Thread: Farewell 1963 Studebaker Gran Turismo "Hawk"

Kinda hate to see her go and it has been 10 glorious years since we found her in a garage in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. A very nice example of design and innovation by a forward thinking out of the box American automaker who in the end just could compete against the Big Three. Being shown today to an interested buyer/collector. We have others to sort of fill the void but tooling down the road in style and revving the throaty dual exhaust V-8 powerplant was quite enjoyable. Old cars are pretty much like a Patek Phiippe, you are just a caretaker for the next generation.

Thanks for the ride down memory lane. I was still in service about '60. '57 Silver Hawk owned by a lady friend got us where we needed to go. Only complaint was a cooked leg from the exhaust routing.
Thanks again, someone is getting a winner!
~Richard

Wow, I was getting ready to graduate from high school when that came out. Quite a car!

My dad always owned Studebakers. They were great cars with some features being advertised these days as advanced.

Luxury car and color I like.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

My dad always owned Studebakers. They were great cars with some features being advertised these days as advanced.

This one came with the famous "Hill Holder" feature. My favorite Stude and one I will never sell.

Pretty cars.did not some of those come super charged??

Great looking cars. As a kid watching the TV show Happy Days, I couldn't figure out and still can't as to why when Howard Cunningham aka Mr. C would refer to his Studebaker it seemed like other characters regarded the car as being un-hip.........

Chrisl

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Great looking cars. As a kid watching the TV show Happy Days, I couldn't figure out and still can't as to why when Howard Cunningham aka Mr. C would refer to his Studebaker it seemed like other characters regarded the car as being un-hip.........

Chrisl

And how did the Fonz get around in the winter?

This is the only model I ever drove, and the only Studebaker I remember. Back in '62 or '63 when I was 14, a friend who was 18 owned a beat up version of this one. Probably a hundred dollar car at that time. He let me drive it. I always remembered those for the unusual front hood.