The several hundreds of you who have read my book, "My Father The Car", will no doubt recall, on page 40, considerable reference was made to Edward G. Dunbar Jr, who is the lone survivor of Studebaker's senior management team in the United States. Ed's brother Bob recently contacted me with some more of that family's long history with Studebaker, which dates back over 125 years. The grandfather of Ed and Bob, the original Edward G. Dunbar, was an engineer at Studebaker in the late 1880s and died in 1890 at age 45. His widow, Tina, married Albert Peak in 1894. At the time, Peak was head of safety at Studebaker. Their father originally worked in Studebaker's harness shop and retired in 1953 at age 68. Uncle Alonzo Dunbar painted stripes on Studebaker wagon wheels. Bob Dunlop worked in Export Parts at Plant 8 in South Bend in 1949 and 50 and was drafted into the Service in 1950. As you already know from my book, Ed Dunbar Jr finished up the family relationship with Studebaker in 1972 when the last parts supply and properties were divested, prior to going on to Studebaker-Worthington. It's fascinating how much additional tidbits have come to my attention since writing this book; I just thought you'd like to hear about this one.
Stu Chapman
Stu Chapman
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