The Golden Hawk was one of several cars branded as Hawks built by Studebaker-Packard between 1956 and 1964. It was a 2-door hardtop personal luxury car that used a supercharger in its last two years of production (1957-58; in 1956, it used a Packard motor). The seller’s ’57 Golden Hawk is a sharp-looking vehicle, though not show quality, and has had the same owner for 27 years. Located in Eustis, Florida, this happy Hawk is available here on eBay for $25,775.

With styling by designer Raymond Loewy, the Golden Hawk was an evolution of the Starliner hardtop coupe of 1955. But it wore a Mercedes-like grille and tailfins on the back. The hood was raised to accommodate the Packard 352 cubic inch V8 in 1956, which was replaced by a Stude 289 with a supercharger for the next two outings. The supercharger enabled the latter engine to kick out 275 hp, so the Golden Hawk was quite lively. Only 9,305 of the GHs were built in total, with nearly half coming in 1957.

We assume the Arctic White paint with gold accents has been redone over time, as has the matching interior. The seller has owned the car for nearly three decades and doesn’t indicate if any of that was on his to-do list. What has been done to the car recently or over time includes new tires, brakes, water pump, U-joints, an electric fuel pump, and the addition of the Continental kit on the back. The car has a Paxton supercharger as opposed to the correct McCulloch, and it needs to be rebuilt.

There is no certainty as to the car’s mileage. It shows 26,000 now, but the seller says the prior owner replaced the speedometer/odometer in the 20^th Century, so who knows. We assume the car runs fine except for any anomalies related to the aged supercharger. The radio has never worked as long as the seller has owned the car, but that’s a minor issue. Just fire up some tunes on your cell phone!