Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an extraordinarily well
presented and great daily driving example of this very striking
1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk 289 V8 coupe with a 4 spd manual
transmission and air conditioning and which recently underwent a
complete restoration with a two-stage repaint in the 1 year only
color of 'Metallic Brown Poly' factory color paint with the
interior restored to factory correct specs in 'Black' with a new
headliner with chrome roof bows and with all the glass replaced and
all the chrome re-plated. The floor boards, trunk and all the
typical rust-prone areas are solid and rust-free.The car looks
extremely impressive with a very striking one year only color of
'Metallic Brown Poly' repaint from it's original 'Ermine White'
factory color with the Black interior also having been restored as
required in to original factory specifications throughout with its
original 'Studebaker' AM radio! The dashboard, the headliner with
chrome bows, the carpets and all the seats have been restored and
are in exceptional condition throughout and the car has all new
chrome!The car has it's original matching #'s (P86134) 289 V8
engine which is extremely strong and powerful and this particular
car drives very well - must be driven to be fully appreciated - a
truly remarkable daily driver that will give any modern day sports
car a run for it's money! The car was ordered with deep carpeting,
luxury padded safety dash, recessed instrumentation, padded sun
visors, a 4 speed floor shifter manual transmission, power brakes,
tachometer, undercoating, white sidewalls, climatizer, electric
windows amp; clock.Reportedly the vehicle spent most of it's life
in southern California and it underwent a complete restoration by
it's new owners in 2015. In addition to the cosmetic restoration,
many mechanical and electrical components were replaced at the time
of the restoration as documented by a thick file of receipts
totaling over $25K not including labor. The restoration included a
specially designed air conditioning system being installed
utilizing new AC technology and an auxiliary electric fuel pump
with the switch for it located under the dash next to the ignition
key switch. The car will also be sold with a copy of it's build
sheet from the 'Studebaker National Museum', original owners
manuals, shop manuals amp; paint chip brochures etc.After the Ford
Thunderbird had been restyled in the late fifties, the Studebaker
Golden Hawk emerged as one of the most handsome two door coupes on
the market in 1956 with performance to match its styling. In 1962,
the last year in which Packard would be part of the
Studebaker-Packard Corporation, the company's president Sherwood
Egbert enlisted the renown designer, Brooks Stevens, to modernize
and redesign the Hawk and Lark. Stevens created the the new Hawk
model with flowing lines and squarer shapes and it was newly named
the 'Gran Turismo' Hawk and proved to be even better than before
with this last generation of the Hawk (1962-64) to be the only one
to earn the coveted 'Milestone Car Status' recognition of the
'Milestone Car Society' of post war cars (1945-72) who judged their
cars in five categories; styling, engineering, roadability,
performance and innovation and craftsmanship. A Milestone car had
to be superior to its contemporaries in at least two of these
categories. The GT Hawk Coupe was an update of the pillar-less Hawk
body-style of the mid to late 1950's with a bolder grille and a
more formal roof-line. Still built on the old 'Loewry Coupe'
bodyshell and 120.5" wheelbase from 1953 minus the 1957-61 now
outdated tail-fins, Stevens added a Thunderbird style formal roof
with broad C-pillars, removed needless trim from the bodysides and
outlined them in bright metal, installed a new three element dash
design with enough room for a clock and large tachometer. Powered
by a 289/225HP V8 engine, it had a top speed of 120mph and although
the updated continuation of Studebaker's sporty four-seater coupe
received good press, it unfortunately couldn't save the 'Studebaker
Corporation', which had been founded as a wagon producer back in
1852 and sadly folded in 1966. There were only 3,663 models built
in 1962.In summary, this particular example is a beautifully
restored example in a very striking one year only factory color
with both cosmetics and mechanics attended to in great daily
driving and turn-key ready to enjoy today condition and a simply
fabulous example of this increasingly desirable and collectible
1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk 289 V8 coupe with it's original
matching #'s 289 V8 engine matched to a very desirable 4 speed
manual transmission and working A/C!