1938 Studebaker State Commander Convertible Sedan
Sep 08, 2022
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 L...
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Free Admission [with a downloaded ticket] to the Studebaker National Museum Annual Museum Day: A Celebration of Boundless Curiosity
Sep 06, 2022
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 participatin...
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The Future is Here: Electric Vehicles in Michiana and Beyond
Aug 25, 2022
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 & Campu...
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The Rockne Automobile
Aug 19, 2022
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 ...
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Studebaker’s Avanti: America’s Most Advanced Automobile
Aug 09, 2022
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 S...
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2022 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm Announces Winners
Jul 12, 2022
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 Urban...
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Chicago’s Historic Motor Row District: 1905-1936
Jul 11, 2022
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. Prima...
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The Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm To Showcase a Stainless Steel-bodied 1936 Ford
Jul 05, 2022
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...
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Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm To Feature First & Last Studebaker Avantis
Jul 01, 2022
[caption id="attachment_9375" align="alignleft" width="300"] First Studebaker Avant #1001[/caption]
The first and last Studebaker Avantis produced will be on display at the 2022 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Studebaker Avanti’s debut. Avanti ch...
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The Great Race Comes to South Bend
Jun 15, 2022
South Bend, IN— Over 150 automobiles participating in the Great Race, the world’s premiere vintage car rally, will arrive at the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum on Wednesday, June 22, where the museums serve as a lunch checkpoint on the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race, pr...
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