From the archives #78 Who, what, where, why, when?

[Studebaker Wheel]

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The first one to answer all the questions completely and accurately will win absolutely nothing.

[mbstude]

A strike when the foreman showed up driving a '55 Bel Air.

[HAWK64]

There was a fire near one of the security gate guard houses - wet driveway & dry road.

[Bill Pressler]

There was a fire near one of the security gate guard houses - wet driveway & dry road.

That sounds like a logical explanation, Jim!

I'm pretty sure that's the south side of W. Sample St., near Gate 1 and the Studebaker Engineering Building. I'd place the photo in either fall '61 or early spring '62, since there are no leaves on the trees and a couple '62-model Larks in the photo.

[BobPalma]

'Looks like a good explanation of why none of the structures in the photo are extant, and why the subject company is no longer in business:

To wit: Of 13 identifiable automobiles in the photo, only 6 are Studebakers...and this is right smack dab in the middle of the Studebaker manufacturing complex!

This is likely a photo of the early-spring 1962 strike that caused the company to miss what had been a certain, possible 100,000-unit year for the last time. Thank goodness all that pollution is being generated in China, now, so we can plant daisies in the sod at Ignition Park!

The photo was taken from an upper floor of the Engineering Building, probably to document who and what was going on during the strike. I'm not sure about the fire at the gate house theory, Jim; rather, that may be some remaining snow melting from a huge pile out of sight. South Bend gets some enormous snow mountains that take forever to melt once spring arrives. BP

[Cowtown Commander]

My first trip to South Bend the Power Plant was already gone as it was one of the first structures removed, but I think that is what we are looking at with the steam leak from the underground steam mains. I think it is a good guess about this being taken during the strike.

[8E45E]

To wit: Of 13 identifiable automobiles in the photo, only 6 are Studebakers...and this is right smack dab in the middle of the Studebaker manufacturing complex!

You forgot the Champ truck parked under the power plant. And Studebaker would have made a little bit on the sale of that DKW parked across the street. I suspect that photo was taken at lunchtime, as there's no long line of strikers present, and one can see a picket leaning up on the gatepost near the guardhouse.

Craig

[GEEMAC]

Have only been to SB three times in my life, but then absoutly nothing is something! Mac

[Retired]

Obvious, the strikers by the gates elected to send a couple of fellow strikers across the street as hit men to kill the owners of the non-studebakers parked at the curb.

[Welcome]

From the archives #78 Who, what, where, why, when?

The first one to answer all the questions completely and accurately will win absolutely nothing.

Who: Grown men
What: A major disagreement
Where: Latitude 41 degrees, 39 minutes, 879 seconds; Longitude 86 degrees, 09 minutes, 4601 seconds
Why: Because Richard Quinn needed another photo taken for his “Collection”
When: 07 January 1962, 14:16:03 GMT

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I count NINE (revised) Studebaker/Packard Corp. products visible in the Picture.
Isn't that a '58 Packard Wagon on the left edge of the Pic ahead of the '60 Lark Wagon which is ahead of the '61 Lark Wagon?

Counting the Champ under the Power Station and the Auto Union DKW and the Packard, we have 9. Still, not enough though!

I like Matt's answer the BEST though, good one Matt!

[63t-cab]

I think I see 9 Studebakers total.but maybe I'm seeing one that's not really there ?

I count EIGHT Studebaker/Packard Corp. products visible in the Picture.
Isn't that a '58 Packard Wagon on the left edge of the Pic ahead of the '60 Lark Wagon which is ahead of the '61 Lark Wagon?

Counting the Champ under the Power Station and the Auto Union DKW and the Packard, we have 8. Still, not enough though!

I like Matt's answer the BEST though, good one Matt!

[JRoberts]

Well, I can only take you guys' word that it is in South Bend at one of the Studebaker facilities. As to what is going on, I have no idea. What I do know is that I love that big old four door Nash the the Continental Kit.

[50starlite]

That's a Rambler across the street, not a DKW. I had a DKW (should I admit that?) so I know what they look like. They were a different car, that's for sure, 2 cycle. 3 cyl, front wheel drive and could barely keep up with its own shadow.

[Bob Bryant]

When I was in school a roommate from South Bend stated that he thought his father's premature death was due to the stress induced from his union activities. I do not know what position his father had in the union. He drove the car his father had owned which was a 1955 Packard 400 hardtop...a really nice car.