Studebaker-Garford was an automobile produced and distributed jointly by the Garford Company of Elyria, Ohio, and the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1904 through 1911.
[1] Garford was a manufacturer of automobile components and chassis for a number of early automotive works.
The Model “C” was also introduced in 1904 and is considered the first formal touring car, but did not come with a collapsible (convertible) top.
Until its final year, the car received a number of mechanical upgrades as technology advanced: By 1910, however, chassis production was increasingly favoring Garford's own vehicle brand, and Studebaker was forced to take steps to reassert its contractual rights.
However, by 1911, E-M-F's engine and chassis plant was bought out by Studebaker president Fred Fish and the two firms ended their tenuous relationship.