I recently purchased a canadian built one of these (maple leaf on the rt corner of the dash) & I've seen the production numbers showing 52 built for canda, 9 for the US + 499 for the export market. When I bought this last fall, the previous owner told me that according to the SDC, it was the only "acknowledged" one in north america still known to exist-Does anyone know of another one of these that might still be "out there"?? It would be fun to know if there was another survivor!
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Craig , this must be the car . It belonged to a long time Ontario member who lived north west of London On . Last time I seen that car was probably in the mid 90's and it needed alot of work .sigpic
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That's the one!
Originally posted by 8E45E View PostDid you purchase this particular example? http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ghlight=flight
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Originally posted by jimmyg View PostI bought it from Tom Crouch from Ontario, he had a lot of history with the car that I got with the deal, it needs a major going-thru to make it roadworthy again. Just getting started on it this spring!
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I wish ours looked this good......................
Originally posted by 8E45E View PostDid you purchase this particular example? http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...ghlight=flight
Here is the restored car in Alberta:
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Originally posted by jimmyg View PostNice to know there is another (even if it's in much nicer shape than ours)! the two-tone looks good on it!
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I hunted through my pictures and only came up with one that had this black hawk in it . I took the pic in June /88 and Bernice Crouch had driven it down to the Hamilton area for a tour we were having. I remember being surprised that she had driven the car that far ....she was elderly and it would of been about a 3 hr drive on busy hyways for her. Think that was the last time I seen the car.
Its beside the gold finned hawk , sorry 'bout the size.sigpic
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You R right Bob,the Crouch's car was black & a 6cyl.auto.Last time I saw it Bernice was driving it,I hear she has since passed on.The front fender air vents
were drawn in on the filler & the car had some frame rust issues,happy to know it is still "alive"
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Oh , I see it has left the province......thought maybe it had remained locally ....guess not . Anyways hope you enjoy it Jim .....if you restore it post some pictures.sigpic
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"IF YOU WANT THE SMILES YOU NEED TO DO THE MILES "
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