So here's the story about THIS '56 Golden Hawk. It was the only Golden Hawk manufactured by Studebaker for export for the UK. It was left-hand drive. My father owned this car from what I was a baby until I was about 5 years old, when he sold it to buy an Oldsmobile. He wasn't the first owner of the car, but within the family; everyone wondered what had happened to the "Studebaker." He also owned a '57 Silver Hawk, solid white too.
When my father bought the car (in London), it was solid white, except for the fins, which were black. He had these painted white to match the rest of the car. The interior had the white with grey / silver mylar cloth.
I found my father's car in 1993, which is the second photo I posted. In 1998, I purchased by father's car with the intention of restoring it. Sadly, when it arrived to me, it was in wore condition that the second photo; hard to believe, but true. I had the car scrapped.
I found some of the comments written here interesting; not least by all the guesswork going on...makes a hell of of a difference when the knowledge is available and known. The wing mirrors were on the car to help aid drive the car without getting scratched and dinged. To those who have never visited the UK the roads are much narrower. Today, I can have problems my Golden Hawk on some roads.
The one thing I know is that my father loved his Golden Hawk more than any other car; the Oldsmobile, Pontiac Le Mans (total Friday lemon!), Plymouth Fury, the Rolls-Royces and all the other cars he had pass through his hands.
When my father bought the car (in London), it was solid white, except for the fins, which were black. He had these painted white to match the rest of the car. The interior had the white with grey / silver mylar cloth.
I found my father's car in 1993, which is the second photo I posted. In 1998, I purchased by father's car with the intention of restoring it. Sadly, when it arrived to me, it was in wore condition that the second photo; hard to believe, but true. I had the car scrapped.
I found some of the comments written here interesting; not least by all the guesswork going on...makes a hell of of a difference when the knowledge is available and known. The wing mirrors were on the car to help aid drive the car without getting scratched and dinged. To those who have never visited the UK the roads are much narrower. Today, I can have problems my Golden Hawk on some roads.
The one thing I know is that my father loved his Golden Hawk more than any other car; the Oldsmobile, Pontiac Le Mans (total Friday lemon!), Plymouth Fury, the Rolls-Royces and all the other cars he had pass through his hands.
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