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...nd contracted with the [[Studebaker]] Corporation to sell E-M-F's though [[Studebaker]] wagon dealerships. E-M-F vehicles were in their time for their notoriously bad build qualities. Detractors so

...s SS. A prototype premiered at car shows in 1963. The body was fitted on a Studebaker chassis and used a 5362 cc Chevrolet engine. {{commonscat|Excalibur vehicles}}

...utomobile produced in the United States, that traces its heritage to the [[Studebaker Avanti]] of 1963-1964. Following the closure of the South Bend operation, two South Bend, Indiana [[Studebaker]] dealers, Nate Altman and Leo Newman purchased the Avanti name, the body m

...dels}}'''Clipper''' was a stand-alone make of automobile produced by the [[Studebaker-Packard]] Corporation in 1955-1956 for the 1956 model year only. '''Clippe ...an upscale model name beginning in 1941, attempts by Packard (and later [[Studebaker-Packard]] Corporation) [[image:1956clipper.jpg|right|frame|1956 sales broch

...losed investment firm until 1967 when it merged with Worthington to become Studebaker-Worthington Corp. [[Image:Studebakerbrothers.jpg|thumb|275px|The Five Studebaker brothers]]

...mers will come to dealerships to see it, but will buy other more practical vehicles instead. The classic case is the [[Chevrolet Corvette]], which changed the ...attributes. Advertising for the [[Honda Insight]] featured other [[Honda]] vehicles that were fuel-efficient. The [[Toyota Prius]] is marketed alone, but [[Toy

...ile]] designer for numerous American companies, notably [[Chrysler]] and [[Studebaker]]. He is known for his "[[Forward Look]]" design on the 1955 through 1961 C .... By that time Exner Sr. had been promoted to drawing advertisements for [[Studebaker]] trucks. They had a second son in 1940, Brian, who tragically fell from a

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...and [[Pierce-Arrow]], became known as the "Three-P's of Motordom" (premium vehicles) in the United States. ...buyers of luxury cars were attracted to [[LaSalle]], [[Packard]] and the [[Studebaker President]] series.

...assets of the Willys-Overland Corporation, makers of Willys cars and Jeep vehicles, and in 1954 merged the automotive manufacturing assets of both Kaiser and ==Vehicles==

...was a model of the [[Packard]] Motors Company from 1941 to 1954, and the [[Studebaker-Packard Corporation]] for 1955 and 1957. [[Clipper]]s built for model year Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...ry of people and products on the move from the days of the carriage to the vehicles of tomorrow.<ref name="grand_opening"/> ...ction is the 1891 Nadig Gas-Powered Carriage, one of the first gas-powered vehicles driven in America.<ref name="nadig">{{Citation |last=Gehman | first=Geoff|

==Purchase by Studebaker== ...over its product and product development. Approaching bankruptcy in 1933, Studebaker sold out their interest in Pierce-Arrow to a group of Buffalo businessmen.

...the '''Packard Motors Company''' of Detroit, Michigan, and later by the [[Studebaker-Packard Corporation]] of South Bend, Indiana. The first Packard automobiles ...on the designs of current automobiles. By 1899, the brothers were building vehicles in their native Warren, Ohio. The company, which they called the Ohio Autom

...th common mechanical components beneath their distinctive exteriors, these vehicles were a lucrative segment of the post-World War II automotive marketplace. .../> Only one American car occupied the target marketplace, the Studebaker [[Studebaker Golden Hawk|Golden Hawk]], a highly styled two-door performance hardtop in

...mobile" is a retronym for "horseless carriage," the original name for such vehicles, which is still in use today. Such very old vehicles present special challenges to today's collectors. Replacement parts must n

...celebrate the grand [[automobile]]s of the prewar period. At the time, the vehicles covered by the Club were considered too modern to be of any interest by suc Times have changed, of course, and the vehicles eligible for CCCA membership are now some of the most highly valued cars in

The Envoy XUV's retractable roof is reminiscent of the Studebaker Wagonaire of the 1960s. *[http://www.gmcanada.com/english/vehicles/gmc/envoy/index.jsp Official Canadian site]

...bottom:0.2em;">[[ Hybrid Cars | Spotlight On: Hybrids]] and [[High Mileage Vehicles]]</h2> * Non-hybrid [[High Mileage Vehicles]] that get over 30 mpg<br>

...ver, the company was not doing well following the purchase of struggling [[Studebaker]]. Moreover, sales of the luxury Packard collapsed during 1956. Teague desi Teague was responsible for the design of many AMC cars and Jeep vehicles. He developed the very characteristic and now legendary [[AMC Gremlin|Greml

...ent of steering wheel rotation, to hinder [[motor vehicle theft]]; in most vehicles this is accomplished when the ignition key is removed from the [[ignition s Remote car audio controls are often included on the steering wheels of newer vehicles.

...g. [http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/21/bad-brakes-cause-jeep-to-recall-28k-vehicles/] ...is the third company to produce a vehicle called the Commander, after the Studebaker Commander and the Scammell Commander.

...s as a way to transport flowers and potted plants. Examples include the [[Studebaker Coupe Express]], or the [http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1941-chevrolet-serie ...miliar with the formal term "Coupé Utility", here follows some examples of vehicles using this body style.

...Nash heavily advertised its link to the famous Italian designer, much as [[Studebaker]] promoted its longtime association with [[Raymond Loewy]]. As a result of ==Prototype and custom vehicles==

...hevrolet]] 572 [[crate engine]] (9.4L), available for installation in most vehicles with sufficient space under the hood, both in a 620 hp (460 kW) street ver ...ze car|full-size]] and [[luxury car|luxury]] cars, rather than performance vehicles. Thus, they were commonly tuned and built for smoothness and low-end [[Powe

...can]], and [[Studebaker]] with the sporty Daytona version of its compact [[Studebaker Lark|Lark]]. Other sporty bucket-seat compact cars that appeared during the ...a strong influx of young buyers with discretionary income and a taste for vehicles with a younger image than a standard [[sedan|sedan]], and Iacocca's marketi

...e fitted with practical [[4-wheel disc brakes|disc brakes]] was the 1963 [[Studebaker Avanti]]<ref name="cv">{{cite web ...tive for some time after a water crossing, an important factor in off-road vehicles). [[4-wheel disc brakes|Disc brakes]] are also more reliable than drum bra

...s of three-speed torque converter automatics for [[Ford Motor Company]], [[Studebaker]], and several foreign and independent makes. Some current [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid vehicles]], notably those of [[Toyota]], [[Lexus]] and [[Ford Motor Company]], have

...and glossy enamels which reflected sunlight or the light of oncoming motor vehicles into the driver's eyes. This problem, according to Nader, was well known by ...used by a number of independent manufacturers ([[Nash Rambler|Rambler]], [[Studebaker]]) used a pattern of "P N D L R" which put Reverse at the bottom of the qua

...he world as a "''C-segment''" (between [[B-segment|B-]] and [[D-segment]]) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and ...modern compact class was greatly expanded between 1958 and 1960 when the [[Studebaker Lark]], [[Chevrolet Corvair]], [[Ford Falcon (North American)|Ford Falcon]]

...ween set gear ratios. Even though CVTs have been used for decades in a few vehicles (e.g. [[Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek|DAF]] saloons and the [[Volvo 340]] ...automatics for [[American Motors Corporation]], [[Ford Motor Company]], [[Studebaker]], and several other manufacturers in the US and other countries. [[Chrysl

...o automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that: ...use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);

...lthough they ''are'' part of ''amphibious assault''. Nor are Ground effect vehicles, such as Ekranoplans. The former don't offer any real land transportation a ...ody configurations or other unconventional designs such as screw-propelled vehicles which use auger-like barrels which propel a vehicle through muddy terrain w

...of Time Magazine, was to announce that there would be no merger talks with Studebaker-Packard ''"at this time or in the foreseeable future."'' Romney disagreed By 1964, Studebaker production in the United States had ended (its Canadian operations closed i

{{See also|History of steam road vehicles}} ...ted in passing a law, the Locomotive Act, in 1865 requiring self-propelled vehicles on [[highway|public roads]] in the United Kingdom be preceded by a man on f

...6 inches (6.25&nbsp;m). On the ground and in the air it was powered by a [[Studebaker]] engine. It could fly at 112 mph (180&nbsp;km/h) and drive at 56 mph (90&n A number of companies are developing vehicles. Few have demonstrated a full-sized vehicle capable of free flight.

*[[Studebaker Lark]] ...ion (similar to the front part of the frame of GM's full-size, full-framed vehicles) replaced the earlier style. Although the front subframe design was a Chev

...ance police cars and motorcycles. After he was banned from driving police vehicles by the force (after using a blowtorch as a heater in one of the cruisers) h ...ry felt the vehicle was too fast and had already committed to other combat vehicles. However, the highly-mobile power-operated gun turret featured on the Tuck