HOPE, Ind. — Indiana-based Studebaker Co. hasn’t made cars or trucks in more than 50 years, but there are still more than 350,000 of the vehicles in operation around the world.
On Thursday, it was announced that a business that supplies those classic vehicle owners with old stock or reproduction parts has chosen the town of Hope as its new shipping headquarters.
When fully operational, an average of about 50 packages per day will be shipped out of the Hope location, Hope Town Manager J.T. Doane said.
Studebaker International, which is in the process of moving into 111 Aiken St. on the town’s south side, already has two employees in Hope who are answering phone calls, co-owner Corey Lime said.
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