Studebaker

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Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. The company held a location at 1600 Broadway in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the firm was originally a coachbuilder of wagons, buggies, carriages, and harnesses. Studebaker entered the automotive business in 1902 with electric vehicles, adding gasoline vehicles in 1904, and selling under the name "Studebaker Automobile Company". Its automotive division operated in partnership with the Garford Company of Elyria, Ohio until 1911; and with E-M-F Company and Flanders Automobile Company from 1909. The first gasoline automobiles to be fully manufactured by Studebaker were marketed in August 1912.Over the next 50 years, the company established a reputation for quality, durability and reliability. In 1962, the company reverted to its original name of 'Studebaker Corporation' due to an earlier unsuccessful...

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