Vehicle Description
1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk Two-door Hardtop Purchased from a long
term local Studebaker collector One of 4,356 Golden Hawks built in
1957 First year for the supercharged motor Arctic White (code
1026-BBA) exterior with Wedgewood Blue scallops (code 1035-BBJ)
Blue interior, new front and rear door panels, new package tray
from Southwest Studebaker Rebuilt 289 CID Supercharged V-8 engine
breathing through dual exhausts Flight-O-Matic two-speed automatic
transmission Documentation include the original owner's manual,
original body color label and original auto owner's maintenance
folio plus miscellaneous documents If taking wing with the scream
of a supercharger under the hood delights you, then stop on by
MotoeXotica Classic Cars and ruffle the feathers of our 1957
Studebaker Golden Hawk Two-door Hardtop. This example left
Studebaker's South Bend, Indiana factory and is one of 4,356 Golden
Hawks made in 1957 and is finished in a very handsome color
combination of Arctic White exterior with Wedgewood Blue scallops.
Dressed in mostly Arctic White (code 1026-BBA) with Wedgewood Blue
side scallops (code 1035-BBJ), the car's paint and trim are in
overall very good order. The Stude's windows are clear and
crack-free while its lights, including the parking lights mounted
atop the front fenders, are in similar shape. In back are dual
radio antennas, a trending item on late 1950s American automobiles.
This car's bodywork is straight, the engine bay is very tidy and
the car's chrome bumpers are in excellent order and fit tightly to
the body. The car rolls on Remington bias-ply wide whitewall tires,
size G78-15 at all four corners, with each one surrounding a
factory wheel cover. Under the hood is a Studebaker 289 CID
supercharged V-8 engine, breathing through dual exhausts and making
275 horsepower. It featured a belt-driven McCulloch variable-speed
supercharger. This improved the car's top speed, making these the
best-performing Hawks until theGran Turismo Hawkbecame available
with theAvanti's R2 supercharged engine for the 1963 model year.
Backing this motor is Studebaker's Flight-O-Matic two-speed
automatic transmission. Driver convenience features include power
steering. The supercharged engine replaced the 275-horsepower,
Packard 352 CID V-8 mill used in 1956. Inside, the car's blue
interior is in overall very good order and has a new door panel kit
from Southeast Studebaker. The complementary carpeting is in great
shape, as is the light blue headliner and the package tray is new.
The white-rimmed, two-spoke steering wheel is in good order. The
inner door and kick panels are in new condition, while the padded
instrument panel with its full array of gauges, is in very good
order but the taco, speedometer and odometer are inoperable.
Rounding out the interior is a factory AM radio. The last
Studebaker until theAvantito have styling influenced by industrial
designerRaymond Loewy's studio, the Golden Hawk took the basic
shape of the 1953-55Champion/Commander/Starliner hardtop coupe but
added a large, almost vertical eggcrate grille and raised hoodline
in place of the earlier car's swooping, pointed nose. At the rear,
a raised, squared-off trunklid replaced the earlier sloped lid, and
vertical fiberglass tailfins were added to the rear quarters. The
Golden Hawk was two inches shorter than the standard Hawk at
53.6inches. The Golden Hawk was continued for the 1957 and 1958
model years, but with some changes. Packard'sUtica, Michigan,
engine plant was leased toCurtiss-Wrightduring 1956 (and eventually
sold to them), marking the end of genuine Packard production.
Packard-badged cars were produced for two more years but they were
essentially rebadged Studebakers. The Packard V-8, introduced only
two years earlier, was therefore no longer available. Golden Hawks
were 203.9 inches long. Styling also changed somewhat. A fiberglass
overlay on the hood was added, which covered a hole in the hood
that was needed to clear the supercharger, which was mounted high
on the front of the engine. The tailfins, now made of metal,
concave and swept out from the sides of the car. The fins were
outlined in chrome trim and normally were painted a contrasting
color, although some solid-color Golden Hawks were built.
Competition to this Golden Hawk in 1957 included Aston Martin's DB
B Mk. III, Chevrolet's Corvette, Ford's Thunderbird and Jaguar's
XK-150. If you appreciate products of the 1950s Packard-Studebaker
alliance or if you just like vehicles made by companies other than
Detroit's classic Big Three, stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today
and check this one out soon. Hawks have a tendency to fly out of
here just as fast they land. VIN: 6103838 This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 58,398 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Note:
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