pickup truck for me!
I lovvvve!!! Your videos. This was a great car company. It made the transition from buggy maker to automobiles. Too bad they are not around today. Like the "amusement industry" so many elements and competitors can lead to your demise.
Mr and Mrs ToyMan, Your delivery is clear and easy to understand plus a great job on filming. . I'd be glad to hear more from Mrs. ToyMan. Nice job on the music too.
I like listing to her too
The Packard predictor front end reminds me of 68 pontiac boneville . the bendix car looked just like a mid 30's Chrysler air flow. The studeabaker hawk one of the best designs ever.
I think the predator is ugly. But the bits and pieces are AMAZING. Corvette stingray. Pontiac. Plymouth. They all stole ideas. And I love the Bendix. But the Packard hawk. Wow!
Certainly agree with you on the Hawk.
It's NOT "Avan-TAY", it's "Avan-TEE"! Italian for "forward" or "ahead", likely referring to the modryn design.
Sad that such an industry has ended ,,, distinctive, beautiful and practical design!!!
I went through this museum a few years ago and they had a 2 for 1 discount ticket which turned out to be the Oliver house next door. The Studebaker family and the Oliver family got together by marriage. This turned out to be a home run and I normally wouldn't care for this The Oliver family for one item invented the plow used on farms. The Oliver house was a guided tour by a very knowledgeable lady and this place was wonderful just a mason with like 14 fireplaces and 4 stories etc. If you ever get to South Bend don't pass up this place. It is fully furnished inside with all the original furniture left there because as the heir's didn't want anything finally left there and it is a treasure just blows my mind. And this is coming from a guy who normally wouldn't enjoy anything like this.
Hi! Yes while we were at the Studebaker we went over to the Oliver house which was not available at that time for tours but we walked around the gardens and look the place over from the outside very impressive
Before being able to go to college in '79, I lived a couple years in a NH cabin, worked in a mill, egg processing, etc. On the back-woods road, there was a excellent unrestored Studebaker 1940's pickup abandoned, unmolested, in a logging clearing. Occasionally I pretended to drive it. Eventually the Studebaker was hauled out and restored. A friend's family growing up had a Studebaker Lark. Years earlier, a relative had the famous "Coming or Going" Studebaker. 1950 Starliner?
i still remember my dad's excitement when he got a brand new 55 studebaker champion. flat head 6, no radio, no blinkers, no heater, lime green 2dr...He got it at the end of the 55 year for a discount cause the 56's wre comming out. I learned to drive in the 55 studebaker.
Do you know back then bringing home a new car was a much bigger deal. The neighbors would all come over the proud owner giving them rides around the block. It was really a big deal bringing home a new car
Is 1907 Studebaker is the first electric car? Does it came with self starter and electric lights with Edison Style light bulbs? It is still a horseless carriage.
The first horseless carriages were steam. Dating to about 1825. Didn’t work well. Hard to turn! The next were electric. Also didn’t work well as battery life was like an hour. Then internal combustion. About 1885. But it was assumed the normal person could not operate one as they were hard to start and drive having gearshift and hand brakes. Anyone could drive an electric car. So the future seemed belong to electric. And as it happens perhaps it does!
It's just too bad they ever came out with those sad looking pointy nose designed. Studebaker made efficient
and pretty and comfortable transport machines.
Do you know if you see the Proto types for the pointy nose twins they really make a lot of sense. They were trying to come up with something that looked a little bit like the nose on an airplane with the cowling and everything for the propeller. Well it turned out quite different but you know what I really like it. It’s so damn ugly you got a love it
Much like HUDSON, the company was desperately trying to grasp market share by boosting the appeal of their product line to stand out against the Strong competition of " the Big Three: GM, Ford & Chrysler". As sales continued to decline, Studebaker was attracted to form an alliance with PACKARD..
not fully aware that Packard was also sharply declining. It was like two drowning cats trying to survive by relying on the other.
World renown industrial designer RAYMOND LOWEY was retained by Studebaker in the early 50's to bring fresh styling to the lineup;
research the '53-54 STARLIGHT designs, followed by the "HAWK" series and then the
AVANTI...which set many new speed records on the UTAH Salt Flats in 1963 !!!
Great visuals. Loved the history, too (despite the occasional inaccuracy). I felt at home with the narrator. He does't speed, nor does he condescend. Maybe we "Average Joes" don't appeal to tense people. But I say, Thanks, buddy.
James Robiscoe thanks!! Loved that trip. Never thought we would fall in love with Studabaker but sure did.
I fell in love at 4 or 5 with the new 1947 dark teal Studebaker the girl-across-the-street's father owned. The design really appealed to me. Have thought about it over the decades but never thought I'd see one again. Thanks to you, that little flame became rekindled. I want to recognize your wife in sharing your adventure, too! Thanks, m'brother
My dad had at least 2 different Studebaker cars when I was a young child
My father had a 1955 Studebaker pick up truck he bought in 1960 and man what a magnificent vehicle that was. It was light blue, a sturdy, very strong vehicle and he had it for years. I still remember riding with my father as a young boy to visit my relative in that 'big', 'huge' truck as I perceived it. Those were very dependable trucks.
Cool story.
We also had a Studebaker pickup that got traded for a 1964 chevy 4x4 pickup. My grandfather kept his Studebaker 2 ton truck, later gave it to his cousin without asking any of us who farmed with him if we wanted it. Dad and I were both upset about this especially because he wanted us to get it ready to be hauled away. I would have loved to still have that truck. We hauled many loads of wheat, corn, oats and stone with it. V8 engine, unsynchronized 4 speed, single speed axle, would top out ant about 55 mph.
Excellent episode.
Thanks!!
I've always wanted to see the museum...and now I don't have to! Thanks! :) Jack
Hi Jack! Haven’t spoken in a while how are you doing? How is Marc? Hope you guys are staying safe down there, lots of Covid running around you’re part of the world. Pretty scary. I’ve noticed a few car shows starting back up and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I love seeing the car shows but…… Anyway stay safe, stays sane but not too sane! After all that would be boring.
@@ToyManTelevision I'm going to visit. Thanks for the peek
I found that enjoyable and I learned things I know
Thanks for sharing this. I was there 10 or 12 years ago and it seemed like it was in real trouble. It looks like they have improved it tremendously since then. I'm very excited to see their success. I was only 9 when the Andy Granatelli set the speed record, but it made a big impact on me and I frequently rode my bike down to the Studebaker dealership and sat in the Avanti they had.
This is a worthwhile video !! Not only is it a learning experience , it's a fascinating history about the Studebaker motorcar .
I am a "Studebaker people" :) We had one when I was very young;
my grandfather worked at a dealer in Bartlesville, OK.
Loved it, particularly the idea cars....now I can say I know what the Studebaker Museum is like! Thanks! :) Jack
Great place, and great cars.
You said a 1958 Packard Hawk was never produced . I owned a 1958 Packard Hawk back in 1966 . It was indeed produced and I loved it ! Wish I still had it !
Right. They cut off production after (as I recall) 580 cars. So very very rare. They couldn't get the fiberglass parts for the Packard version, so they gave up. Same problem with the Avanti but not as bad. In that case they could get thousands, but never the 10s of thousands they needed. With hand laid fiberglass getting thousands of parts in no time was a trick. No idea how GM kept up on the Vette.
I grew up with Studebakers! My parents bought their first one, a 1941, when I was a year old! Primary reason was the Studebaker heaters were located under the front seat allowing heated air to come out in the back seat area. When traveling they could lay me on the floor behind the front seat knowing I would be warm! The next Studebaker in the family was a '47 pickup, followed by a '49 and then a '51! Then came a '51 Commander with the bullet nose, the first year of the V-8 OHV engine! When I was in high school In bought my own '47 pickup and converted it to a V-8! When a Senior I bought my first car, a used '53 Lowery Hard Top! I later acquired a '57 pickup with the V-8 to pull my horse trailer. When in college I bought my first new car! A '63 Gran Turismo Hawk with the Avanti engine upgrade! That car was capable of pegging the 160 MPH speedometer! I owned it for 30 years, how I regret selling it! With the long 120.5 inch wheelbase, upgraded Avanti suspension, and the excellent front to real balance it was the best road car I have ever driven. Even with the supercharged Avanti engine, it would average about 22 MPG at a steady 80 MPH! I called it the "snooze cruise"!
That is some impressive Studebaker history there! Yeah a lot of people never thought of Studebaker is a high-performance car, but they offered many high speed cars not just the Avante. And reasonable modifications we have seen in the volunteers it to 200 mph there at the museum
THE VIDEO IS OK BUT YOU LEFT OUT THE GT HAWKS
very nice. loved the tour and background info. You do a great job. Did you wear the Ford T-shirt there?😄
The 1947 Studebakers were designed with Raymond Loewy stylists working with (or against) inside guys like Virgil Exner, later of Chrysler Forward Look fame. The 1953 was mainly by Lowey. Ghia may have done some prototype construction, but it was Lowey not Ghia doing the designs.
Thanks for the memories. My granfather had an early 50's Studebaker Champion, I don't remember much about it because I was too young.
They were interesting cars. Now looking back… a great era in automotive history.
If I found myself in South Bend, I'd go to this museum on a lark (pun intended). But I'm amazed they're able to keep the lights on and the staff paid. Hat's off to them for figuring out how to make this work financially.
It’s huge. A real gem.
I owned a '59 lark!!
Thanks for sharing.
stop saying "avan-tay" it's avan-tee ! jeez
*plinkleton* - I'm glad I'm not the only one who was IRRITATED AS HELL!
Yes, Avanti is Italian for giddy-up go or something like that.
Did anyone mention that they helped SAVE the soviet union WITH IN WW2 with their lovely TRUCKS
Thank u for highlighting my comment my good buddies male and female!
God bless you all AND FAMILIES!
I believe for many years after, Russians used the word Studebaker as their word for truck.
The Soviet Union had a poor memory they forgot us after WW2 Actually before!.
Love the Studebaker! I owned a 1955 President as a teenager.
@herdfan697278 - My first car was a ‘55 Hawk, with a V8 engine and 3-speed auto, with 2-tone (salmon red body & hood, white roof & trunk lid. Almost got kept from bringing it on-campus because it looked “too racy for here!” To which the Bible College President said, “No, leave him alone - it fits that redhead just fine!” My next car was another $500 Stude, a ‘57 Silver Hawk, but the trans had to be reset. Really liked it, but it stayed in each gear for ~37 mph. So it wouldn’t shift out of 1st in town, and on the highway, didn’t shift up into 3rd until 72. So I drove too fast, but not very long! I think the former owner had raced it. So I got a trans job, and had no other repair expenses for over 2 more years. Sturdy car! Then I got a new car (‘66 Impala) which didn’t last much longer than either Studebaker had.
I really thanks you for this video,of this museum that I might never get to see in person ,thank you so much.
Thank you for your tour, I’ve always have liked Studebaker‘s!
Thank you Dale, and Karyn, that was a beautiful trip back into time! We really appreciate all that you do for us, every week. We don't miss a single video of yours. We pray that God Almighty will crown all your efforts with success. It's amazing how you fit in the time to make every video such a pleasure to watch. Your narrating skills are exceptional, and it's what has us hooked to the story. Thank you for another job well done!
Hi. And THANKS. We get a huge kick outa doing it. And this year a huge kick that doesn’t leave a mark is a good thing! Thanks.
Just GREAT thanks for that.
The Studebaker Wagon 1963..
John nyikos worked for the Studebaker co.he like d the hawk.now resident of greencroft in Goshen in
10:47...Er, I don't believe Cadillac "ignored" those tailfins, though the tailLIGHTS were ignored. Methinks those 1956 Studebaker Concept Car fins may have inspired the fins on the '59 Cadillac. Also, one can see the inspiration for the '58-'60 Lincoln's body design, as well as the inspiration for the power rear window and rear roof design on the early '60's Mercurys.
They took almost every aspect of the car. Just not the whole thing
Thank you for taking us along with you.
Thank you for the comprehensive history of the Studebaker Company and how it evolved, I did not realize the company had the long history it did. Studebaker Car designers made bad decisions in the 1950s with their wild designs trying to look futuristic or different and ended up producing cars that did not appeal to enough people to keep the company in business. Ford and Chevrolet on the other hand produced car designs in the 1950s and 1960s that are classic models to this day.
First car I owned, 1951 commander, flat head 6, burnt more oil than gas, loved the hawks, the presidents, but my favorite was the Avanti!
That was a real super car. Faster than a Ferrari
larry wiggin me, too.. Frankly, I am really smitten by the
“special GT, PRESIDENTS, and SUPER MODELS;; still remember a 63? , Super Lark in our area with Classmates Brother( 4 speed , race Model?), and Studebaker was just doing BONNEVILLE.....Interestingly, a few STUDES WERE , Worked on at Factory and Dealers....I,think.
The Predictor looks like the future
There are at least 100 horseless carriages at the Studebaker Museum at South Band Indiana.
Legal o vídeo comente bastante comigo boa noite
They made trucks during World War Two. A good portion of which were sent to Russia. Interestingly when American Air Crews that had landed in eastern Russia they where held prisoner because Russia was not yet at war with Japan. When they were released they were actually transported out of the country in some of those Studebaker trucks. The Russians claimed that they escaped so as not to provoke Japan.
Studebaker 6x6 also a mainstay of the Australian army into the seventies.
John Studebaker started making wheelbarrows for the California gold rush.
Beautiful and elegant cars
wow that was a great history presentation thank you guys,I didn't know to much of Studebaker, Gracias from TEXAS.
Didn't know either, which is how we got a few things just a bit wrong.... BUT WOW!!! Now a fan! Want a Packard Hawk!!
While looking at my OLD CARS Magazine just today from the past June.I see a 1958 Packard Hawk for sale, the ad reads a fabulous examplelisted at $49,500..............................................
LOL You have a Ford T Shirt. LMAO
Well, the concept may never have been produced...but I can vouch for the Packard Hawk, I learned to drive on one.
Dad loved Stude, 3, 1953's, 2 Champions and a Commander V/8, 57 Golden Hawk and eventually The PH.
Any one of which I would love to have now.
And one more thing...giving Italy all the wonderful 53 design credits, what about RL.
studebaker loewy coupe
they made a few few hundred. 450? Something like that. And lots of Golden Hawks and other Hawks. But the fiberglass front clip on this PH was to hard to make.So they went with something else.BUT its gorgeous.
I would love to just RIDE in a Hawk today!
For the uninitiated ,"RL" is reference to Raymond Loewy.
Raymond Loewy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewy
Raymond Loewy was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.
Overview Early life Career Personal life, death and legacy Published books
See also External links
He spent most of his professional career in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1938. Among his designs were the Shell, Exxon, TWA and the former BP logos, the Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, Coca-Cola vending machines and bottle redesign, the Lucky Strike package, Coldspot refrigerators, the Studebaker Avanti and Cham…
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Not mentioned in this small clipping is his instrumental part in changing tractor design from square lumps to GORGEOUS INDUSTRIAL ART
Particularly International Harvester.....
I don't know about a design relationship with Ghia but in the 1950's, it was with Raymond Loewy.
Yup. The Ghia gent south. Or really east. The Carmen Ghia was originally to be Studebaker. Or so they said here.
Interesting , Thank You
need more history for the military during the II WW the trucks where manufactured for thousands
All in the basement. It was closed the day we were there. But saw the collection for a minute. WOW.
I really enjoyed your video. This is the first video of yours I have seen. My sister recently went to the museum but after seeing your video I definitely want to go. Great job!!!
Check ruclips.net/video/05xXZLWFQtE/видео.html. You might like that too.
Brings a tear to you eye sad they are gone !
Studebaker was, and maybe still is, the oldest vehicle manufacturer in the US.
Yup. Pre civil war really if you go all the way back the the wheel shop.
When i was a kid we used to pull those motors out and put in a huge cad motor. They really hauled ass then. 1st one we did was a 53 studebaker hawk and it was a coup owned by John L. Ball (RIP John). Those days were fun up in The Dalles OR.
I had a 54 Studebaker coupe for many years. It went thorough many Oldsmobile V8 and Corvette engines. Ended with a fuel injected Chevy engine when I sold it in about 1973.
Studebaker was there own engine builder and made an early over head valve V8 modelled after the Cadillac flat head in the early 50s
It had forged crank , connecting rods and camshaft which was gear driven . The block was cast in steel , not cast iron , making it one bullet proof engine that was small displacement 232 . Hot riders in the 50s had some aftermarket goodies available and today the engines are turbocharged or supercharged to get amazing performance from them with forged pistons and larger valves . That’s how you hot rod your Stude , not with brand X swaps ! The cars from South Bend are the living end !
Camas, Washington also was a great place to grow up. The high school dropout up our street put a 392 Chrysler in a 53 Studebaker using a big tree in the yard to hang the chainfall from.
Studebaker = (German engineering + British style) * All American
I would have to add some Italian sauce to it
I was in that area just a week ago but didn't have time enough to spend a day there, I had some processed meat I didn't want spoiled,so I headed home to Washington,State.
I get processed meat three to five times per day! Buy phone!!’ SPAM!!
HI HOW IS EVERYONE TODAY?AMERICA HAS HAD AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURES THAT MADE WAY TO GOOD CARS PEOPLE BOUGHT THEM AN DROVE THEM 20 OR MORE YEARS WHAT DO YOU THINK ? LET ME KNOW BYE FOR NOW
Hello! We do love American cars. Thanks for watching
6:38, that I am.
Thank you guys! That was a great tour! I've always liked Studebakers. It was a great company.
Great cars. Great museum
make studebaker again and I Will bay It. Regards from Norway.
They did bring back the Avanti in the 90s as I recall. Darn, failed again! I want a 2020 Packard Hawk! Wow!!!
My maternal grandfather had a ‘53 Champion Starliner which I just remember. Then he bought a ‘56 Conestoga Wagon. If only we could have seen what the collector market was going to become. I have a 1:18 model of the Starliner. For what it’s worth, at least one of the Budweiser Beer wagons is a 19th century Studebaker.
So many of those early wagons and buggies were Studebaker. My great grandfather had the physicians buggy. And he was a physician so it really fits! But most of those were just sold to people with some money. Glad to see you’re collecting 1/18 scale diecast.
"Toy Man" needs to get some of his facts correct like the Packard Hawk being a prototype & not produced while it is documented that 588 were made in production. Other facts like Studebaker buying Packard when the opposite is true as was the statement of Packard joining with Studebaker in the 1930 when it was really Pierce-Arrow. It is regardless a fine museum & worth a visit where I'm sure the docents there will direct you with proper information, especially if you talk to Andy Beckman.
Great video, very informative!
thanks!!!!! Check out some other car stuff!! We have 4 new car movies going up over the next 6 weeks. Really GOOD ones (We think) One one the worlds most expensive cars.
Ghia never designed Studebakers for domestic production. Raymond Lowey's studio designed many, if not most, of the post-war Studebakers. Specifically Lowey's Bob Bourke did the designing.
The Packard Hawk not only saw production, but was somewhat popular. It might have helped to inquire of the Studebaker Driver's club to compose your narration of this video.
As I’ve said several times, mistake. The packard hawk convertible was the car not produced and the one in the museum. Didn’t need to talk to the drivers club as I assumed the people at the museum were giving me accurate information. As for Ghia the history is complicated. But yes they did. An entire display at the museum. Don’t think any were made? Again complicated history.
@@ToyManTelevision The whole company had a complicated history. In fact, it never went out of business. They quit making cars, certainly, However went on to do other things. In fact, part of the company is still in business under the name Worthington Holdings.
I thoroughly enjoyed a look at the museum and I am remiss at not thanking you for such a nice video. Sorry about that, I get all tied up with facts sometimes.
“Ah, a Bear in his natural habitat... a Studebaker!”
-Fozzie Bear
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Love that car. Looking forward to seeing it restored.
No mention of the '53 Starliner and he calls the Packard Predictor ugly? And the Packard Hawk never produced? Do some research.
tolanstout they made 588 Packard Hawks. The Tucker was never produced yet 50 were made. 588 Packard Hawks were made and sold. I suppose one could debate if that means it was “produced”. The Predictior is an odd looking car. Let’s leave it at that.
Toy Man Television Uh, so you're sticking with the Packard Hawk not being "produced"? OMG, you have serious issues. Just admit you made a mistake.
I can only go with what the person I spoke to at the museum told me. They had production issues because of the fiberglass parts. They were working with small shops that could only make a few front ends per day, and were trying to get more suppliers. So they started working toward their own fiberglass production. Moreover, sales were off as the car was expensive because they were hard to make. They could not make anything like their production goals so decided to not produce the car after making a few hundred.
Same problem with the Avanti, however they were at least able to make thousands, however not the production they intended. Was the car "produced"? I suppose it depends on how you define produced. Wickpedia: In December 1962 the Los Angeles Times reported: "Launching of operations at Studebaker's own fiber-glass body works to increase production of Avantis. Many production problems concerning the supplier, fit, and finish resulted in delays and cancelled orders.
Egbert planned to sell 20,000 Avantis in 1962, but could build only 1,200.
Fiberglass helped kill Studebaker. And the first victim was the Packard Hawk. Sad, because I think it's one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
PS, any issues I have are old magazines.
Brings back memories of my childhood. My dad had 2 in succession. The second was a Commander, 2-tone blue.
What ever happened to two tone paint??? Love that look!!
Studebaker Hawke can write the Lord's Prayer... ON THE HEAD OF A PIN! -Frank Zappa
LOve Zappa....
I am the 5 great grandson of the clement studebaker that started the buggys annd wagons.
Cool!!!
Excellent museum tour. We visited Studebaker perhaps three yeas back and learned a great deal more from your video. Nice production!
Thanks!!!! That’s a great place. We have a bunch of auto museums on the channel. And a bunch of other fun things!! ruclips.net/p/PLBuDn43_eyerhNBRPsy50dHfHFFejRVzf
Always love the Studebaker!
There is a restaurant in Studebakers house a few blocks away.
We went by but it was closed up
At 10:13, looks like Chevrolet took the "point" out of that front end and gave it to the 60's Corvettes...
At 10:38, I see the roofline of Mercury MontClair?
Didn't show the trucks, love them..
One area was closed. And we missed the military area. They change it up all the time. Great place!!!!!!
A 63 Stingray& 68 pontiac
Started out on a tertiary 2 lane then went to WOW.
Lots of good Studebaker history here.
I have a 1955 studebaker champion
I love the Packard hawk. And the Avanti. And the fire truck and the ......
Surgery on you kitchen table sounds great
...That's Right... Studebaker Did Start Out As A Horse-Drawn Carriage Manufacturer....
And just wheels before that.
Well, how cool is that! You came to my home town! A lot of the men in my family worked for Studebaker. Glad you enjoyed it here!
Really is just like a flat Utah County. Same people. I felt right at home. Didn't think mush about Studebaker until planning this trip. But we we are fans!!!
This was very interesting, thanks 👍😊
Thank you for the tour of the Studebaker Museum. When I was growing up in the 1950's, a man, who lived in my neighborhood, had a Studebaker (with the bullet front). He was a single gentleman, & a lot of the children, frenquented his home. Thanks again.
The Muppets car!!
In 1950 I got my driving lessons in a Studebaker champion in the color light green and crème interior, it was an amaizing car !!
Thanks for this. My Dad owned a 1920s (don’t remember the exact year) Studebaker Phaeton with special genuine sterling silver headlights. He was a car guy, which I inherited.
It’s a shame Studebaker’s went away I can’t even imagine what they would be like today had they survived! They were always in their own particular league
Studebakers of the later era sold surprisingly well in Australia assembled here from Canadian sourced parts and local content.
More common here than Buicks, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Dodge and Plymouth. Similar with Rambler.
Police thought highly of them. Some police racing enthusiasts bought them at police auctions to go racing at Bathurst.
Story of the Australian Studebakers here :
ruclips.net/video/SHHTPLw-oNM/видео.html
Some of the police highway pursuit cars were two door cars. Would these be Daytona bodies.
Standardised on V8s with highest trim level here to justify higher prices and simplify the range.
Coolest. Didn’t know!’ Thanks
Ps. G’Day!! Or night. Whichever
@@ToyManTelevision Thanks. 2:46 pm on Saturday afternoon here on Melbourne. 2nd October 2021 as we put it down for dates. Lol.
Sorry we couldn't get together while you were here but we had a death in the family and I had to be out West during the time you were here.
They were ahead of their time ,so sad like to see them make comeback
A real loss. Dang.
OK video. I was just there last week, so while they rotate exibits, this is pretty much the way it is currently laid out. As to inaccuracies, Studebaker owned Pierce-Arrow in the 20's and 30's, not Packard. Packard bought Studebaker outright in 1954, but it was the Studebaker name that survived. The Packard Predictor was not far off what a 1957 Packard would have looked like had the Banks financed SPC in their new model plan. There most certainly was production 1958 Packard Hawks, and this one at the museum is a particularly beautiful example.
I saw a Packard Hawk in Fresno, California in the '87-'89 time frame. It was parked by itself at the edge of the parking lot of a shopping center, away from the other cars. It caught my eye as I was driving by since I own a '59 Studebaker Silver Hawk. I got to examine it closely for twenty minutes or so. It was extremely luxurious, with an interior almost completely covered with leather, and loaded with equipment. It was a very nice car, but in the final analysis, it was really just a very fancy Studebaker Hawk with relatively minor styling differences (except for the grille,) and a Packard engine. This was the last production car that wore the Packard name, and it did not sell very many copies. Kind of a sad ending for a once-great marque. I was hoping to speak with the owner of the car, but he/she didn't show up before I had to leave. I felt very fortunate to have been able to examine it closely for as long as I did.
Neil I think your facts are a little off there. As I recall, Packard did not buy Studebaker; Studebaker bought Packard. Well, they certainly merged. Do you have a reference for Packard buying Studebaker?
+Crow T. Robot Sorry, that is quite untrue. Packard was still good financial shape up to the merger. The Eisenhower administration which was involved always referred to it as Packard-Studebaker, but it just sounded better the other way. Packard outright purchased Studebaker which in turn destroyed a great luxury brand, similar to Studebaker's relationship with Pierce-Arrow. However, that curse reversed itself with Mercedes-Benz.
Interesting. Thanks.
+Crow T. Robot ..... That's the way I remember it. Everybody was mourning the end of Packard at the time.
I was born on ´73 10 years after SB's closure. I still find it sad they had to close down. Thank you for sharing such an amazing video, regards from Mexico
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Great Museum, that everyone should see. Thanks!
Bucket list.
good video, thanks
The narrator, in the earlier part of the video, said that Studebaker bought Packard. Studebaker actually bought PIERCE ARROW in the late 20s and then sold Pierce in the early 30s. In 1954, PACKARD bought Studebaker and became the Studebaker-Packard Corp.