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Breaking down the Hawks:
1956--Golden Hawk, HT (K-body) with Packard 352ci V8; also Sky (Stude V8 HT), Power (Stude V8 coupe) and Flight (six-cylinder) Hawks that year but no Silver Hawk yet
1957-58--Golden Hawk (HT; supercharged Studebaker V8) and Silver Hawk (generally pillared coupe, C-body, some with sixes, most with V8s). Packard Hawk version in '58 only, 588 examples made.
1959--Silver Hawk only
1960-61--basically Silver Hawks, now called simply "Hawk"
1962-64--Gran Turismo Hawk, all HTs, last of the Hawk line.
For collectors of Stude diecast models, Solido in France years ago did two 1:43 scale '57 Hawks; the lower body casting was a Silver Hawk, but the roof--plastic--replicated either the pillared or HT version, hence, the hardtop Solido model decently represents the rare Silver Hawk hardtop.
S.Last edited by Steve T; 01-09-2012, 04:36 PM.
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1956 Golden Hawks were not supercharged, and had Packard built V8 engines. If you are looking for rarity, the rarest one is the Packard hawk, only 356 built.
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Originally posted by fargoguy View PostI do believe also that Golden Hawks were all HT bodies ( k bodies) while Silver Hawks were pillared coupes ( c Bodies) . I do believe that there were a few- very few- silver hawk HT's made for export only in 57-58? Craig or Bob P. can verify this. Golden Hawks also only had V8 power- while the Silver Hawks had 6 or 8 cylinders.
Thinking over the Maple Leaf, I might be mistaken, as I took a look at two separate cars rusting away. The Maple Leaf might have been on the Hamilton 54 Champion. The 57 was definitely a hardtop though, and it was in Nova Scotia although it might have been built at South Bend. This was quite a few years ago, and I remember taking the body number underneath the hood, but don't remember taking the serial number.
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Also, only the Golden hawks (57-58) were supercharged. The interior fabrics and patterns were more luxurious. The rear fins terminated at the front differently. Dash had more instruments (tachometer and pressure gauge) as standard equipment.
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Originally posted by BobPalma View PostEvan is correct: Silver Hawk hardtops were available for export only (from the U.S.) in 1957 and, AFIK, 1958. Evan should post a picture of the light green '57 Silver Hawk hardtop owned by a Canadian, I think in a western province. Perhaps Craig Parslow has a photo and will post it.
Also, 1956 Flight Hawk hardtops (still six-cylinder only) were available for export. BP
I hope that Craig P. doesn't mind me using one of his pics.
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Originally posted by fargoguy View PostI do believe also that Golden Hawks were all HT bodies ( k bodies) while Silver Hawks were pillared coupes ( c Bodies) . I do believe that there were a few- very few- silver hawk HT's made for export only in 57-58? Craig or Bob P. can verify this. Golden Hawks also only had V8 power- while the Silver Hawks had 6 or 8 cylinders.
Also, 1956 Flight Hawk hardtops (still six-cylinder only) were available for export. BP
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I do believe also that Golden Hawks were all HT bodies ( k bodies) while Silver Hawks were pillared coupes ( c Bodies) . I do believe that there were a few- very few- silver hawk HT's made for export only in 57-58? Craig or Bob P. can verify this. Golden Hawks also only had V8 power- while the Silver Hawks had 6 or 8 cylinders.
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What is the difference between a silver hawk and a golden hawk and wich is more rarer thanks in advance edTags: None
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