Please excuse the poor quality of the photos that appear with this week’s column. I took the pictures from a grainy video of family home movies from the 1960s, so the images are quite blurry. And dear ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - From the Griswold family’s Ford LTD Country Squire in “National Lampoon’s Vacation” to the classic ‘70s Plymouth Satellite Regent in “The Brady Brunch,” the station wagon is ...

Modern cars have a lot going for them, including advanced electronics, a plethora of safety features, and refined and efficient engines. However, if you’re after something a little more old school ...

SOUTH BEND — The exhibit “Family Haulers: The American Station Wagon” continues through July 28 at the Studebaker National Museum, 201 Chapin St. A showcase of the iconic station wagon, the exhibit ...

Here's another picture of the old horse-drawn school wagons often called hacks. It's one of the two 1903 Studebaker wagons owned by the Oak Mound School north of Moorhead. This hack was restored by ...

John A. Chockelt was a young boy when he came to America with his father, John C. Chockelt. The elder Chockelt was a blacksmith and wagon builder in Germany, not far from the city of Leipzig. The son ...

• 1820: John Clement Studebaker marries Rebecca Mohler, settles near Gettysburg, Pa., opens blacksmith and wood shop. • 1850: Clement Studebaker, second of their five sons, moves to South Bend; rest ...

Editor's note: The majority of this timeline of the Studebaker Corp. originally appeared in The Tribune on May 5, 2017. • 1820: John Clement Studebaker marries Rebecca Mohler, settles near Gettysburg, ...