Vehicle Description
Up for sale is this super nice 1958 Studebaker "Silver Hawk". The
car is in excellent condition and has won numerous trophies through
the years. Owner purchased it from a car dealer in California. It
has an interesting history, as it was basically a three owner car.
The original owner purchased the car from the dealership in 1959
where it had been used as a "dealer demonstrator". It was purchased
in its gold color, and was actually sold as a "Golden Hawk". The
original purchaser owned the car for approximately 10 years, when
he suddenly passed away. His wife then sold the car to a car
collector, who owned it for approximately 25 years, but never
really did anything with it and the car fell into disrepair. Then,
as fate would have it, the original owner's, daughter, who by this
time had become a doctor, bought the car back and had a 14 month
restoration done by a professional restoration shop. The third
owner bought the car from the doctor and owned it for 15 years. The
restoration job has held up beautifully and looks as good as ever;
a testament to the quality of work that was done. Some upgrades
during the restoration were aftermarket front diskbrakes, along
with the "Vintage Air" heat & A/C system. A new AM/FM stereo was
also installed, with USB input, to plug in your smart phone. The
engine runs strong and the "Flight-O-Matic" transmission shifts
smooth. The front end has been rebuilt and it drives straight and
tight. The engine always runs cool, even on the hottest days with
the A/C on; and speaking of the A/C; it blows super cold. The car
is a pleasure to drive. It gets a lot of attention, because these
Studebaker Hawks are quite rare in this part of the country. The
car comes with some "Golden Hawk" trim features such as the
louvered hood and chrome fender emblems. All the chrome is in
excellent condition. The bench seats are wide and comfortable, with
the array of round gauges ahead of the driver that looks pure
"sports" car. It even has a tachometer, rare.
