1961 Hawk on CL Eastern NC

[Robert Crandall]

Comes with a picture of a nice Hawk (and another one in the background), but no information about the car.

http://eastnc.craigslist.org/cto/4361140936.html

[wolfie]

Was listed here before recently, maybe had more info last time. I thought from the pics it was well worth investigating. Steve

[studegary]

That two-tone is really a personal preference thing. I guess that it doesn't have much in the way of options since it doesn't even have an oil filter. The way that the oil cap is askew, I wonder if it hits the hood.

[WinM1895]

Is that tu-tone paint factory, or an 'owner add-on?' Looks to me like it was red originally, someone added the white.

[Warren Webb]

Since the engine compartment is red that would seem to indicate it being the original color. But the white 2 tone, especially on the fin is switched from what it would have been from the factory. From what I have seen in the past that narrow band on the bottom of the fin area is the only place the factory placed a contrasting color on 61 Hawks.

[studegary]

Is that tu-tone paint factory, or an 'owner add-on?' Looks to me like it was red originally, someone added the white.

Only the stripe on the rear quarter was the secondary color (ivory/cream) on 1961 Hawks. That was the last Studebaker paint two-tone on cars, except for fleet orders.

[qsanford]

The engine compartment red could almost be the famous 1961 Flamingo color.