About a year ago I purchased a walnut veneer dash overlay kit for my 1963 R2 Hawk from
Jim Kranak and I just got around to installing
it today. The walnut veneer is beautiful and as Jim told me,"This
is the way Studebaker would have done it if they had the money to do so".
The pieces fit perfectly and the grain on the veneers match nicely.
It was very easy to install other than the removal and reinstallation of the gauges, but I
think it was very worthwhile.(Removal of the large gauges first
gives an opening for your hands to get around the small gauges.)
I'm guessing that Jimmijim is still selling these.[?]
I'm including a few photos if you would like see how it turned out.
I know this isn't factory original, but after reading the comments
about judging from the members of this forum, if I take the Hawk to a
Studebaker meet, I would have the car "display only"!
Terry Stinehelfer
Bucyrus, OH 44820
Jim Kranak and I just got around to installing
it today. The walnut veneer is beautiful and as Jim told me,"This
is the way Studebaker would have done it if they had the money to do so".
The pieces fit perfectly and the grain on the veneers match nicely.
It was very easy to install other than the removal and reinstallation of the gauges, but I
think it was very worthwhile.(Removal of the large gauges first
gives an opening for your hands to get around the small gauges.)
I'm guessing that Jimmijim is still selling these.[?]
I'm including a few photos if you would like see how it turned out.
I know this isn't factory original, but after reading the comments
about judging from the members of this forum, if I take the Hawk to a
Studebaker meet, I would have the car "display only"!
Terry Stinehelfer
Bucyrus, OH 44820
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