# Detroit and the Ghost of Studebaker

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 14, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175 "2008-12-14T23:54:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175/21 "2008-12-16T15:25:14Z")

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Studebaker had a nice lightweight V-8 of their own. Andy Granatelli just missed 200 mph at Bonneville using a double-supercharged version.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175/22 "2008-12-16T16:58:28Z")

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i’ve had a passing curiosity about packard as phila had a downtown plant (now luxe lofts and apartments). i never pursuit it as i’m not into cars. now i’ll give the book a whirl.

thank you tuckerfan, for a great thread.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175/23 "2008-12-16T17:19:53Z")

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> [@Rocketeer](#):
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> Studebaker had a nice lightweight V-8 of their own. Andy Granatelli just missed 200 mph at Bonneville using a double-supercharged version.

Last I heard, Studebakers held more land speed records at Bonneville than any other make.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-and-the-ghost-of-studebaker/477175/24 "2008-12-16T18:15:18Z")

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> [@Tuckerfan](#):
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> Last I heard, Studebakers held more land speed records at Bonneville than any other make.

Yeah, and Chrysler dominated NASCAR for a long time, but it hasn’t helped them.

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