The Studebaker Dealer in my hometown of Rochester, IN was Barkman Motors. The
 dealership went on to carry Lincoln-Mercury into the late 1970's when it was
 then purchased and merged with the local Ford Store.

We purchased a used Cub Cadet tractor from the Barkman family when I was in
 High School (1977-81). We went to their farm to pick it up, and the elder
 Mr. Barkman took me into his garage to see the last Studebaker he kept. It
 was a black 60 Lark Sedan with less than 10,000 miles on the odometer. I
 had recently bought my 55 at the time, so we talked for about a half hour 
about his dealer days. Since then, both he and his son have passed on. His 
son was a local elementary school principal, and his daughter in law was my
 third grade teacher. Mr. Barkman's only remark that I remember is that he 
dropped Studebaker immediately after South Bend closed. Being 40 miles from
 the closed plant, he felt he'd never sell anyone in Rochester a car from 
Canada.

Kevin Wolford
Plymouth, IN