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Chassis Num: 64V1085

The standard engine on the Gran Turismo Haw was a six-cylinder powerplant offering 112 horsepower. The standard eight-cylinder engine was a 259.2 cubic-inch offering 180 horsepower. A 210 horsepower V8 engine was also available, as well as a Paxton supercharged R2, which produced about 300 horsepower. It had a four-barrel carburetor, a slightly wider cam with solid lifters and a Paxton SN60 supercharger.

This Hawk was built on the first day of 1964 production, on September 4th of 1963. It was on display at the New York Auto Show and was painted in the same color combination it wears today. In total, there were about 46 Gran Turismo Hawks built in 1964 equipped with the supercharged R2 engine and high performance package. It is believed that only about five remain in existence.

This car has won several awards, including the National Studebaker Award and AACA First Junior, Senior and National awards. In 2006, it competed for and won an AACA Grand National Award.

In 2009, this car was offered for sale at the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey presented by RM Auctions where it was estimated to sell for $40,000 - $50,000. The lot was sold for the sum of $24,750, including buyer's premium.

From 1962 through 1964 Studebaker produced the Gran Turismo Hawk, also known as the GT Hawk. The GT Hawk was an iteration of the Hawk series which had begun with the Golden Hawk in 1956. The styling was performed by Brooks Stevens using the prior Hawk cars as a starting point. The hood was retained while the radiator and grille borrowed inspiration from Mercedes-Benz. The GT Hawks was a marriage of both European and American styling and influences. The rear end was similar to that of a Lincoln while the roofline closely resembled a Ford Thunderbird. The result was a modern car that was both smooth and aerodynamic. It was sold in the US and other countries, such as Great Britain and Australia. In the US, sales were slow, with only 8,388 examples being produced in its inaugural year. 947 were produced for other countries during that year. This would be its strongest year, as sell fell to 4,009 for 1962, plus an additional 625 for export. Only 1,484 US examples were produced in 1964 and 283 for export.

Many areas of the vehicles were designed to be inexpensive to produce. The rear window was flat and recessed; the underpinnings and chassis of the car were nearly identical to prior Hawks. The engine bay could accept a variety of Studebaker engines which could be matted to a three-speed manual, four-speed or Flight-O-Matic automatic gearbox. The engines ranged from a 4.7-liter V8 engine that produced just over 210 horsepower to a supercharged 5-liter engine that produced over 330 horsepower. The cars low weight and front disc brakes made it a solid performance machine.

Minor styling improvements were made for 1963. The rectangular parking lights were replaced with round units. The side of the dash were wood grain which made it similar in appearance to the rest of the instruments. Changes followed in 1964 such as a 'Studebaker Hawk' nameplate appearing on the trunk lid. The grille was again updated, now having a Hawk emblem in the center of the grille. A circle-S ornament could also be found on the grille shell. The top was a half-vinyl-covered roof which had been part of Stevens original designs but never made it into production in prior models. Wheel covers, similar to the other Studebaker models, were added. A silver-threaded cloth upholstery was added to the list of options, and for the first time, AM/FM radio could be ordered on the GT Turismo.

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