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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / January 2006GT Hawk Convertible on Ebay <link>
Finally! A GT Hawk that could take first place.............. (somewhere) And a convertible to boot! <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Studebaker-GT-Hawk-R1-4-Speed-1963-Studebaker-R1- 4-spd-Gran-Turismo-Hawk-Convertible_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6466QQitemZ460508 7763QQrdZ1> or http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw I like that, a lot! Mark 65 Cruiser http://home.alltel.net/anderm Makes no mention of any frame support work to keep the body rigid after the loss of the roof. Bob40 > Finally! > A GT Hawk that could take first place.............. (somewhere) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw Sure he does, Bob, he just does not realize it.... From the ad... "The drivers side door hinge is slightly worn." It's not a worn hinge, it's the cowl moving <G>... Seriously, the car looks great and I'd love to have something like that in the garage for occasional use >Makes no mention of any frame support work to keep the body rigid after the >loss of the roof. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62 That's one of the best conversion I've seem, especially the folding top. I wonder if the retired Studeabker engineer story is true? Des anybody know the history of this car? > Finally! > A GT Hawk that could take first place.............. (somewhere) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw I wonder too, since the factory car was built at a local body shop. > That's one of the best conversion I've seem, especially the folding top. I wonder if the retired Studeabker engineer story is true? Des anybody know the history of this car? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >>http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Daytona convert. 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 53 coupe rod. From the looks of the door gaps the frame wasn't braced,but that could still be done,she's probably a 'flexi-flyer' as is. I've done a couple old brand-x convertibles with the same problem. Sounds like a homebuilt... It said "Built 'by' a retired Studebaker engineer'... Shoot, it could have been built last year by a retired sanitary engineer based on that claim. Not poo-poo'ng it by any means, but if it were built by a real, live, engineer....I'd be wondering how he addressed the body flex issue after cutting off the top...short of welding the doors shut. Jeff "John Poulos" wrote... >I wonder too, since the factory car was built at a local body shop. >> That's one of the best conversion I've seem, especially the folding top. >> I wonder if the retired Studeabker engineer story is true? Des anybody >> know the history of this car? >>>Finally! >>>A GT Hawk that could take first place.............. (somewhere) >>>And a convertible to boot! >>><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Studebaker-GT-Hawk-R1-4-Speed-1963-Studebaker-R1- 4-spd-Gran-Turismo-Hawk-Convertible_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6466QQitemZ460508 7763QQrdZ1> >>>or >>>http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw I knew of this hawk in california, not that long ago. Car is nice but NOWHERE near a first place show winner. I remember a 1 inch gap in the drivers door up top (bad bracing) an amateur paint job and so-so interior. Chrome was fair,wheels old,etc. definately an old resto. Car looks 10 times better on ebay....thats why I always need to see them in person . I've been told that this blue 63 R1 GT convertible was done by the same guy who did a Packard Hawk convertible that is now in TX. Guy's name is Stan Pridachuk in WA. Both cars are painted this same Camaro blue. A Packard Hawk owner in CA had this car fairly recently, he must have sold it to the Lombard owner who is now trying to sell it. I understand both cars did have some additional support added to the frames. Mike W. >I knew of this hawk in california, not that long ago. Car is nice but > NOWHERE near a first place show winner. I remember a 1 inch gap in the > drivers door up top (bad bracing) an amateur paint job and so-so > interior. Chrome was fair,wheels old,etc. definately an old resto. Car > looks 10 times better on ebay....thats why I always need to see them in > person . It's amazing how many of these I've run across that end up "garaged with very few mile" after the conversion. Hopefully, this does have a reinforced frame, but the mileage would suggest otherwise. I would inspect (or have it inspected) before bidding. If it was done right, it would be a bargain (as opposed to building yourself) at the "buy it now" price. The factory convertible is in a private collection in California now. The owner is a "collector", and doesn't show it or any of his many other cars. I think it may also have been a "flexi-flyer" and consequently driven very little by Studebaker or the first owner either. S2DSteve Hey that thing is not very far from me and I did not even know of its existence. Mike > Finally! > A GT Hawk that could take first place.............. (somewhere) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw I seen a 62 GT Hawk convertible at a swap meet last year. This one was done VERY poorly, and the owner wanted 20 grand for it. He even had it registered as a 59 Golden Hawk... Matthew (<g>) Burnette > Hey that thing is not very far from me and I did not even know of its > existence. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > > http://tinyurl.com/b4hjw PRETTY car....but: where can I get a set of those "factory plans" it was made from? ....... why would you go to all that trouble and have a "non professional" paint job? ...... why would you go to all that trouble and drive it 20 miles in 10 years? reminds me of that Stude powered boat a few weeks ago: engine installed in the early 1960s and stored for last 40 years........thing probably floated like a brick. and nice trailer except for having a bent axle (gee, wonder why?) did anyone every bid on it? You mean this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chris-Craft-Kit-Boat-15ft-antique-Studebaker_W0QQ itemZ4604789310QQcategoryZ31270QQssPageNameZWD6VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > PRETTY car....but: where can I get a set of those "factory plans" it > was made from? ....... why would you go to all that trouble and have a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > floated like a brick. and nice trailer except for having a bent axle > (gee, wonder why?) did anyone every bid on it? Actually the "factory plans" refer the one factory C-K prototype convertible that was built by Studebaker in 1953/54. Sadly Studebaker never went forward with the production model. The prototype still exists today. It is privately owned, however, I think it should be in the museum in South Bend. > PRETTY car....but: where can I get a set of those "factory plans" it > was made from? ....... why would you go to all that trouble and have a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > floated like a brick. and nice trailer except for having a bent axle > (gee, wonder why?) did anyone every bid on it? what hapend to r loewy 53-4 t top |
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