Today's SBT has this article regarding the purchase and move of SASCO by SI.
Native of city buys up inventory
Plans local Studebaker auto parts business.
By HOWARD DUKES
Tribune Staff Writer
Need drove Ed Reynolds into the business of selling parts for Studebaker automobiles.
Reynolds, owner of the Greenfield, Ind.-based company that purchased the former Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp. from Teachers Credit Union, had trouble finding a matching review mirror for his 1963 Avanti.
So Reynolds made the mirror himself, and started making other replacement parts for his vehicle as well as for other Studebaker enthusiasts.
At the time, Reynolds was living in California where he was working as a teacher. He eventually moved back to Indiana, settling in Greenfield, where his company, Studebaker International Inc., is based.
The purchase of Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp. is important for business reasons.
Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp.'s holdings include thousands of parts for Studebaker cars and trucks.
The inventory eventually will be moved to the Studebaker Business Center, 711 Chippewa Ave., South Bend. When that building reopens in the spring of 2010, Reynolds said it will be part of a retail complex that caters to Studebaker enthusiasts visiting the city to tour the Studebaker National Museum or other events.
The sale also has personal meaning to Reynolds, who grew up in the area. His father worked in the engineering department for the automaker, which closed in 1963.
"(Studebaker has) been a part of my life for a long time, and this is the largest inventory of Studebaker parts."
Reynolds said work to move the inventory from the old location, which is slated for demolition, will begin right away. The old site is being cleared to make room for the development known as Ignition Park.
"It's like deja vu all over again."--Yogi Berra
Native of city buys up inventory
Plans local Studebaker auto parts business.
By HOWARD DUKES
Tribune Staff Writer
Need drove Ed Reynolds into the business of selling parts for Studebaker automobiles.
Reynolds, owner of the Greenfield, Ind.-based company that purchased the former Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp. from Teachers Credit Union, had trouble finding a matching review mirror for his 1963 Avanti.
So Reynolds made the mirror himself, and started making other replacement parts for his vehicle as well as for other Studebaker enthusiasts.
At the time, Reynolds was living in California where he was working as a teacher. He eventually moved back to Indiana, settling in Greenfield, where his company, Studebaker International Inc., is based.
The purchase of Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp. is important for business reasons.
Studebaker Autoparts Sales Corp.'s holdings include thousands of parts for Studebaker cars and trucks.
The inventory eventually will be moved to the Studebaker Business Center, 711 Chippewa Ave., South Bend. When that building reopens in the spring of 2010, Reynolds said it will be part of a retail complex that caters to Studebaker enthusiasts visiting the city to tour the Studebaker National Museum or other events.
The sale also has personal meaning to Reynolds, who grew up in the area. His father worked in the engineering department for the automaker, which closed in 1963.
"(Studebaker has) been a part of my life for a long time, and this is the largest inventory of Studebaker parts."
Reynolds said work to move the inventory from the old location, which is slated for demolition, will begin right away. The old site is being cleared to make room for the development known as Ignition Park.
"It's like deja vu all over again."--Yogi Berra
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