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- bluefury361 June 2008
Hawk
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1956 introduced the new Hawk series. The 1956 Hawks were a natural development from the 1953-55 coupe and hardtop (C & K bodies) models. The relative success of the Speedster convinced Studebaker-Packard that marketing a sporty line to compete with the Corvette and Thunderbird was a wise decision. Although the 1956 Corvette and Thunderbird were two place cars, the new five passenger Hawks were often compared to them, especially the Golden Hawk. Interestingly, in 1958, the Thunderbird dropped the two-place configuration and switched to the Hawks five passenger arrangement. Part of Fords decision was probably influenced by the fact that the 1956 Hawk line outsold both the Ford Thunderbird and the Chevrolet Corvette!
The new Hawk design came under the direction of Robert Bourke. It was Bobs last design effort for Studebaker. He developed the bold grille, the hood scoop and expanded the Speedster style instrument panel to include a metal turned facing across the full width of the dash panel.
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Does anyone have any information/pictures on the Packard Silver Hawk of this era? As I recall, they had a flatter, full width, grill and a supercharged engine. I think they were only made the last year before Packard/Studebaker shut down.
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I believe you are talking about a Golden Hawk. Most Golden Hawks came from the factory with superchargers, whereas most silverhawks did not. Studebaker started the golden hawk in 56 but I dont think the superchargers were available until 57.
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the Packard Hawk (1958 only) was a restyled front end of the Studebaker Hawks (closest to the Studebaker Golden Hawk). There was only one model and less than 600 built and sold. Information is hard to find, but it does feature a turbocharged engine.
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The first Studebaker Golden hawk was introduced for the 1956 model year and fearured a Packard V8 engine. The 1957 and 1958 Golden hawks featured a 289 CID Studebaker engine with a McCollah belt drive supercharger.
In 1958 a Packard hawk was introduced which was actually a 58 Golden hawk with a unique front style treatment and Packard name badges. 588 were produced.
