Thread: Farewell 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo "Hawk"

Originally Posted by Geezer

The later Golden Hawk by Studebaker-Packard had a Paxton centrifugal super charger in one model. And, yes, If it didn't blow the Packard engine it was about the fastest thing on the road for its day and would blow the doors off a Jag 140.

They were always ahead of their time. The entire hawk lineup the Gold, Silver, Power and Flight and of course the Avanti and the standard models the Commander and the President and Grand series.

Too bad they made a business decision to come out with the Scotsman and later Lark which was a piece of garbage and sealed their fate.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

They were always ahead of their time. The entire hawk lineup the Gold, Silver, Power and Flight and of course the Avanti and the standard models the Commander and the President and Grand series.

Too bad they made a business decision to come out with the Scotsman and later Lark which was a piece of garbage and sealed their fate.

I really like a nice LARK

Love Studebakers, thanks for showing the pictures. When I was in art school, a fellow student borrowed his dad's Golden Hawk and gave a group of us a ride to the mountain region at the centre of Puerto Rico for a night in the forest. What a beautiful machine inside and out, very luxurious. The radio had tubes so it took a while to play. The V-8 engine felt very powerful.