Charles Phoenix JOYRIDE - 1961 Studebaker Hawk
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- Опубликовано: 28 фев 2022
- FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING ... this was my first time ever driving a 1961 Hawk ... or any other Studebaker for that matter ... and I was VERY IMPRESSED ... solid and sure !!! ... Style-wise and otherwise ... this space age spellbinder is a classy combo of sporty and formal at the same … So sit back and enjoy the JOYRIDE !!! ...
Studenaker does not get credit for creating the first personal luxury coupe in the Hawk.
Two comments: (1) The basic style was originally developed by Raymond Loewy, the famed industrial designer who was also famous for having come up with the iconic Coke bottle design! (2) One of the original Studebaker brothers, John Mohler Studebaker, had his winter home (which is still standing) out here (southern California) in Monrovia; the company was originally started in 1852 as a blacksmith shop (in South Bend, Indiana) by John's two older brothers, Henry and Clement, who soon started making horse-drawn wagons, as well; John Mohler Studebaker wanted to make his own fortune, so he came out here to Placerville during the gold rush, but (using the skills of his family's profession) quickly turned to the safer and more ultimately more lucrative business of making wheelbarrows for the miners rather than mining for gold himself and soon had made a small fortune of his own by doing so; he eventually returned to South Bend, invested in his older brothers' business and helped it scale up further (helping it to become the largest wagon manufacturing company in the world), and ultimately oversaw the company's transition from the horse-and-buggy days, to manufacturing electric cars (from 1902-1912), and then finally to gasoline-powered cars (the only major wagon manufacturing company to successfully make this transition!), which it manufactured until 1966.
The C/K body Studebaker is 70 years old in 2023, and still looks great! Styling cues such as its trapezoidal rear quarter windows are still seen in modern cars.
I think these Studebakers to be one of the best looking American cars ever made. Stylish car design. I old enough to remember these on the road. The 4 door models were more popular.
Had the pleasure of owning five Studs in total, three larks, one Daytona and last a 63 Hawk GT. No greater car, the sound of that v8 is very different and incomparable.
Stunning Hawk. One of the best looking American cars ever made 💙
I really appreciated your Joyride in the Studebaker Hawk as I own a 1957 Golden Hawk, also in black. This has the same bodystyle as the 61 but with the addition of a supercharger which gives it 275 bhp. This is a very rare car in England and not overly common in America I imagine. 61 was the final year for the tailfins, 62 to 64 Hawk GTs had the more smoothed out and squared up lines.
my dad worked 19 years at the studebaker Canada plant till the end in 1966..thank you ..find more please..
Charles, like me, you have an "old soul". I love old things and nostalgia. I think I was born in the wrong decade.
I don't know if it has been mentioned here but Studebaker started in the later 1800s making horse drawn buggy wagons. I was there in high school in South Bend, Indiana when these cars were being built. I always loved the Hawk! I remember moving from Minneapolis to South Bend and was surprised to see all the city owned vehicles, police cars and fire trucks, were Studebakers.
My dream car when I was 10 years old
I bought a 1962 Hawk in 1975 or '76 and enjoyed it for years. The first thing I noticed about this '61 Hawk is that the exhaust sound, and the sound of the solid lifters were exactly the same as mine. "Behold the glory!"
How do you not have more subscribers? You’re hilarious and the cars are great too!
What a beautiful car👍🏻
I often find myself longing for a time when we can come upon someone more effusive than Mr. Phoenix.
Fantastic Charles! Thanks!!! We drove from Maine to Alabama in a Hawk when my Dad went to Officer Training.
PHENOMENAL
Oh, how I miss the sounds of a V-8. That Hawk brought back so many memories as a kid growing up in the San Fernando Valley hearing a V-8's burble headed down the street.
Charles, the very first Hawk I saw not only had engine turned dash but all the gauges were Stewart/Warner. I've NEVER forgot that happening, 35 years ago!
Thank you Charles for showcasing this gorgeous Studebaker Hawk, a true slice of Americana!!!!! I Know!!! 👍👍