I realize the story of this car has been told, but I missed it. How did it come to be left, to become what it is today? I always loved finding cars like this when I was a young Studebaker enthusiast
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Originally posted by BobPalma View PostDoes it even have a frame or chassis under it, Matthew?
Be sure to save the Serial Number and Body Number tags. The Biblical account of Lazarus comes to mind....<GGG> BPNeil Thornton
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Originally posted by rockinhawk View PostLazarus? Maybe. But I'm thinking more of Ezekiel's story of "The valley of the Dry Bones".We've got to quit saying, "How stupid can you be?" Too many people are taking it as a challenge.
G. K. Chesterton: This triangle of truisms, of father, mother, and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.
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That Hawk is restorable. I remember being involved in the restoration of a 1955 Speedster that was much worse and became a show car. I do believe that it is worth more in parts (like an Avanti that needs a lot). I can remember those front bumper ends as being very rare and expensive in the early 1970s. Of course, anything, like that, that is Packard Hawk specific should be saved.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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This car is rough. Beyond rough. It's spent the past 20 years in the Alabama mud, deep in the woods. Prior to that it was in a junk yard, and likely because of that, there is no serial number tag.
Usable parts consist of a very rough hood, some beat up stainless, the fake spare tire overlay, and a small box of a few small parts. Inside the car I found some engine parts, a few rods, bearings, a water manifold, supercharger pulley and mount with tensioner. Other than that.. None of the sheetmetal is worth saving or anything else. No guages in the dash, etc. The body is shot as is the frame.
I found a twisted, broken half of a rod. I assume that and being hit in the front fender is what led to the car being put in the junk yard.
For what it's worth, the body number is 105.
Last edited by mbstude; 01-27-2012, 05:33 PM.
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That front bumper as well as some of the glass look useable in addition to the rest of the trim (and maybe the rear fenders).--------------------------------------
Sold my 1962; Studeless at the moment
Borrowed Bams50's sigline here:
"Do they all not, by mere virtue of having survived as relics of a bygone era, amass a level of respect perhaps not accorded to them when they were new?"
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That will look right at home at George's place...Almost a homecomingHTIH (Hope The Info Helps)
Jeff
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain
Note: SDC# 070190 (and earlier...)
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Originally posted by 1962larksedan View PostThat front bumper as well as some of the glass look useable
Windshield is busted. Backlight maybe but, new is available. All other glass is flat and cheaply replaceable anywhere.Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in process
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Hi Matt,
PM sent.Mike O'Handley, Cat Herder Third Class
Kenmore, Washington
hausdok@msn.com
'58 Packard Hawk
'05 Subaru Baja Turbo
'71 Toyota Crown Coupe
'69 Pontiac Firebird
(What is it with me and discontinued/orphan cars?)
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For what it is worth the serial on this car was 58-LS 1104, it was assembled in Nov. 1957 with engine #LS5326 and was one of only two Packard Hawks finished in Jewel Beige and Shadowtone Red Metallic. Probably a pretty stunning car when new!Richard Quinn
Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker Review
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