Category Archives: Champion

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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I Came By It Honestly

I was nine years old when my father gave me a rusty old 1962 Lark to drive around in the field beside our house. Until then I had never heard the name Studebaker, but I was hooked. Looking back now … Continue reading

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The Munkle Collection

I’d like to pay tribute to Mr. Munkle. Everybody knows him. They all talk about him. I myself have heard of him many times but I could never quite figure out exactly who he was. He seemed to have traveled … Continue reading

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