Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[JRoberts]

[JRoberts]

[TDITS]

Either the photo is reversed or that is a right hand drive truck.

[BobPalma]

Probably RHD. You can read the lettering on the window, and if you walked around back, the lettering on the rear window would be correct, too. BP

[BRUCESTUDE]

Possibly a "knock down" model for export? Note that the engine is pretty bare; no wires, fan etc., also markings on window.

[BobPalma]

Possibly a "knock down" model for export? Note that the engine is pretty bare; no wires, fan etc., also markings on window.

Yes, a distinct possibility, with KD on the window. BP

[DEEPNHOCK]

Well... It is a 'business coupe'
(But what are the banana's for?)

[BobPalma]

Well... It is a 'business coupe'

Well... It is a 'business coupe'

JEFFREY! BP

[aarrggh]

[aarrggh]

eh , maybe repeat ..........................

[BobPalma]

eh , maybe repeat ..........................

Anybody here on the forum attend our Co-Operator Tech Session in St. Louis?

If so, post how you know that 1959 Silver Hawk is a V8, not a six. BP

[8E45E]

If so, post how you know that 1959 Silver Hawk is a V8, not a six. BP

Stainless around the wheel openings.

Craig

[BobPalma]

Stainless around the wheel openings. Craig

BINGO! BP

[christophe]

BINGO! BP

Was this an ongoing rule? I always wondered why my 63 Six did not have them.

[BobPalma]

Was this an ongoing rule? I always wondered why my 63 Six did not have them.

Do you mean an export 1963 Gran Turismo Hawk Six? If so, it might be true, but I do not know. The discussion was about 1959 domestic Silver Hawks. BP