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Thanks for the update on it: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...wk+convertible
Craig
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I wonder why they think that it has a "fiberglass...trunk lid"?
I guess that it wasn't donated with a provision that it couldn't be sold.
I never thought that it fitted in with a Packard museum since it was not a production model or even a styling/prototype car.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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This is one really beautiful Packard Hawk.
Apparently, that "STORY" has been propagated ever since our first Post about it here, back in 2007!
It appears there were several owners and at least 2 Museums involved since then, all talking the "Story".
We knew Stan and he never was the "Chief Engineer at Studebaker", he was a Boeing Co. Everett, WA Aircraft Engineer who also built a Landau Removable Top '63 GT Hawk, White with Blue interior.
So the Car as it now is, has no Connection to Studebaker at all, not a Prototype.
It does make entertaining reading though!Last edited by StudeRich; 12-09-2017, 09:41 AM.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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I saw that car this past May when I visited that museum on my way home from South Bend. It is all there, but a little rough around the edges (loose vinyl on the seats, loose fitting convertible top, etc.). What struck me is that it is 3 speed/overdrive car. I had a Packard Hawk back in my youth and it was also a 3 speed/overdrive car. I made an effort to find out how many were manual transmission some time ago and somehow (I don't remember how) was told that there were 26 Packard Hawks built at the factory equipped that way. That would make the one in the museum very rare (manual transmission AND changed into a convertible.Howard - Los Angeles chapter SDC
'53 Commander Starliner (Finally running and driving, but still in process)
'56 Golden Hawk (3 speed/overdrive, Power steering - Running, but not yet driving)
'58 Packard Hawk. A partially restored car that was not completely assembled.
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Originally posted by brngarage View PostI saw that car this past May when I visited that museum on my way home from South Bend. It is all there, but a little rough around the edges (loose vinyl on the seats, loose fitting convertible top, etc.). What struck me is that it is 3 speed/overdrive car. I had a Packard Hawk back in my youth and it was also a 3 speed/overdrive car. I made an effort to find out how many were manual transmission some time ago and somehow (I don't remember how) was told that there were 26 Packard Hawks built at the factory equipped that way. That would make the one in the museum very rare (manual transmission AND changed into a convertible.
I do not remember ever working on, or even seeing, an OD PH.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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I find the '63 Daytona R2 hardtop more intriguing. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...ark-daytona-r/
Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in process
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I visited the America's Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio last summer and saw this car there. It certainly does not look as good in person than it does in this picture. BRNGARAGE has said it correctly. The docent that took me around the museum said that they were have trouble with some stuff on the car. The convertible redesign of the Packard Hawk is really good looking. This one just has some issues some of which are a little deeper than just cosmetic.Last edited by JRoberts; 12-13-2017, 05:16 PM.Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Eastern North Carolina Chapter
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Originally posted by PackardV8 View PostAnd the original engine would of course have been and probably still is a 289".
jack vines
MarkLast edited by S2Deluxe; 12-10-2017, 06:11 PM.sigpic
S2Deluxe = (5H - C3).
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Originally posted by studegary View PostFlightomatic (AT) was standard in Packard Hawks. Overdrive was a no charge option in them. Conventional 3-speed was not available in them.
I do not remember ever working on, or even seeing, an OD PH.sigpic
Packardbakerly,
J.D.
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