807 Comments for Studebaker Stamping Plant

Its sad to think that something that was once a place of creation and activity is now condemned to stand as an abandoned wasteland.....

They are real buses, trapped inside the maze of engines.

I see it too, Motts are those frames of buses in the right hand corncer or are they real buses.

excuse me i mean right hand side

i was looking at the shiny blades then something caught my eye and it looked newer and i could see what looks like city busses in the top left hand side.

That is interesting in that it appears the overhead crane is still in place.

These engines have nothing to do with Studebaker. They are old multi-fuel military vehicle engines. The plant was used as a storage facility for many years.

In these photos it appears that the "walkways" may have had a suspension system allowing parts to be moved on overhead pulley. Here's what Packard Hawks look like.
www.packardhawk.com

Studebaker did not go "bankrupt", they continued making autos in their Canada plant for two more years after closing South Bend plants in 1964.

I would be very surprised if these were Studebaker engines. I see a 'flex fan' on the front of one. They most likely are used engines, either to be rebuilt in one of the still active buildings or merely for storage before rebuilding. Some appear to large inline turbocharged 6 cylinder engines. They all have a similar profile so it's possibly they are of the same basic model. It also looks like many of them still have their transmissions attached.

I love this.

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This is not for foot traffic. If it was, you would have to duck under the metal bars. : )

yay, im glas you got a pic of this!!

New old stock? That is amazing! Worth a fortune to the right people