807 Comments for Studebaker Stamping Plant

You are so right Susie! this photo really spoke to me! That photo really was a great marriage in architecture and abstract art. When i saw this photo, my life nearly changed, i know it sounds corny, but it really did. motts you really know how to take superlative photos.

Ah, it's so wonderful to see such wonderful artistic talent in the world of photography. This photo is the perfect marriage between architecture and ,you could almost say, abstractness. I wish more people could see the world through this most astonishing point of view!

they prbably are new old stock,based on the're on there clean aperense.their is no sing of wear,just surface rust.if they are m-35 engines they are worth plenty since these trurcks are still used by many municipalitys includeing fire departments and town maint. department.(bjb68bjb@yahoo.com)

yea Stud, made army trucks for world war 2, actualy, GM got the product line today, and are still in use today... as hummers

Super Mario Bros. anyone...?

I have to agree with cruiser except that the clearing presses are hydraulic. they are 100 percent mechanichal

checked on a 7.3L ford diesel last week, very run of the mill engine for todays trucks....200,000 miles 2700 $ . if that cost that imagine the worth of these rare birds

well I guess I asked too soon motts thanks. yes by the photo Id agree

thanks clark, didnt know that. i was going to comment to happy but you enlightened me.

what you see here starting from top and moving down; crakshaft, clutch and brake assembly( open turtle mouth) next crankshaft ,connnecting rods, counterbalance assy. then the ram contained by the frame of the press.

180 being the bottom of the stroke for the ram ( or teeth as some call it )

Ive worked on tooling that went into presses like these ... and yes when they hit 180 they shake the building

man o man, what would a studebaker collector pay for a surplus never used engine for a restoration. Bet it would be in the thousands

sorry toolmaker but im a toolmaker myself. if the crank shaft is missing how is that ram staying suspended above his head?Im not here to put anyone down but this is in the 200 to 500 ton range like toolmaker said but is not really missing much. the bolster may have been quick change , since it was auto manufacturing. looking at this pic that press probably had , oh i dont know 24 in stroke so our specimen would have a bad headache if the ram dropped, unless he ducks quick.

wayne you are correct to a point. Like I said in earlier coments, these floors were probably in rooms where asembly of machines ,pieces etc, took place. my trade always has floors like this when heavy pieces are asembled day in and day out. Like I said before , in the event something drops wood absorbs the hit concrete wont.