This 59 Silver Hawk is a solid survivor!

[bams50]

Now THIS is the way to start a project![] Get the mechanicals right, buff and wax it, and enjoy for the summer. Over next winter, do the interior. Maybe winter after that, do the paint.

Much better than a complete resto, for sure- and much easier to afford I bet it ends up about $7K:

http://tinyurl.com/yax97se

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[Bill Pressler]

quote:Originally posted by bams50

Now THIS is the way to start a project![] Get the mechanicals right, buff and wax it, and enjoy for the summer. Over next winter, do the interior. Maybe winter after that, do the paint.

Much better than a complete resto, for sure- and much easier to afford I bet it ends up about $7K:

http://tinyurl.com/yax97se

Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Geez, what a nice car. When I was younger I never liked finned Hawks. I do now. They still look better than most anything else made in '59! Hope someone we know will snatch this one up.

Bill Pressler
Kent, OH
'63 Lark Daytona Skytop R1 (sold new by Cordell Motors, Moorhead, MN)
'64 Daytona Hardtop (sold new by Carl E. Filer Co., Greenville, PA)

[barnlark]

Thats a really nice Hawk. I'm wondering how much of that collapsing hood insulation is inside of that orange (red?) air cleaner, though. [:0] The car is described as red, but appears to be on the tangerine side of that color on my monitor. The firewall looks like the car may have been White Sand originally. Should pull a good price...after Sal gets his hands on it. Maybe?

[candbstudebakers]

Close to me if any one wants to know more...Bob

Candbstudebakrs
Castro Valley,
California

[StudeRich]

That Hawk has to be one of the most honest ORIGINAL cars we have ever linked to! []

I do not believe any '59's had 289's, it COULD have been changed, but the relative selling it say's it's the original engine, so that seems most likely, making it a 259.
To me, that is not even worth quibbling about, it does NOT matter, this car is Original AND nice. [^]

StudeRich

[studegary]

It is a nice car. I often wonder how a family can sell a nice car that has been in the family since new (51 years).

I have a problem with calling 90,745 miles "Low Miles". It is low compared to normal usage, but not low miles overall for a car.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[JBOYLE]

quote:Originally posted by studegary
I have a problem with calling 90,745 miles "Low Miles". It is low compared to normal usage, but not low miles overall for a car.

I guess everything is relative...
If it had "normal" useage throughout its life, it would have 612,000 miles.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by JBOYLE

quote:Originally posted by studegary
I have a problem with calling 90,745 miles "Low Miles". It is low compared to normal usage, but not low miles overall for a car.

[blue][font=Arial Black]I guess everything is relative...
If it had "normal" useage throughout its life, it would have 612,000 miles

As I stated, "It is low compared to normal usage..."

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer