One of the guys in the local SDC chapter called some weeks ago asking if we knew who might now own a '57 Golden Hawk that he had sold years ago. He wanted it back. When he sold it, it was a nice looking, good running car, he said. We sent an email out to the chapter members, and within days I got a call from a guy who lives 10 miles from me. He has the car - or what's left of it.
The car had been completely disassembled for restoration by the first buyer. He lost interest, sold the package to another guy who left part of it outside. The guy who has it now, "rescued" it and took the pieces to his barn, where it is now buried under lots of other car parts, but he was willing to sell it. When the guy who wanted it back saw the condition of the scattered pieces, he almost cried. Since he can't do a restoration and reassembly himself, he was priced out of any attempt to put it back together.
The current owner is going to offer it for sale in a couple of months. I'll let you know when it's available. There is a little rust here and there, but not too bad. The frame is all cleaned and painted. Maybe all the parts are there, maybe not. It would be a good project. It's about 20 minutes east of Providence, RI.
The current owner also has LOTS of strange vehicles parked around the place - Hillmans, Singers, Humbers, Commer vans, Sunbeam Tiger, Morris Minor station wagons, '70s Dodge Challenger convertible, Airstream trailer, and, of course, lots of Studebakers. None of them are "in progress", all just sitting.
[img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
Dartmouth, Mass.
'48 M5
'65 Wagonaire Commander
'63 Wagonaire Standard
web site at http://www.studegarage.com
The car had been completely disassembled for restoration by the first buyer. He lost interest, sold the package to another guy who left part of it outside. The guy who has it now, "rescued" it and took the pieces to his barn, where it is now buried under lots of other car parts, but he was willing to sell it. When the guy who wanted it back saw the condition of the scattered pieces, he almost cried. Since he can't do a restoration and reassembly himself, he was priced out of any attempt to put it back together.
The current owner is going to offer it for sale in a couple of months. I'll let you know when it's available. There is a little rust here and there, but not too bad. The frame is all cleaned and painted. Maybe all the parts are there, maybe not. It would be a good project. It's about 20 minutes east of Providence, RI.
The current owner also has LOTS of strange vehicles parked around the place - Hillmans, Singers, Humbers, Commer vans, Sunbeam Tiger, Morris Minor station wagons, '70s Dodge Challenger convertible, Airstream trailer, and, of course, lots of Studebakers. None of them are "in progress", all just sitting.
[img=left]http://www.studegarage.com/images/gary_ash_m5_sm.jpg[/img=left] Gary Ash
Dartmouth, Mass.
'48 M5
'65 Wagonaire Commander
'63 Wagonaire Standard
web site at http://www.studegarage.com
I was shocked. It was beat to hell. I couldn't believe that someone (especially this guy's kid - as the guy was meticulous about his own cars and stuff!) could degrade something so bad - so quick![xx(]
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