Studebaker factory suppliers

[Scott]

I've often wondered who all the companies were that supplied Studebaker with their components. I'd like to put together a list covering several categories and maybe subcategories. Can anyone add to this? It changed year by year, but still I think it could be helpful. Here are some I know.

Transmission: Borg-Warner
Brakes: wagner or bendix?
Carburetors: Rochester, Carter
Wheelcovers and trim: Lyon Industries
Steering: Saginaw (I can't remember the other big one at the moment)
Distributors: Autolite, Prestolite, Delco
Radios: Delco
Batteries: Willard
Differential: Dana
Bearings: Timken?
Tires: Dunlop
Shocks: Gabriel
Gauges: Stewart Warner
Paint: Ditzler

Now here are some categories I know nothing about:
Glass
Interior fabrics
Plastic parts
Mirrors and cast trim pieces
Climatizer parts
Wheels
Rubber gaskets
Window regulators
Steering wheels
Gas tanks
Pulleys
Leaf springs
Wiring harnesses
Antennas
Carpet
Rubber mats


Thanks for any information.

[Greenstude]

Add Ross steering and Philco radios.

[8E45E]

Tires were also supplied by Allstate, Goodyear, Firestone, and U.S.Royal/Dominion Rubber (Uniroyal).

There were recent threads on paint suppliers, including Niles Paint Company and O'Brien. And in Canada, C-I-L was a paint supplier for Hamilton assemble Studebakers.

Switches: Indak, Rockette Div.- Cutler-Hammer

Sunroofs: Golde

Lamps: General Electric, Lenses: Rite-Way, Liberty Lens

Filler caps; fuel/radiator/oil: Stant

Craig

[Guido]

Edwards Iron Works supplied some truck bodies. M series and Champ pickup trucks used bodies that originated with Budd and Dodge. I think JDP worked for a company that supplied bumpers.

[Guido]

GM supplied the engines in '65-'66 as well as the Diesel engines in '62-'64. Hercules supplied truck engines in the '30's as well as for the US6.

[57pack]

Eaton for power steering pumps.

[DEEPNHOCK]

Herwich Iron
Budd Stamping co.

[RadioRoy]

starters and generators and voltage regulators - Delco, Autolite = Prestolite
Radios - Philco 55 and older. Delco 56 and newer

Radiators - McCord and others

Power steering - Saginaw and Bendix

[Commander Eddie]

carburetors: Stromberg

[Commander Eddie]

Differentials: Spicer (?)

[RadioRoy]

carburetors: Stromberg

And Carter made carburetors, too.

Accessories were made by lots of specialty shops.
-the "no-blo" wind deflectors were made for GM cars also
-the wire wheel covers from the Speedsters and other years also appeared on Nash and Kaiser cars, in slightly different configurations

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[StudeRich]

Transmission: Borg-Warner, Detroit Gear Div. BW.
Brakes Drum: Wagner Lockheed, Lockheed, Bendix only on Disc. Brakes
Carburetors: Rochester only on '65-'66, Carter, Bendix Stromberg
Wheelcovers and trim: Lyon Industries
Steering: Saginaw, Ross
Electrical: Autolite, Prestolite, Delco
Radios: Delco, Philco
Batteries: Willard, Globe in '63-'64
Differential: Dana Spicer
Bearings: Timken and Bower
Tires: #1: Firestone, Dunlop, U.S. Royal, Allstate, Goodyear>only on Captive Air/3 Seat Wagons
Shocks: Gabriel, Hodalye (sp)
Leaf Springs: Detroit Eaton
Suspension Bushings: Harris
Gauges: Stewart Warner
Paint: Ditzler, RM
Electrical Switches: Aetna-Pollak
Wheels: Budd Corp., Kelsey Hayes
Locks: Yale, Hurd
Lenses: Teaco, Guide, AP
U Joints: Mechanics, Spicer
Nameplates/Emblems: Ross
Four-Way Flasher System: Signal Stat
Glass: LOF, PPG
Bodies and Frames: Budd Corp.
Avanti Bodies: Molded Fiberglass Corp. Ashtabula, OH
STP: STP Division, Studebaker Corp.
Gaskets: Victor, Felpro
Heater Control Valves: Ranco
Headlight Bucket Assemblies: Hobbs, Hall
Crankshafts: (this was found recently, but I forgot who)
Pistons: Alcoa
Piston Rings and Roto-Cap valve rotators in H.D. Truck Engines: Perfect Circle/Sealed Power.
Exhaust Valves: Eaton
Main Bearings & Rod Bearings on H.D. Truck & Avanti: Clevite 77 Tri-Metal
PCV Valves: Carter
Fuel Pumps: Carter '55-'64 V8's, AC Sixes & '51-'54 V8.
Spark Plugs: Champion
Wiper Blades: Trico

Maroon = Added by me to your original List.

[Guido]

Superchargers, McCulloch and Paxton.

[Scott]

Thanks for the great list so far! There are still a lot of holes. A few of these names I never heard of before. I never would have thought that headlight buckets would have been out-sourced.

[Skip Lackie]

Thanks for the great list so far! There are still a lot of holes. A few of these names I never heard of before. I never would have thought that headlight buckets would have been out-sourced.

The 64 Lark-type dual headlights all look the same, but they're made by both Hall and Hobbs, and most of the parts, including the external rims, do NOT interchange between the two. Some of us have found that out the hard way.