This fantastic looking 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk was in a barn for three decades, you sure can’t tell by looking at it now. 1962 was the first year of the redesigned Hawk and this one can be found here on craigslist. It’s located in the Valley Glen area of Los Angeles, California and the seller is asking $9,900. Thanks to Pat L. for sending in this tip!
Let’s see, 2020 – 1962 = 58 years, and 58 years – 30 years in storage = 28 years of use. If it was year-round use, and since it’s a California car, hopefully it didn’t have to be put away in the winters to protect it from road salt. So, with 115,000 miles and having been driven 28 years, this Gran Turismo Hawk has traveled an average of 4,107 miles per year for each of the 28 years that it’s been in use. That’s why it looks so great, maybe?
These redesigned Hawks have to have one of the most-elegant profiles of any car ever made, at least in my opinion. Brooks Stevens redesigned the Hawk, losing the dated tail fins and the result was beautiful. The interior in this car appears to be in outstanding condition and this one has the optional Flight-O-Matic automatic transmission.
There are only five photos in the listing (I know), but even though the quantity is sorely lacking, the quality of the car in those photos appears to be very nice. As always, a personal inspection or inspection company is the way to go if possible, which may not be possible at this time in our history, unfortunately. The seller has owned it for the last 9 years and when they got it they did some work, including some new brake lines and boiling the gas tank out, etc.
The engine looks great but I hope the original air cleaner goes with the car. This engine is Studebaker’s 289 cubic-inch V8 and I’m assuming that’s a 2-barrel carb under that tiny air cleaner, which would have given it 210 hp. This car has AC and they say that it runs and drives but needs a few odds and ends in order to be a daily driver. Are there any ’62 Studebaker GT Hawk fans out there?
Certainly the best of the Hawk series. The cleaned up lines get you back to the original ’53s. Pretty car.
I hope Josh and Jesse don’t mind, here is a recent article on the Studebaker V-8 engines. Nice find by the way.
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/engine-history-the-studebaker-v8/
Love that stuff Jack, thank you. New from yesterday too.
Most interesting story, found lots of new info I did not know.
It might be of interest? Eons ago when we had our Neighborhood Service Station we had a customer with a 50s Jeep PU that someone had dumped a Studebaker V 8 into. It didn’t work that bad. Another interesting piece that disappeared into thin air.
This car is def on my kick-the-bucket list. My daughter could literally walk to this listing and take a look at it.
Unfortunately she thinks cars are appliances, and she would have ZERO idea of what she would be looking at, or for.
Beautiful. Nice find once again Scotty!
Studebaker had some of the most gorgeous interiors available at the time. This one is a perfect example of that.
Someone should snag this one quickly.
I see a power brake booster, does it have the rare front disc’s
Disc brakes were not offered until ’63. If so equipped there would be a remote reservoir mounted on the RH firewall.
Beautiful car, never could get used to seeing the oil filter mounted like that though!
AMC had their 196 CID cast iron straight six into the early 1960’s with the oil filter mounted the same way on a top bracket with external oil lines down to the engine. That old 196 OHV Nash engine was replaced in mid 1960’s by the new AMC 6 that stayed in production into the 1990’s as a Jeep engine under Chrysler ownership.
The 62 did not have disc brakes. This car does not have a/c. The interior is not a 62 interior.
No A/C?…what’s that hanging under the dash??
That is what is for but no compressor.
The interior has been redone (somewhat poorly), but it was done in the correct style for ’62.
Not correct for 62. Too many pleats. 62 had wide pressed pleats.
The Hawk is one of my many favorite body styles. If only I was 20 years younger. Great find for someone.
I love this car but black on black in Australia and no AC phew
I’m not an expert but I was a mechanic back in the 60’s through 90’s and if memory serves right the a/c compressor on these were mounted down low where it could not be seen from this picture.
God bless America
The write up indicates that it does have A/C.