Rare '56 Sky Hawks

[StudeRich]

The're coming out of the woodwork! Still ANOTHER Rare '56 Sky Hawk has appeared!
Advertised as a Coupe, but of course it's a Hardtop.

Sometimes I wonder if some people lurk here and see some action and interest in the Model they have and then List it!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321902281746?forcerRptr=true&item=321902281746&viewitem=

I am sure anything CAN be saved, but this one is REALLY, really BAD. Whenever a Car sits outdoors with most of the glass gone it's in Big trouble, just sad to see.

[345 DeSoto]

In my frantic search for a Hawk I ran across this one. It started out at $5,900 and it didn't have the pictures it has now (all the rot). I will maintain until the day I die that I STOLE mine for $4,000.... It was the best bang-for-the-buck of all the ones I looked at...and there were a BUNCH...

[SN-60]

This rusty old Hawk was listed on e-bay before.....Note the wrong hood and the 1955 left fender side moulding!

[345 DeSoto]

SN-60 - If I might ask...what would indicate that it's the wrong hood?...

[SN-60]

SN-60 - If I might ask...what would indicate that it's the wrong hood?...

The way the center ' faux air scoop' impression carries back to the cowl as opposed to the '56 only' center hood 'bubble'.....The '57-'64 style actually looks better...but most folks who restore a '56 Hawk to stock condition want the now somewhat rare '56 only' Hawk hood.

[345 DeSoto]

SN-60 - I BELIEVE my Sky Hawk has the "correct" hood...now that you mention it...

[studegary]

SN-60 - I BELIEVE my Sky Hawk has the "correct" hood...now that you mention it...

That appears to be the correct 1956 Hawk hood on my screen.

[345 DeSoto]

STUDEGARY - Thanks...

[plee4139]

I am among the luckiest people to have found a Sky Hawk in the shop of a longtime friend who specializes in restoring Studies. As he was nearby, I didn't even have to travel far to find it. I agreed to buy it midway through the restoration process and had to wait another year and a half before it was done. It's a real crowd pleaser and multi award winner. BTW, I researched it, and there are only 66 registered in the country!

[TWChamp]

I had no idea there were so few 1956 Sky Hawks left. That sure lowers the chance of me ever owning one.

[rowan]

I'm one of the lucky ones with the correct hood and even GH wheel well moulding.

[reichsrundfunk]

The Sky Hawk was the lowest production of the Hawk series in 1956 and was a one-year wonder. I bought mine around 10 years back for about 2500 and rebuilt it, including the engine, then flipped it after I got bored with it for around 8000 or so. Somebody on eBay had for for $75K. Good luck with that!

-George-

[345 DeSoto]

Saw that...

[mbstude]

BTW, I researched it, and there are only 66 registered in the country!

How did you research that?

There are plenty more out there that aren't currently registered. My granddad has one that he's owner for over 20 years, though it hasn't been licensed and driven in almost that long.

[cdn56J]

There is a nice pink and black one in Ontario. They used to be members of the Hamilton Chapter.