American Automobiles
"What Does the Lark Have That the Others Do Not?"
Newspaper advertisement
By: Studebaker
Date: November 3, 1959
Source: "What Does the Lark Have That the Others Do Not?" Cincinnati Enquirer. Nov. 3, 1959, 3-C.
About the Organization: Studebaker, founded in 1852, was the only wagon manufacturer to successfully make the transition into the automobile industry at the turn of the twentieth century. The H & C Studebaker blacksmith shop opened in 1858 in South Bend, Indiana. It became the largest wagon manufacturer in the world. The company introduced an electric car in 1902 and a gasoline-powered car two years later, although it continued to manufacture wagons until the 1920s. After struggling to survive during the Depression, Studebaker rose to fame when modern industrial design pioneer Raymond Loewy began designing its cars in 1938. As an independent automaker,...
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