1963 Studebaker GT Hawk Gran Turismo in Regal Red & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the Suburbs of Phoenix AZ on 1-6-17.
We're looking at a 1963 Studebaker GT Hawk Gran Turismo in Regal Red.
We’re talking with the Owner Buz. Buz shares he likes cars you don’t often see, and this one fits that description. He also shared that his wife bought him this car! How many guys can say that?
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When I was a kid our elderly neighbor Mr. Jim had a plain homely looking Hawk with a 289 V8 and 4 on the floor. And he would use any excuse to drive that car. He really loved it.
HI PRO PNOTUNER, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your neighbor Mr Jims car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
This car has something missing in modern cars. CLASS !!!
Hi Michael Naisbitt
, Thank you for making me laugh out loud reading your comment :-) You're right, Lou
The Studebaker Hawks were all good looking cars but this is maybe the best of them.
Hi Derrick Rees, Hmmm, thanks for sharing you like the look of this one, Lou
I personally have owned three of these hawk 61-62-64. They were all through reds and it was a mistake to sell them. This example is a prime example of the breed. 🚘🚘🚘🚘
Lou I am a ford guy but this car just melts my heart. This car was way better looking than 58 and on T-bird. Ford turned the original idea into a tamk that couldn't get out of its own way. I would really like to own the supercharged 4 speed Gran Turismo. What a gorgeous car.
Hi jon lennon, You're right, a great design :-) Hope you're behind the right one for you soon, Lou
It's in stunningly beautiful condition! There weren't many of the '63's made.
Happy to read "stunningly beautiful" :-) Good news! Here is one more for you to enjoy. th-cam.com/video/2_CIg6RthvY/w-d-xo.html
Really nice! Remembering when I was in high school, a friend's dad owned a black '64 GT. It was so sleek -- the envy of many.
Hi R. Crompton, Glad you like this one :-) Thank you for sharing about your friends Dad and adding to the story, Lou
My dad owned two Studebaker hawks - the first was an entry level white six cyl and the next was a GT like this one. Although they were snazzy for the time, they always seemed to me to be sort of the red headed step child of the automotive world and just one step away from being really cool.
Hi F C Burgner, Thank you for viewing and sharing your first hand knowledge of this car :-) Lou
My first new car was one of these in black, saddle tan interior, and an Avanti engine option. Owned it for 30 years, put 240,000 miles on it. Sold it in '93, still running. One of my many regrets!
Hi Ron Fillmore, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your 1st new car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Thanks Lou. I live 30 min. from So. Bend. It's always nice to see a Studebaker video. Nice car brother. When cars were cars.....
Hi Kev, I like that, "when cars were cars", good one, Lou
My grandfather sold and serviced these... still a BEAUTY!
Hi Bradley, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Grandfather :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Bought sight unseen and the Mrs picks up the tab! Livin' the good life in AZ with a Brooks Stevens classic. Nice!
Hi Dr Akbar, Glad this one is enjoying the sun. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Lou, the resemblance to Mercedes, might be motivated by the fact Studebaker Corp. was importer and distributor of Mercedes-Benz motor cars for the US. Also an iteration of the front end was used in the British Hillmans since Baron Raymond Loewy designed some os their cars too. I humbly hope you like this tidbit of information, love your show and your excellent and candid approach to the craft of classic cars.
Alejandro, Hmmm, I did not know that Studebaker was the importer and distributor of Mercedes-Benz. I do like this tidbit. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
What a beautiful and timeless car!
Hi fairbanksbrian, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Seat belts became mandatory in front seats only in 1962. I think in 1964 they were required in all passenger positions.
Hi Ted, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
my favorite American car. We had a 1954 Champion when I was a kid
Hi John Beasley, Happy to read you enjoy this car and that it brings back childhood memories too :-) Lou
I miss my '63 Golden Hawk, purchased in '84, sold it in '96. That thing would turn heads, leave it to go shopping and return with a crowd around it. Had a 2-60 air conditioner - two side vents open, and 60 miles per hour!
Hi Bleikr Sound, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
I knew people that worked at Studebaker in South Bend. The rumor of the times is that Studebaker tried to replicate Thunderbird in some way. In order to understand truth no design engineers were EVER interested in other car company designs. Talk that smack now that they're all gone but sons and daughters and nieces and nephews are still kicking about. I kind of wonder if these days there are any die makers who can design angles on patterns without the aid of a computer like the fenders on a Studebaker had. I'll bet not.
Hi Tim, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
very good looking .Thanks Lou for showing that beautiful car.
Hi Hisham, agree with you, and very good looking car, you're welcome, Lou
GREAT LOOKING CAR STUDEBACKER BUILT TO GOOD OF A CAR NICE RIDE
Hi James D. Lethgo, Glad you enjoyed this one and consider this car "GREAT LOOKING" :-) Lou
Gorgeous and solid car!
Hi James Steed, Glad to read you enjoy the looks and engineering of this car :-) Lou
What a sweet ride from Studebaker!👌⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
(Not an attempt to burst any bubbles, - but I'd definitely shut the hood after cheking the engine start-up, and _then_ listened to the distinctive exhaust 'music' much less disturbed. Well, just _my_ take on it ;-) . . . . . . )
Hi Eric Kamov, Glad you like this "sweet ride" :-) Lou
when I was a kid took supercharged engine put in 51conv which had 239 v8originally Holly wood top floor shift od. used to draw a crowd called the desnoodebaker .had a 53starlite coupe we raced also?
Hi Don, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Lou
another beauty!!
Hi Leighton Farms, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Very nice car. FYI te plate on the cowl is the body tag, not the serial number. 63VK means it's a 63 with a V8 (not necessarily 289) and the K means hardtop. The serial number tag is the stainless steel one on the door post that says "Studebaker Corporation" on it. And it's a serial number, not a VIN, they didn't come out until a few years later.
Hi Jeff DeWitt, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
You're very welcome. I've been a Studebaker fan since my first car (a 60 Hawk in the late 70's) and have been involved with them and the club off an on ever since. My favorite make!
Mercedes-Benz was distributed in the US by Studebaker until 1966. Many Studebaker-Packard dealers sold mb's and after the Studebaker discontinued car production many of their former dealers became MB dealers. So yes there was a styling and other connections between the two firms.
Hi Bobby Dean, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Nice ride!!! 60th to boot. Nice gift!! Heck., i just at one time wanted a Fender Stratocaster for mine in '17 (MIM would have been fine) 12 guitars i can't hardly use now. Do recall going to Winterland in a friend of a friend's GT Hawk, this black with the tail fins, so earlier than this. The 'Great' Leslie West opening for Fooled Around era Elvin Bishop. 2 songs of that and we were gone. Just diidn't dig Mickey Thomas then. Stude had to be parked in the site lot. Had to 'bounce' a VW bug to leave. Cool times.
Hi g mat, Happy to read you appreciate this car / gift :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
My Gramps has this car also. May be the 62 actually, I forget. 3 on the column with overdrive with red top on black which is a factory colour I have been told. We took it to a car show and multiple people thought it was a Ford Gran Torino too! Too funny. I think I like the all red compared to the red on black personally. These Studebakers do have a nice little rumble out the the exhaust and the horizontal dual fishtail tips compliment the car extremely well, looks better in person!
Glad this car brought back nice memories :-) Thank you for sharing your story, Lou
Kind of late but congrats on the 10k subscribers Lou.
Hi Jeffrey, Thank you, I appreciate that, Lou
Thank. Great looking car.I would Love to buy one also.
Hi jay capp, You're welcome, and hope you're behind the wheel of one like this soon, Lou
exelente gracias y compartido
Hi Vito, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou
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Do you ever show the car? I'm in Phx area.
Billy was a mountain. Ethel was a tree growing out of his shoulder
So did you like the car?
It's Buzz again! I enjoyed watching the 59 Edsel, and now, here is a car that is very rare to find.
They stopped Studebaker in 1967.
Very nice car. Hope to see more, John.
P.S, how's the temperature going in Arizona? Pretty hot, it is?
Hi John Roberts, Glad you enjoyed two of his cars :-) Temperature today will be a Sunny 82 high, and 61 for the low at night :-) Lou
Lou Costabile Wow! Its fall and it feels like summer there. It's cold where I am.
John
Hi John Roberts, I'm in IL today and it's cold where I'm at too. Stay warm, Lou
You too buddy, John
P.S I have a friend that is into sport cars, so I told him about your channel. Seemed to interest his mind.
Very Nice
Hi JamesBullDogMiller, Glad you like this one :-) Hope you see many other cars on the Channel you'll enjoy too, Lou
In mid '62 I ordered a Gran Turismo Hawk. The dealer told me I might want to wait for the '63 model as there would be some interesting options available! To make a long story short mine was one of, as I recall, less than 100 made with a R-3 304 CID supercharged Avanti engine! It was perfectly capable of pegging the 160 MPH speedometer. Very much a cruiser, very stable and held the road very, very well! Looked just like the Hawk in this video, except it was black with saddle tan interior! Put over 240,000 miles on it, sold it in '93, still running to a fellow who restored it! Regret doing that!
Hi Ron Fillmore, Happy to read this one brings back memories of this one you ordered :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Yes the 63 is the year the K6 means hardtop and the 1875 is the number of the car off the assembly line. So, it is #1875 out how many were made that year. Yellow valve covers 289 Red valve covers 259!
Hi Regionvoices, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Lou Costabile you are welcome. my dad worked at Studebaker until they closed in South Bend in December 1963.
Oh I'm sure your Dad came home with some car stories :-)
Lou Costabile Actually Studebaker was known for hiring family members. My brothers worked there too. They had stories
Good times around the dinner table I'm sure :-)
Very elegant design - quite European. Some Merc, even some Rolls Corniche comes out in the design.
I think this is a dead ringer of a Singer Gazelle. Seriously. Look at it.
@@jakekaywell5972 I think it preceded the Rootes car - an attractive car too for its time. There are some similarities but the Studebaker is much larger and looks more low slung. There is definitely a similarity there though. A lot of British cars copied American design cues at the time.
@@Stevieboy130664 Good point. It's just that I run a 1962 Studebaker GT Hawk myself as a first car and I quite like a lot of English autos as well. I'd like to be able to import one to the States if that were possible.
@@jakekaywell5972 lucky guy!
Hi Stevieboy130664, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Lou
I always did enjoy this Stude! My dad however does not... His father drove around in a PINK and WHITE 62 Hawk. It was cool now, but stupid for his time.
Hi Jake Kaywell, I can understand your Dad's position. Glad you like this one :-) I do too Lou
Did I forget to mention that his Hawk came to him through his grandmother?
His Grandma has style, nice ride :-)
The "V" in that serial number means it is a 259..
Hi Rich Ross, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
V in serial number means V8 The engine number with a v would mean 259
Negative! The 259 was never available in the Gran Turismos! Pre '62, yes! Starting in '63 a 289 with or with out supercharger, or a 304 with supercharger. I had one of those with 4 on the floor. Actually, there were two 289's available. The stock with 2 or 4 bbl, or the Avanti options. Those engines had some performance upgrades. Standard 289 with 4 bbl rated at 225 HP, which this car apparently has. Painted yellow valve covers is the give away. Avanti engines had chromed valve covers. Avanti R-1 289 with 4 bbl 250 HP, R-2 289 with supercharger close to 300. 304 supercharged R-3, which I had, HP was never officially stated. Suspect in excess of 350. Avanti optioned Hawks came with a 140 or 160 MPH speedometer depending on whether supercharged or not. I know this because I sat down with the dealer for some length of time going over the specs before I ordered mine with the R-3. I have no doubt that engine would have pegged the 160 MPH speedometer. It would hit 130+ easily.
Studes were great cars, better built than some of the contemporary cars. The engines were virtually indestructible. A shame they went out of business.
Hi Randall Palmer, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with this car, Lou
Back then was this considered a expensive car?
Hi Mark Aul, I think expensive is relative to your income. Lou
The GT Hawk had an MSRP of $3,095 when it was new. Considering that the average car cost around $2,000, it was fairly pricey, but nowhere near as much as the Ford Thunderbird's $4,553.
In correct wheel covers
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"Stainless piece". It's aluminum.
Hmmm, that's interesting.
@@loucostabileWell what did you find out Lou? The type of metal overlayment that stretches across the rear face of the trunk. Aluminum, or stainless steel? Which is it? Thank you kindly.