1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk
by Gary F Richards
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1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Artist
Gary F Richards
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Photograph - Photography
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2nd Place Win in the contest… VINTAGE MOTOR, 03/11/2024, Members Participating: 178, Images Submitted: 461
This rare 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk was located in the Classic Cars showroom of Sarasota, Florida. I toured it with my 3 sons and 4 grandsons. This car is much like the one my father owned when I was a child.
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The Studebaker Golden Hawk is a two-door pillarless hardtop coupe type car produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, between 1956 and 1958.
The last Studebaker until the Avanti to have styling influenced by industrial designer Raymond Loewy's studio, the Golden Hawk took the basic shape of the 1953–55 Champion/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 53.6 inches.
Studebaker Golden Hawk 1957 and 1958
The raised hood and grille were added to allow space for a larger engine, Packard's 352 in³ (5.8 L) V8, which delivered 275 bhp (205 kW).[1] This comparatively large, powerful engine in such a light car gave the Golden Hawk an excellent power-to-weight ratio (and thus performance) for the time; of 1956 American production cars, the Golden Hawk was second only to Chrysler's 300B by that measure — and the Chrysler, which cost considerably more, was essentially a road-legal NASCAR racing car. The Golden Hawk, like the Chryslers, is a precursor to the muscle cars of the 1960s.
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June 19th, 2020
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Dennis Baswell
one of the best cars ever great artistic styling, and fun to drive , lovely work Gary.
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Gary, on your Win in the Vintage Motors Contest for this wonderful photograph! Voted. L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Gary, on your VINTAGE MOTOR contest win with this amazing Studebaker capture! L/F
Antonia Surich
Exceptional vintage car artwork! Striking red color and shine, great shadows and background! Voted
Anne Gifford
The red studebaker my family owned was the first car that I rememer riding in as a child, and it was very similar to this. I love vintage cars....they are works of art!
Gary F Richards replied:
Anne, I am so glad you appreciate this car and this piece, and thank you for your kindness and support!
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