807 Comments for Studebaker Stamping Plant

I looked this up in the South Bend center for history. It was a loading and recieving dock from the railroad. Each platform on levels 1-4 were different stages on the assembly line. If you look close enough there is a boom crane to haul matrerials to each level. The plant was verticle in size for the lack of real estate so materials were shipped "just in time" for the line.

These are definitely Turbocharged Diesels. On the right side of the engine (looking at the photo because technically is the left) you can see the compressor which supplied air pressure to a holding tank for the air brakes and anything else requiring air pressure. It is common to use the compressed air also to run pneumatic tools for other purposes. (i.e. an impact gun to remove lug nuts on the wheels, etc.)

if i happen to journey into these building which one would i go in first? i live in south bend, or do you know of any other sweet abondoned building kinda like this one around town? let me know im real interested

I work at AM General. The American Axle strike only affected production of the H2 not the military Humvees. We currently produce 80 trucks per day all of the up-armored variety. I recently transfered to the Chippewa plant which is now used as our parts warehouse. I located this site while searching for some history about the Chippewa plant. If anybody has any info on that I would like to hear from you.

aaaaaaaaaaaa such a waste i didn't even know they had a trany and front universal joints for the drive shaft a poop. o well dam good pic's tho

they could be rebuilt but meh not really worth it. Very high scrap value tho

Complete original engines with zero miles like those are so hard to find. But sadly they are probably all seized and if not seized then in need of at least a few hundred bucks of repair. cool pic tho(Y)

Love this set. I just read in Hemmings Classic Car that this site is scheduled for demolition soon. I think it's the same place I hope I'm wrong this is a shame tearing down awesome building like this with so much history.

If they open this plant again there will be a fanfare

Perfectly unique. I love it.

I grew up in South Bend. The town is full of "fallout shelters". Supposedly, during the cold war, missiles were aimed at the town because of its strong manufacturing ability.

Recent news has corrected me in my coments about AM General above.They are still producing Humvees.It has been reported in the news that AM General was forced to stop production,because of the strike at American Axle that is now in its 6th week.has effected the supply of parts needed to assemble Humvees.

No, the place was demolished in 2006.

this room i'd bet was shipping & receiving from rail cars with the crane they could move all the raw parts & bins as needed to the platforms for each assembly area this place was working (remember) b4 diesel trucks moved everything so i'd be willing to bet......awesome photos is it still there?

Motts you sure get around the country alot.....With all the pix you took,Love all of them.Love old Railroad stuff also.trestles and such. And the old shipwrecks.