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Hawk at Temecula Rod Run this past weekend
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IN the early 1980s, I saw a GT sitting in the commissary parking lot at Camp Pendleton, CA. The owner lived in Temecula, and it was black with silver roof. I recall it has a sticker in the rear window that said something to the effect, "Air Conditioned By Studebaker". Wonder if this is the same car, and someone painted the sides red sometime during the past 35+ years. Never know, as it is a small Studebaker world. LOL
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Not the same car, this was all black and I bought it from family that bought it new in 1962 and lived on a farm in the mid west, the son brought it to CA a few years ago where car lived in another barn. The original paint was all cracked and in bad shape, I got the idea of the three colors after watching an "Overhauling" TV show, but the plan now is to repaint the silver roof black....I've had too many comments about Studebaker not having a three color combination.Already I painted the silver parking light inserts back to black and like it better.
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Originally posted by San Diego Ron View PostNot the same car, this was all black and I bought it from family that bought it new in 1962 and lived on a farm in the mid west, the son brought it to CA a few years ago where car lived in another barn. The original paint was all cracked and in bad shape, I got the idea of the three colors after watching an "Overhauling" TV show, but the plan now is to repaint the silver roof black....I've had too many comments about Studebaker not having a three color combination.[ATTACH=CONFIG]70858[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]70859[/ATTACH]Already I painted the silver parking light inserts back to black and like it better.
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Do what you want. Studebaker also did not have two color combinations on the 1962 models.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Besides those lovely Studes, that 55 Packard Patrician is wondrous! I have never seen a better example than that either in photographs, film, or in person!Jake Robinson Kaywell: Shoo-wops and doo-wops galore to the background of some fine Studes. I'm eager and ready to go!
1962 GT Hawk - "Daisy-Mae" - she came dressed to kill in etherial green with a charming turquoise inside. I'm hopelessly in love!
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Originally posted by Stude Shoo-wop! View PostBesides those lovely Studes, that 55 Packard Patrician is wondrous! I have never seen a better example than that either in photographs, film, or in person!
The only Packard I see is a 1956 400 Hardtop. Excepting the wire wheels, it looks like the one I bought from Nethercutt in the mid 1970's.
And as much as I love GT Hawks (owned 5 62's and 2 63's), I prefer a single tone paint job on these cars.Last edited by WinM1895; 03-16-2018, 05:42 PM.
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If it were me (and its not), I'd have repainted the red sides back to black. I believe a different colored top really sets off a GT's lines. And silver would be great for heat reflection, if living in Temecula. At any rate, you have a very nice looking GT there
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'Looking good, Ron. Congrats on the Studebaker representation. BPWe've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.
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I like the old pickup despite that it's the most frumpy and weathered of the bunch.1963 Champ "Stu Bludebaker"- sometimes driver
1957 Silver Hawk "Josie"- picking up the pieces after an unreliable body man let it rot for 11 years from an almost driver to a basket case
1951 Land Cruiser "Bunnie Ketcher" only 47M miles!
1951 Commander Starlight "Dale"- basket case
1947 Champion "Sally"- basket case
1941 Commander Land Cruiser "Ursula"- basket case
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