Studebaker-Garford

The Studebaker - Garford is an automobile which jointly by the Garford Company of Elyria (Ohio ) and the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend (Indiana ) was produced from 1904 to 1911. Throughout the entire production period, the car was sold as " Studebaker " according to a marketing agreement between the two companies, but collectors of Studebaker vehicles see these vehicles separately from the other, as they contain a lot of Garford components.

Garford set forth components and chassis for a number of early automobile manufacturer. Studebaker, the coaches made ​​since the 1850s, although built their first automobile in 1897, but increased until 1902 with the introduction of the Studebaker Electric fully in this industry a.

Pursuant to an agreement between the two companies made ​​Garford chassis and then sent them to South Bend for the final assembly. The Studebaker - Garford had a gasoline engine, the first version with 8 hp ( 5.88 kW).

The first Studebaker - Garford were called "Model A" and "Model B" and were referred to as a 5- seater tourer with detachable tonneau. After removing the Tonneauaufbaus the car 2 - seater Tourer were. The " Model C " was also introduced in 1904 and is also a tourer, but with a removable roof. The cars were equipped with headlights for an additional charge.

Until her last year of production, the cars were revised again and again:

From 1910 an increasing proportion of chassis for Garford automobiles was used and Studebaker was forced to take legal action to protect its rights under the contract. Reluctantly turned Garford Studebaker satisfied, but the relations between the two companies were more and more strained. 1911 EMF had been completely taken over by Studebaker, and cooperation with Garford was abandoned.

Garford continued his automobile production, but without the sales organization of Studebaker production volume was not sufficient to reach the profit zone. 1913 Garford was acquired by John North Willys and Willys -Overland built into.