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Studebaker heavily promoted the grounds as a "million-dollar outdoor testing laboratory" in advertisements. The test track that ran through the grounds simulated a variety of terrains and road conditions. Studebaker landscaped the park by keeping natural features—and planted a huge grove of trees which spell out "STUDEBAKER" when viewed from ...
The grove of 5,000 trees planted on the proving grounds in 1937, spelling out the Studebaker name, still stands and has proven to be a popular topic on such satellite photography sites as Google Earth. [44] The proving grounds were acquired by Bendix in 1966 [45] and Bosch in 1996.
The Studebaker Corp's sign formed by pine trees at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle is seen from the air in this undated photo. ... Studebaker employees emerge through Gate 1 on Sample ...
The grove of 5,000 trees planted in 1937 that spelled out the Studebaker company name still stands and has proven to be a popular topic on such satellite photography sites as Google Earth.[26] Today, the former proving ground is owned by Robert Bosch GmbH and it continues to be active some 80 years after it was built." - well...
The Nurburgring track is the de facto bar for testing cars. Lamborghinis, Porsches, and Ferraris all fly around the asphalt altar and post impressive numbers. It's built for insanely fast cars ...
The 1500 acre property was known as the "Proving Grounds". Prior to Woods buying it, it was an abandoned cattle ranch. The improvement process comprised first eradicating invasive species, such as lespedeza, multiflora rose, and knapweed, using selective application of herbicides.
Studebaker accentuated the freshened-up facade’s traditional appeal with Sherwin-Williams’ Greek Villa (SW 7551) on the brick and Tricorn Black (SW 6258) on the shutters. She doubled down on ...
He replaced former president Harold E. Churchill under a corporate goal of diversification—to get the company out of carmaking and "absorb Studebaker's tax loss credits ($94 million) by merging with prosperous companies". [4] Instead, Egbert took a genuine interest in the cars and moved his home to the Studebaker proving grounds lodge.