My son called me yesterday and said "dad, I think I found a Golden Hawk for sale." He told me where it was and I went out today in search of it. Turns out it is a 57 Silver Hawk. The sign says it has a 289 V8 but I did not open the hood to check. Pictures of the car are below. The owner wants $7500 and has marked it down from $8000. The car is a definite 20 footer. It looks a lot better in the pics than in person. It looks like a nice original that had a quickie paint job applied although they did take the time to do the door jambs, etc. It's the wrong color (although I like it) and there are some rust bubbles here and there. The quarters looked very solid but it appears there has been some rust repair (and some rust coming through) at the rear of the front fenders. The chrome needs to be redone, the doors close nicely but are loose because the rubber is shot. The interior is just serviceable and needs to be redone along with the headliner. It's a very stripped car, radio blank plate, poverty caps, etc. However, the frame looks really nice, the bottom plate is nice and clean with no swelling in the seams and the floors are original and intact. It appears to have the original factory rubber mat on the floor. I didn't see any rust on the floor pans at all.
So, what say you experts? What's a Hawk in this condition worth?
Mark Anderson
Member SDC and FMCA
Keeper of the Studebaker Cruiser Registry
So, what say you experts? What's a Hawk in this condition worth?
Mark Anderson
Member SDC and FMCA
Keeper of the Studebaker Cruiser Registry
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