Category Archives: Avanti

100,000th Lark Built 5/12/1959

Today in Studebaker History, May 12, 1959 On this day, May 12, 1959 the 100,000th Lark rolled off the assembly line in South Bend. The Lark was a pioneering "compact car" designed and built by Studebaker and introduced on November … Continue reading

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Avanti Introduced To The Public, 4/26/1962

Today in Studebaker History, April 26, 1962 The Studebaker Avanti was introduced to the public at the New York International Auto Show on April 26, 1962. The concept for the Avanti came from Sherwood Egbert who took over as president … Continue reading

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Studebaker and the War Effort

In August 1996 the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown New York had a special visitor, a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. The B-17 was the United States best known and respected heavy bomber during the World War II. Studebaker in doing … Continue reading

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