The Studebaker Wagon Company boasted they were the largest wagon manufacturer in the world.

Having made quite a fortune supplying Northern forces during the Civil War, Studebaker first got involved with the new Horseless carriage around the turn of the century supplying bodies to several electric car manufacturers.

In 1902 Studebaker tried its hand at its own car and produced a simple electric-powered box cart.

The following year Studebaker got into the gasoline automobile business by building a car on a supplied Garford chassis, these new series cars were known as the Garford-Studebakers.

Garford-Studebaker would develop a distinctive style and produce some large high quality automobiles.

Studebaker, seeing the growing demand for automobiles, took control the EMF Company and from then began to supply its own chassis.

For 1913 the company shifted its attention to the mid-range market and offered nearly all the models with electric starting systems and lighting.

These four-cylind...