March 14, 2025 – June 8, 2025
Did you know that the South Bend Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is one of the SCCA’s oldest chapters, having been chartered in 1949, and that Studebaker hosted an annual SCCA meet at its Proving Grounds from 1950 to 1953? The South Bend Region had a significant number of members who were Studebaker employees including several from Studebaker’s Design Department. In 1950 Studebaker began hosting an SCCA summer regional meet at the company’s Proving Ground that drew sports cars from around the country for a weekend of camaraderie and motorsports.
This spring, the Museum looks back at the Studebaker Proving Ground’s SCCA gatherings with a display in the Carmichael Bullet Nose Gallery featuring a special appearance by a 1949 Healey Silverstone D-Type, a veteran of the Proving Ground meets. The exhibit will also highlight some of the other rare and exotic automobiles and motorsports celebrities in attendance.