13K views · 190 reactions | This week, we’re looking at how your brand-new 1952 Studebaker is made. Today, we start from the beginning, watching molten metal get turned into engine blocks. Tune in tomorrow for more! (Credit: Curious Cumulus Productions, Inc. via Getty Images.) | Road & Track Magazine | Facebook

Woukd you camp in this Studebaker wagon? Once a pioneer in both wagons and automobiles, Studebaker’s legacy hit the brakes in the 1960s. After merging with Packard in 1954, the company struggled to keep up with the Big Three. By 1963, Studebaker closed its South Bend, Indiana plant, moving car production to Hamilton, Ontario. But dwindling sales and financial losses proved too much. In 1966, the last Studebaker rolled off the line—marking the end of a 114-year journey that started with horse-dra