When did the foundry shut down?

[64studeavanti]

The reason I ask, is that while going through my stash, I came across a pair of exhaust manifolds dated 12/29/65 and I believe 12/23/65. Please note that they do not follow the Stude convention of using a letter for the year. In this case, th e letter would be U.

[PackardV8]

Not all cast iron came from the Studebaker foundry. Wasn't much of it cast in outside foundries on contract?

jack vines

[Studebakercenteroforegon]

In my college days, say 1963, one of my Manufacturing Engineering classes was about metal casting. One day we had a film about a “modern sand casting operation.” Imagine my thrill when I started to recognize Champion manifolds, Studebaker V-8 heads, blocks, and yes…exhaust manifolds. At the end of the film it indeed stated it was taken at the Studebaker foundry. Studebaker did indeed have a up to date foundry operation and they were more than capable of supplying their own castings.
I would love to see this film again - is must exist somewhere.

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Is this it here? Never mind, that's about forging, does have stude cranks and rods

https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/1931899-mundane-industry-promo-film-has-big-studebaker-surprise

[doug]

In 1965 they were using Chevy engines. Why keep casting manifolds?

[PackardV8]

In 1965 they were using Chevy engines. Why keep casting manifolds?

For service replacements. Many Studebaker dealer Parts Departments were still supplying any and everything in the Parts Manual.

All Packard V8 parts were cast/forged by outside foundries. Most blocks and heads have 1955 casting dates, but some accessories, especially the manual transmission bell housings and the 2x4 bbl intakes, in demand by hot rodders, have casting dates in later years.

jack vines

[Dwight FitzSimons]

I also have a pair of NOS Stude V8 exhaust manifolds with a 1965 casting date code. I believe they were cast & machined by an outside supplier for Studebaker replacement stock after their original stock ran out. Mine probably came from Newman & Altman. I believe that the Studebaker foundry was shut down in 1964, so they couldn't have cast them.

--Dwight

[StudeRich]

The thing to note about this Pair is that they are BOTH Left Side, Standard for all '55 & up V8's, Non-R3/R4.

So I am thinking Avanti, since they require TWO Left Sides.

[DieselJim]

Cummins Diesel used the foundry for a while after the shut down.