Museum News

Studebaker’s expanded its corporate family significantly in the early 1900’s in order to enter the automobile market.  One if its first additions was the assets of the failing General Automobile Company of Cleveland, Ohio.  The General plant produced Studebaker-branded two-cylinder automobiles in 1904-05.   As the market shifted to four-cylinder models,...

The Studebaker National Museum acquired a 1938 Studebaker State Commander convertible sedan this week. This car is one of only 224 produced for the 1938 model year and is one of less than a half dozen known to survive. Studebaker’s 1938 models featured all new bodies, with styling by Raymond...

The Aerodynamic Hupmobile was originally designed by industrial designer Raymond Loewy in 1934 with assistance from Amos Northup, both early proponents of streamlining. The new Hupmobile eliminated the traditional freestanding headlight assemblies and faired them into the fender catwalks. The initial design also featured a unique wraparound three-piece windshield which...

The Studebaker National Museum will join museums and zoos from all 50 states, offering free admission on Saturday, September 17, 2022, with a downloaded branded ticket. Smithsonian magazine has designated Saturday, September 17, 2022 as the 18th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums open their doors to...

Presented by Leah Thill, Senior Environmental Planner with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 6pm in the Wiekamp Auditorium;  the Museum will be open until 8:30pm after the lecture $2 admission / FREE to Studebaker National Museum members & Campus members 2022 has been...

The automobile that became the Rockne was developed by Ralph Vail and Roy Cole, two independent automotive engineers from Detroit, Michigan. In early 1930, Vail and Cole were contracted to create a new automobile for the Willys-Overland Corporation of Toledo, Ohio. Two prototypes were built and received an enthusiastic response...

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 1:30pm in the Wiekamp Auditorium; $2 admission / FREE to Studebaker National Museum members & Campus members, refreshments to follow Studebaker National Museum Archivist Andrew Beckman will take an in-depth look at America’s Most Advanced Automobile, the Studebaker Avanti.  This presentation will look at Studebaker’s...

SOUTH BEND, IN – The 2022 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm is pleased to announce this year’s award winners. Competition was extremely tight, drawing entrants from more than thirteen states.  Capturing Best Of Show was a 1936 Packard Super Eight, owned by Allen & Nancy Strong, from Urbana, IL. It was...

Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 1:30pm in the Wiekamp Auditorium; $2 admission / FREE to Studebaker National Museum members & Campus members, refreshments to follow Chicago’s Historic Motor Row District, is home to the largest, intact, early “motor colony” in the United States.  Primarily located on south Michigan Avenue, it...

SOUTH BEND, IN – The Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm will showcase a stainless steel-bodied 1936 Ford Deluxe Tudor Touring Sedan, courtesy of the Early Ford V-8 Museum in Auburn, Indiana. This car is one of six stainless steel-bodied 1936 Fords built by Allegheny Steel to promote the many uses of...