807 Comments for Studebaker Stamping Plant

I always liked the shots with old books, papers, etc. :)

Beautiful shot. I love the shadows.

Its a shame to see it idle ,I think I read somewhere that Stamping Machine was one of the largest in the country when it was installed.Capable of stamping out large automobile hoods and roof pannels.

The balconies(platforms with railings )were stock rooms served buy overhead crane that was up near the roof.Remember this was before just in time delivery.(CKD) Completly knocked down cars and trucks where boxed and shipped around the word for assemley in other countries.As well as Studebaker Plants in Los Angelis and Canada.And service parts depots in every major city in the world.Today we speak of globalization,Studebaker was global when things still moved by horse and steam locomotive.Their slogan was,The roads of the world are rutted deep from the wheels of Studebaker Wagons and Buggies.

This is a great but sad picture. I used to work at the corporate offices of this company in this picture and my husband worked at the Tooling Centre. Great photography.

Pete I remember you. You worked with Mike Garvonick in the cmm room right? What's funny about this is that my Dad took me to Active in Detroit when I was a H.S. senior. I got the tour of the plant, and when I went into the cmm room you waited until my Dad walked away and told me not to work here, go to college and learn computers instead and come back with a degree. I was shocked, after hearing so many people praise working at Active as a die maker. I didn't take your advice (not right away anyhow) and I went through my apprenticeship there starting in '92, and left the company around '98. Len Staller was my Dad, Joe Staller was my uncle; they were both follow up guys. I got out of it all in 2002 after going to school to learn computers HAHAHA. I miss the closeness of my shop friends; office life is sterile and boring. But it's a living, for now. Best of luck to you Pete.

You are killing me with the different angles of these engines being wasted. Dont know if I should be mad or cry.

Is that the fan friendly isle?

Love the pic. I am in the National Guard where shops and depots are just like this. Such a waste that none of these engines weren't rebuilt or used as traing tools throughout the services. Seems to be enough to use in every fort, camp, base, depot, shop, motor pool and armory. What a waste, waste, waste.

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I worked for Tecumseh Metal products when they occupied part of the old Stusebaker plant. I remember parking near the big S on the foundry building.

The presses at that time were pumping out Ford Van parts and aluminum parts for the military Hum Vee.

I remember thinking when I would visit that plant that the hardwood block floors soaked in oil would really go up if they ever caught fire. I guess sadly I was right.

Nice to see some of the history of a once great Marque preserved.

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