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The Studebaker-Packard Corporation is the entity created in 1954 by the purchase of the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. While Studebaker was the larger of the two companies, Packard's balance sheet and executive team were stronger than that of the South Bend company.
A new company was established named Worthington-Weir for American pump manufacture. [15] [b] In 1973, Studebaker-Worthington reached sales of $1 billion. [17] In 1974, MLW-Worthington arranged to sell 25 locomotives to Cuba for $15 million. Studebaker-Worthington required a permit under the Trading with the Enemy Act, which was denied.
HAER No. NE-10-J, "South Omaha Union Stock Yards, Motor Truck No. 1", 14 photos, 2 measured drawings, 6 data pages, 3 photo caption pages; HAER No. NE-10-K, "South Omaha Union Stock Yards, Motor Truck No. 2", 8 photos, 2 measured drawings, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; HAER No. NE-10-L, "South Omaha Union Stock Yards, Motor Truck No. 3 ...
Studebakers cars were in town for the 2017 Studebaker's Driver's Club International Meet. The cars were part of a parade from the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds to downtown South Bend for a ...
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James John Nance (19 February 1900 – 21 July 1984) was an American industrialist who became president of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.Later, he was chief executive of the Central National Bank of Cleveland, chairman of the executive committee of Montgomery Ward and chairman of the board of trustees of the Cleveland State University and a major property investor.
The new model Nance hoped for was delayed until 1955, partially because of Packard's merger with Studebaker. Packard stylist Dick Teague was called upon by Nance to design the 1955 line, and to Teague's credit, the 1955 Packard was well received. Not only was the body completely updated and modernized, but the suspension was new, with torsion ...