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quote:Originally posted by StudeMichael
Is the Packard Hawk convertible really a factory prototype?
Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longerGary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Is it in the Packard Hawk Registry[?]
KURTRUK
(read it backwards)
Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong. -A. LincolnKURTRUK
(read it backwards)
Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong. -A. Lincoln
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I checked on this car many months ago. It is not a Packard Hawk convertible prototype. The serial number of the car is 58LS 1376 and the body number 58L K9 383. I checked the production order and it was built the 3rd week of December 1957 well into the production run, that started on Oct 3, 1957, and there are no notations or other indicators of the car being anything other that a standard production vehicle. Without documentation to the contrary it seems apparent that it was modified by a previous owner.
Richard Quinn
past editor: Antique Studebaker ReviewRichard Quinn
Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker Review
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Probably built by the same guy that built that beautiful '64 GT Hawk shortened wheelbase Roadster with the R1 or R2 Engine, it was even the same color. It was on ebay a while ago for BIG bucks.
StudeRichStudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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The same fella that had a hand in the '57 Hawk prototype too! The one that woulda make Bourke take some Alka-Seltzer.[xx(]
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door
No deceptive flags to prove I'm patriotic - no biblical BS to impress - just ME and Studebakers - as it should be.
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It is not a "prototype" was built in WA. The builder also built the 64 Hawk Convertible. I don't know where this museum got their info but the car was sold by a person in TX. It was originally a normal Packard Hawk.
Mike
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Can that "commons.wikimedia.org" web site information be corrected to not list this vehicle as a prototype?
Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longerGary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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