1964 GT Hawk 1:25 model

[Landman]

Hi, I am a former Studebaker owner and SDC club member. I owned this. 1964 GT Hawk in the 1990's.



I would like to build a model of it. The only model I found was a resin conversion kit for a '62. The biggest challenge will be the side grille area where the '64 is markedly different from the '62. The other one will be to reproduce the hubcaps.



I am looking for a bit of assistance with this project. Some of it will require access to a parts manual and some of it will involve measurements and sketching. I'll try here first and if there are no takers I'll attempt to locate a '64 owner who would let me measure up and sketch his car.

[doug]

If you go to the S.D.C. home page, one of the pull downs will have Chapter contact information. Someone in your area is sure to help.

[Landman]

Thanks Doug.

[blackhawk61]

Go for it ! If I can change a 1957 Golden Hawk Die cast to a 1961 Hawk ......... This should be easy .

[LarkTruck]

Where can you buy that 62 Hawk kit?


NEVER MIND, I Googled it! Pretty Kool! Think I'll have to buy one and build a tribute car to my Dad.
Thanks.
Jim

[StudeRich]

I guess you did not mean to say that you bought a "conversion kit for a '62", because if you did you would be done, easy peasy!

I guess you meant to say you bought the '62 kit, to use with a homemade "conversion kit" to make a '64?

[jrlemke]

Ref. post #4, how did you change the door post on the '57? I have a '61 and would like to make a replica of it. Also, does anyone make a resin conversion kit for the '53 AMT kit to make a hawk? I know there is a resin body for the '53 c-body, but I've never seen the hawk parts. Seems it would be a relativly easy kit! Jim

[Bordeaux Daytona]

The late Sam Miller made a resin '64 Hawk kit. It was slush cast so there is no interior, I suppose if you're very careful the glass can be cut out. I'll have to recheck if it had an interior, the parts were all mixed up with other models.
I waited a long time to get one of these. I remember seeing them at the South Bend spring swap when it was still in Newman Altman's.
I thought they came with '64 wheel covers but this one came with '62-63 style.



Look for S.C. Miller, they sometimes show up on ebay. Or you could look for a Shrock brothers replica in 1:72 scale.

http://www.shrockbrothers.com/72nd_scale_cars.html

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Ref. post #4, how did you change the door post on the '57? I have a '61 and would like to make a replica of it. Also, does anyone make a resin conversion kit for the '53 AMT kit to make a hawk? I know there is a resin body for the '53 c-body, but I've never seen the hawk parts. Seems it would be a relativly easy kit! Jim

I thought I read about a '60 or '61 hawk resin kit recently. I'll have to check my latest issue of scale auto again. There's been a few resin golden hawk '56 kits around for years. There's a '53 post resin kit out there too.

[blackhawk61]

[QUOTE=jrlemke;896096]Ref. post #4, how did you change the door post on the '57? I have a '61 and would like to make a replica of it. Also, does anyone make a resin conversion kit for the '53 AMT kit to make a hawk? I know there is a resin body for the '53 c-body, but I've never seen the hawk parts. Seems it would be a relativly easy kit!

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?8158-Blackhawk61-Jr-(1-18-scale)-Final-Pics-!&highlight=blackhawk61+model

[Landman]

I guess you did not mean to say that you bought a "conversion kit for a '62", because if you did you would be done, easy peasy!

I guess you meant to say you bought the '62 kit, to use with a homemade "conversion kit" to make a '64?

I guess I wasn't clear. With this kit you are supposed to use the '53 Starliner as a base and this body to get a '62 GT Hawk. I intend to use my Starliner with the '62 kit and modify it to end up with a '64.

[StudeRich]

Wow, it's a good thing those GT Hawk models are "not in production", whoever did the samples missed it on the too tall fender height and way too Low Roof height.

[Gary1953]

There is a resin kit of a 1959 Hawk. It was released late last year.

[reichsrundfunk]

Holy smoke!!!! Where can I get one of those "Missing Link" 62 GT Haek kits???!!!!
George

[Landman]

Holy smoke!!!! Where can I get one of those "Missing Link" 62 GT Haek kits???!!!!
George

Right here George : http://www.missinglinkrc.com/