Does anyone own or know of a 1958 Golden Hawk with a higher Serial Number than 6105325? [?]
6105325 is the factory overdrive white car with gold fins and roof owned by late SDCer Asa Hall from 1965 through 2005. My cousin George Krem, owner of The Plain Brown Wrapper, bought the car last week from a dealership in Plymouth CT. I just this afternoon returned from a 2,510-mile round-trip to acquire the car for George and deliver it to him at his new home in Robins IA, above Cedar Rapids.
It's not perfect but is a pleasant survivor, redone in the 60s. [:I] The original engine is in place and running well, and what appears to be the original supercharger also remains, hooked up and running smooth and quiet to boot! George is very pleased with it now that he has it home.
George's preliminary research indicates only 53 Golden Hawks were built after this one: This car was built May 26, 1958, and is 54th from the "forever production end" of one of Studebaker's most famous models of all time: The Golden Hawk.
George would like to know how many, if any, of those last 53 Golden Hawks are accounted for, and if any of them have factory overdrive. Nobody has culled the production records to see how many '58 Golden Hawks had overdrive, but George intends to do that as soon as he can get to South Bend. [] We're betting it's around 200-250, [:0] and are wondering if 6105325 is the "newest" surviving overdrive car.
Input solicited. Cheers and thanks. BP
6105325 is the factory overdrive white car with gold fins and roof owned by late SDCer Asa Hall from 1965 through 2005. My cousin George Krem, owner of The Plain Brown Wrapper, bought the car last week from a dealership in Plymouth CT. I just this afternoon returned from a 2,510-mile round-trip to acquire the car for George and deliver it to him at his new home in Robins IA, above Cedar Rapids.
It's not perfect but is a pleasant survivor, redone in the 60s. [:I] The original engine is in place and running well, and what appears to be the original supercharger also remains, hooked up and running smooth and quiet to boot! George is very pleased with it now that he has it home.
George's preliminary research indicates only 53 Golden Hawks were built after this one: This car was built May 26, 1958, and is 54th from the "forever production end" of one of Studebaker's most famous models of all time: The Golden Hawk.
George would like to know how many, if any, of those last 53 Golden Hawks are accounted for, and if any of them have factory overdrive. Nobody has culled the production records to see how many '58 Golden Hawks had overdrive, but George intends to do that as soon as he can get to South Bend. [] We're betting it's around 200-250, [:0] and are wondering if 6105325 is the "newest" surviving overdrive car.
Input solicited. Cheers and thanks. BP
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