Nice shout out to Cold War Motors! Yes, this is right up Scott's alley! I enjoy your revive and drive videos. I think that's why I subbed to you years ago. And building motorcycles from scratch. I'll never forget the go cart you made for your grandson out of a metal wood burning fireplace.Thanks for years of entertainment, JW. Cheers!
Whoa! That's a beauty... Jealous! That thing is so solid; fantastic! Thanks for the shout-out; very kind of you... I hope you get a laugh out of the Showdown this summer... Stop in anytime boss!
Dear CWM Scott N. 👍👌👏 Great to meet you here. Maaan, wouldn't it be nice if Johnathan W. could join your summer V8 challenge in person? Okay, I know, your place is too far away from his. But at least he could join in via internet? Please give Frankers a hug from me. Best regards, luck and especially health to all of you.
Wow does this bring back memories.Husband and wife in my town had identical black 1962 or 63.Both were black with red leather interior.Golden Hawk was beautiful.
Back in the days of real metal on real nice rigs... My dad loved his Studebakers and so growed up with them. I'm seventy three now so drove a few of them when they were still going on the highways
I just got a 1964 gt hawk and a 63 roller along with it. The 64 is really beautiful. I would like to get a hold of this gentleman. I have questions. Can you help ?
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Back in about '68, a friend of my Grandfather had a '56 Studebaker Hawk with a gear shift. I was too uneducated about cars back then, so I don't know what engine it had. He was a machinist and inventor like my Gfather was, so Bob Kafka painted his Hawk with blue metal dye paint. It was a beautiful shade of blue! He drove us to lunch one day, and it was the first time that I had ever gone faster than 80 mph! Scared the poo out of me and also started my interest in wanting to "go fast"! Thanks Bob, and RIP.
its not luck.....its your hard work Jonathan.....a big thank you for saving these cars and the machinery, boilers etc.....always enjoy checking what project you have on the go....
Studebakers weren't appreciated for what they were back in the day, so it's a good thing Jonathan's around to put them back together and drive them around a while longer.👍
My Granddad Was a Studebaker Man. Before he passed He was able to find His dream car, a burgundy & black 1929 Studebaker Dictator with forest green colored straight 8 engine. The same year He was born. With twin fender mount spare tires, It had wire wheels vs wood, tan mohair seats & all the window cranks & door handles were in tact. It had a soft top with wooden slats & He later found a steel trunk to mount on the back. He had to unstick the valves & renew the water pump shaft packing that also ran the generator & have the exhaust re made & a crack in its cast iron head welded up "His buddy tried to fix it but warped it all to heck" so then he took it into a specialist who heated it up cherry read in a kiln that straightened it back out & then welded it & very slowly cooled it. They did an amazing job & we couldn't tell if it was ever cracked. When He drove it, I remember the whine of the non synchro cut gears in the gearbox & Him double clutching it up & down the hills in the town of Bellingham were He lived. Another car He had was a very Blue 1939 Studebaker Commander Business coupe, Amazing machines those Studebakers👏👏👏👍✌
Was pleased to here your shout out to CWM, and just watched there latest video and Scott sure liked the idea of you getting yours going at the same time. Always enjoy how many utubers seem to want to support one another.
I will be following your updates on the two Hawk beauties! Let’s see how it goes with the CWM V8 Challenge. God smiled on this Hawk when he found you to nurse it back to health. 👍
Wow! You really hit the home run here. I remember those cars. This needs to be restored, in my opinion. It will be a beautiful car someday. It is a money find. Best of luck. You lucky man.
Great find 👍 It cleaned up fairly good, you could either oil the hood or re" sqyuirt" it..only thing is you'd be able to tell from the new paint from the old. Agree if you've pulled the heads and are going to drop the pan, you may as well re ring it and new bearings.
What a great find sir, you did good on this one. I can't even remember when I last saw a Golden Hawk on the highway. I used Wolf's Head motor oil and ATF as long as they sold it in my vehicles wish I could still buy it. Good luck with your latest barn find Jonathan.
Great car Jonathan! I can't wait to see it get repaired! I didn't know you watch Cold War Motors too, you guys are the best craftsmen on RU-vid, hands down.
Congratulations on the great find! Looking forward to more Studebaker content here and on Cold War Motors. CWM and your channel are two of my favorites, and I look forward to those videos far more than anything on television.
Good for you , Jonathan ! Another 56 Studebaker Golden hawk finds an awesome home . I'm sure looking forward to those videos . I'm still grinning over that old marine steam engine you got done up . Pretty slick . This one cleaned up nice , & it's fairly complete too . If anyone can sort it out right & get her running like an American machine , it's you , brother . Good for you , & God bless you & yours . You may have to let that engine run a while to get the transmission to operate properly , but that's pretty low mileage for it's age . I bet it all works fine , once it runs a while . Take care , JW .
Fantastic Find JW . I worked at gas stations in the early to mid seventies and American oil still had the card board type oil cans. They certainly aren’t many around. Thanks for sharing the video.
Great find to have 2 56 hawks is very special. That transmission will let you star off in 2 or 1 st gear. You have to look at the marks on each side of the D on the selector. Can't wait to see it run. Thank you for saving it.
* Hey Jonathan ! I'm a ColdWarMotors fan . Just heard about your site so i subscribed and will be checking in regularly. A friend of my dads (Fritz) collected Studie Hawks so I'm real familiar with them. He even had the Supercharged Golden Hawk. 👊😎👍
Oh my, my favorite Studebaker! Cool find! Think it needs to be steam cleaned though... Coldwar Motors? 1958 Stude Commander 2 sedan, 1951 Ford Crown Vic 2dr Sedan! You got the engines right! Pretty sure Scott would think it great if you were to join the challenge! This is great, we all do watch the same stuff. Wonder what old V8 Shedds has...might as well get him in this too... Uh, the guys at Coldwar Motors can restore that wheel, look at the 60 Fury...
Back when I was in high school fifty years ago one of our neighbors was a policeman and he loved and collected 1955 & 56 Packard Caribbeans. i remember one of the weak points was the Packard Ultramatic transmission and back in the 1970's spare parts dried up so collectors were adapting GM hydomatics to keep them going. I think even though Studebaker was using the Packard engine in the Golden Hawk they still used the Borg Warner three speed automatic they used in their other cars.
Congrats on this factory hot rod. CWM brought me here too, but I'm already looking forward to catching up on all your older videos as I love Studebakers
How exciting! You found another Studebaker, yay... my grandmother always drove Studebakers. One of my favorites was the black and red Hawk she had. She also had a green 1962 convertible. I too am watching The Challenge on Cold War. Anxious to see what he does with both of them. Congratulations on your newest Studebaker, I'll be watching for more! Thanks Jonathan
I am a fan of Studebakers since my first car, a '54 Commander 3 spd with overdrive and hill holder option. My understanding is that the Silver Hawk had the Packard and automatic but the Golden Hawk was supercharged and manual trans. Would love to have another '54 Commander. Lots of memories and good times in that car. Congrats on your find and purchase. Thanks for sharing.
I remember when you found the first one and watching you sew and make new upholstery for the '51 bullet nose. I first started watching when you and Noah got the white Nash sedan running.
