THE REASONS WHY STUDEBAKER, the oldest American manufacturer of vehicles at the time, went out of business are numerous, but the quality of its cars was not among them.
The Studebaker Lark and its many offshoots, including the Wagonaire and Daytona, are also underdogs, but so much has been written about the last Studebakers, that I couldn’t add anything significant to the discussion. If you find one, buy it. They’re great cars.
Go online and conduct a search for any independent auto manufacturer through 1966, and I guarantee you’ll find more Studebakers in great shape, ready for you to drive home, than any other — with the possible exception of Packard.
In 1947, Studebaker was “first by far with a post-war car.” The “which way are they going” Studebakers, though…
