The Life of J.M. Studebaker:
Automotive Pioneer

J.M Studebaker (1833 - 1917) "was a pioneer in vehicle building and lived to see the change in locomotion from oxcarts to automobiles. He had been engaged in the manufacture of vehicles for sixty-five years".

This is a very quick and interesting read, highlighting the key events in the life of this automotive engineer whose name is so readily recognized one hundred and five years after his death.

Facts about American car ownership in the 1920s can be read here...