Eye cabbage: Need a '57 Hawk parts car?

[Chris_Dresbach]

[starliner62]

That looks better than some of the stuff I dragged home.

[woodysrods]

What I do need is that left front wheel well stainless for Sandi's 61 Hawk.
Brian

[S Wing]

Hey! Thats just what my 57 Hawk looks like after 29 years in the garage. I pulled it out today to start a full restoration. Thats not a parts car here in London it's a nearly completed project!

[mbstude]

What I do need is that left front wheel well stainless for Sandi's 61 Hawk.
Brian

How about a show quality one? http://tinyurl.com/25av6xx

[tennessee_anomaly]

The car next to the Hawk is a rarity in itself. It appears to be either a 51-54 Chrysler or DeSoto station wagon or a Dodge wagon from 51-52. Where is this located?

[Chantony]

Almost as new compared to a Hawk I got from Tasmania ( Australia's rust isle).The car was so bad the rear cross member fell off during transport.The car was a wiring,glass and interior carry case and that was about the best way to describe it.I'm going to take some pictures of it tomorrow and hopefully learn how to post them for those who like a laugh. Maybe we need a new section for REALLY BAD cars such as" eye onions"...something that'd bring tears to your eyes.
For us desperates down under,this car would definitely be a fixer and looks like it may have come from a drier climate.Unfortunately as with many Stude restos,the cost would outweigh the return if one was thinking logically about it.
One good Aussie tradition is to get all your panel beater mates together and have a working barbecue and not too much grog ( unless you like wavy panels). A few weekends would see the body done,but the mechanicals and interior etc. would soon add up.

[TX Rebel]

That looks about like the 58 I just got back home with this morning- it is a CA car that Bob Peterson sold a few years ago & is still solid, though rough. Lucky I have plenty of parts for it, including extra wheel well moldings.
The wagon looks like a 53-4 Plymouth.

[Peanut]

I think the trick to getting more young-uns in SDC is to stop calling cars like this one a "parts car". Though we will eventually have to begin cannibalizing better cars for parts in the future, it seems to me that we need to leave cars like this for someone to restore. Anybody else have that feeling?

[Chantony]

Hi Peanut.I agree.As long as the body is not too bad,the young ones will go the custom path and make their own interiors,different running gear and custom bodywork.It seems to be the trend and Studes make as good a rod as any other...and they're rarer.
Sadly,I saw in Wyoming a G.T. with no rust and only left fender and hood damage that the original owner pulled apart.He obviously thought the damage was bad.I checked the frame and it was fine.The bulkhead had no damage.
The next owner cut out the trunk floor and outer front floors to fix another Hawk.
This car had done a genuine 36K miles.Even the gauges looked NOS.
This was never a parts car and is still salvageable even if it needs the floors and trunk replacing.It was so rust free,I couldn't believe it.