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Studebaker

American  
[stoo-duh-bey-ker, styoo-] / ˈstu dəˌbeɪ kər, ˈstju- /

noun

  1. Clement, 1831–1901, U.S. wagon maker and pioneer automobile designer.


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The Studebaker Hawk was a line of cars built from the mid-1950s to model year 1964, advertised as a family sports car, before Studebaker went out of business later in the 60s.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2025

“He’s going to lose Michigan if he keeps doing this,” Studebaker said.

From Salon May 22, 2024

“A lot of it was inside jokes for ourselves,” said Studebaker, who paraphrased a wry quote from “The Gambler” by Fyodor Dostoevsky: “You gamble with your friends because you like to see them humiliated.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2024

“Every speedometer was flipped back,” is how a Beverly Hills Studebaker salesman named William L. Plunkett described that “common” practice from the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2023

Bill dropped his friend off, and when he got home, he pulled his Studebaker into the garage.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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