The History Museum and the Studebaker National Museum are excited to offer special visit opportunities for groups of up to 20. Groups may reserve a two-hour block of time with exclusive access to the galleries of the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum.  Enjoy having the Museums to yourself...

Policies have been implemented to help protect our visitors and staff: Visitors are highly encouraged to wear masks when in the Museum.  Masks are available free of charge at the Admissions Desk. Visitors are asked to practice social distancing and maintain six (6) feet between themselves and others. Alcohol-based hand...

“Companion” automobile brands were all the rage during the ‘20s and ‘30s as the industry rushed to debut new marques. Studebaker also jumped on this bandwagon and fielded a pair of new brands, Erskine and later Rockne, as it attempted to penetrate the low-price field. The 1927 Erskine debuted to...

It was a design revolution. The advent of the profession of industrial design combined with wind tunnel testing saw the boxy shapes of the 1920s give way to graceful streamlined silhouettes that spread across the entire industry. Streamlined: Style in Motion features some of the landmark automobiles from this period,...

The Studebaker National Museum announces the Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm, an exclusive gathering celebrating automotive design, engineering and culture. Organizers are now accepting applications from automobile owners for the event to be held Saturday, July 13, 2019, in South Bend, Indiana. The Concours will open to the public at 10am...

The last Studebaker leaves the Hamilton plant on March 17. The Studebaker Corporation’s vehicle collection and company archives are given to the City of South Bend.

The Studebaker Corporation closes its South Bend plant in December. Production continues at Studebaker’s Hamilton, Ontario, factory.

The Packard line is discontinued; the Lark is introduced as a 1959 model.