807 Comments for Studebaker Stamping Plant

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Alot of hitory, Great job Motts, I live in South Bend, They used to call the town Studebaker Indiana,
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That's how they moved parts from plant to plant.
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AM General made buses in the 70's in Mishawaka In.
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Great job you and your team did.
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AM General bought Diamond Rio in the 70's and CCC truck's to build 10 ton army truck's.
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am general had a contract to rebuild old trucks,
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matt, i like the photos
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looks cool, if only the walls could talk,
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Hello everybody I am new here at www.opacity.us. Forum looks good.
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Una foto esta tomada desde el final de la fabrica y la otra desde el principio, pero igual está buenisimo el trabajo, me encanto la página.

I like too much this web!!!
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I worked for Active Tool and MFG for 23 years, working at the Tooling center in Detoit. Started as a tool and die apprentice and work my way up to working in the layout department and running a CMM. It breaks my heart to see what Tower Automotive as well as the prior owners did too this once thriving company.
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Why did they leave all these motors here?
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Just a guess, but I'd imagine all of these were removed when the vehicles were scrapped, with the intention of reselling as military surplus. They must have sat in storage for years waiting for repurposing as generators or redneck engine swaps.
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I have a desk clock my wife bought me a long time ago at SASCO. It was made from flooring obtained during demolition of part of the Studebaker assembly plant floor in 1992-1993. It has a number of #206 stamped in it. It is interesting that it looks like it could have been from a wood block like the ones in this picture. It is flat on the bottom, arched at the top ( probably a band saw ) and routered on the front edges to dress it up. A large hole was cut in the face to hold a battery powered clock. I suspect these blocks were used in a lot of Studebakers old buildings, if not all of them. My Dad, Uncles, Granddad, Brothers, Father-in-law, Cousins, numerous neighbors and friends all worked there at one time or another. Certinally one of them would remember if these blocks were used in the assembly plant building as well as the stamping plant. I certainly ask someone just from curiosity.
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Multi Fuel and far from rare