Is this 1953 Studebaker Starlight for sale on Hemmings.com the first star you’ll see tonight? From the seller’s description: It is a 1953 Starlight Coupe. The engine is a ZZ3 350-355 Crate motor. Int...
Photo by Matt Litwin. In every niche in the collector car world, there are people you stop and listen to, no matter the occasion. When it comes to Studebaker drag racing, that person is Ted Harbit, w...
All images courtesy Fred Hudson. In 1956, with the Studebaker-Packard merger complete and the new company looking to bolster the buying public’s confidence in its ability to build and sell cars that ...
First off, props to Wray Schelin for taking on a circa-1945 Virgil Exner design as the inspiration for one of his student metalshaping projects. We’ve seen other such projects in the past – for insta...
Photos and images via Wray Schelin. Metalshaper Wray Schelin says he can teach an absolute beginner in metalshaping how to form a car fender in just a week, and he’s decided to back that claim up by ...
For more than 50 years, a 1948 Studebaker has resided on the second story of the Greider family’s garage near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At least, it did until this month, when it was removed for a res...
Courtesy of the Auburn Cord and Duesenberg Museum The organizers at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum have announced two events that will take place at the end of the month. The “Cheers to 45 Years!”...
Gardner Special photos via Bonhams; Manta Ray photos via Mecum Auctions. At first glance, the 1949 Vince Gardner Special and the 1952 Manta Ray seem to share little other than their custom bodies and...
Photo by the author. For years the Studebaker National Museum’s collections committee has maintained a wishlist of just five cars the committee members feel belong in the museum. While four of the fi...
Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding & Co., except where noted. Though Ab Jenkins never got the chance to round out his racing resume with a run at the Indianapolis 500 due to a case of bloo...
Brooks Stevens’s Sceptre concept, designed for Studebaker. Photo courtesy Milwaukee Art Museum. From its start as a manufacturer of horse-drawn wagons to its demise as an independent automaker compet...
Photographer Lilia Li-Mi-Yan spent about a week in Armenia a few years back documenting Armenians’ love of their ErAZ vans, vans whose names resemble the Armenian word for “dream.” Built to resist, t...
1937 Delage D8 Aerosport — Image courtesy of the Studebaker National Museum. As we enter the last month of the first quarter, the Studebaker National Museum, located in South Bend, Indiana, has opene...
To support women in automotive fields, McPherson College senior Abigayle Morgan has started a scholarship named in honor of Denise McCluggage. I have proposed to create and grow a scholarship campaig...
Photos courtesy Jonathan Plotkin. And now the truth comes out. In one comment left on the recent Studebaker pickup find of the day, longtime commenter Danny Plotkin both introduced us to his brother ...
Patina-rich 1955 Studebaker E12 3/4-ton pickup for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I have had it for 4 years and I am the 4th owner. It runs and can be driven, however the engine...
Starting January 1, Indiana residents can purchase specialty plates to support the Studebaker Museum. The first one had better go on a South Bend product. * In the late Sixties, Ford’s vision of an e...
Steve McKelvie let us know this week that Scott Henderson, a Great Race rally driver who notably helped save a Buick that lost its brakes from tumbling off the Mount Washington auto road this past su...
Most stories of electric conversions on older cars stop right after the test and tune phase. Corbin Dunn, however, has kept us current (geddit?) on his Beetle EV conversion through the years. ( via )...
Nearly 55 years ago, the Department of Justice’s antitrust division filed a complaint against Studebaker for pricefixing oil additives through its subsidiary, STP. As Automotive News reported, the de...
Google’s satellite view tells the same old tale: New houses encroaching on an old junkyard. Hat tip to KSL-TV for breaking this story. As the 1920s aviation craze gave way to the harsh realities of t...
From the seller’s description: You are looking at a beautiful classic 1948 Studebaker M15A 1-ton pickup . This M15A is one of 4,348 made in model year 1948. This M15A had a professional paint job rou...
Unrestored right-hand-drive 128-mile 1958 Studebaker Champion for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Possibly the most original Studebaker and one of the most original classic cars ...
1939 Mercury Town Sedan (top; image by the author); 1941 Studebaker Commander Sedan Coupe (bottom; image by Jim Donnelly). Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles,...
Last weekend, the Los Angeles Times gathered nearly 20 years’ worth of data on street racing fatalities in the city. Notably absent from the article: Any mention of the access — or lack of access — t...