Just under an hour from Nappanee is South Bend, home of the Studebaker National Museum. We bought the combination ticket for it and the History Museum, which included a tour of the Oliver Mansion. The History Museum also had an exhibit for women's baseball, including A League of Their own movie memorabilia.
Studebaker Brothers got their real start with investing money made from selling wheelbarrows to gold rush miners.
Did you know how the term station wagon got started? It makes sense when you think about it.
Whenever I think of Oliver, I associate the name with tractors. It was actually the chilled plow that got them started. Their beautiful home, though not as large as the Studebaker family's home, is something to see. The Studebaker family home is now a restaurant.
A bit of a hodge podge of exhibits, but there you are.
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| Studebaker wagons |
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| Station wagons - brought luggage and people to/from train stations |
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| Fashionable |
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| Durable |
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| Elegance |
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| 1963 Avanti |
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| The last Studebaker |
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| Predictor |
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| Bullet nose photo opp |
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| Signed by the real players |
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| The Oliver Chilled Plow |
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| Oliver Mansion |
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| Grand Entry |
Love you guys in the Studebaker :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's funny. They cut the whole passenger side door out.
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