Earlier we wrote about some of the military vehicles in the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Ind., ranging from the company’s wagon-making days to its World War II MV’s such as trucks and go-anywhere Weasels. This follow-up provides a little more details about the company’s contributions to the “Arsenal of Freedom.”
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and brought America into World War II, American industry responded patriotically. Automobile companies quickly halted production of civilian cars and trucks and converted their assembly lines to war goods manufacturing. Even some of the larger automobile dealers used their shops and shop equipment to make all types of products that the United States fighting forces needed. It was
