'Birds are cool, but those 59-62 greenhouses rule. Put '53 front end on the Sude, and it brings home the red ribbon.
I have to admit you put that Thunderbird on end and it looks just like a rocket, taillight thrusters and all!
I think if you check ALL the Studebaker Hawks are GOLDEN. The Packard is the SILVER Hawk, looks like a whale shark snout stuck on the Stude Hawk body. Ugh.
Not sure if you realize it, but the Dodge you listed is an export model - Dodge body with Plymouth front clip. It's also the coolest car in your lineup since it was available with a longram 383 with nearly 500ft-lbs.
Studebaker became a division of the Studebaker Packard Corporation from 1954 to 1962. In 1962 it reverted to its previous name, the Studebaker Corporation. While the company left the automobile business in 1966, Studebaker survived as an independent closed investment firm until 1967 when it merged with Worthington to become Studebaker-Worthington Corp. [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The 1959-1961 Studebaker Silver Hawk and Hawk were the simplified successors to the Golden Hawk. This came about as a result of Studebaker's continued low 1957-1958 sales.[/FONT] [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]After 1959, when only a V-8 engine was offered, the cars were listed simply as Hawk. The Hawk featured Studebaker's 289 cid engine, in two stages of tune and without the previous supercharger. [/FONT] [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Styling for the 1959-1961 Studebaker Silver Hawk and Hawk became cleaner, and an optional four-speed gearbox was made available for 1961. Note that Hawks in these years were all fixed-pillar coupes, not the pillarless hardtop style.[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/FONT] I found this.
I picked T-Bird because "other" just seemed like a cop-out answer. I'm down for the '61 Caddy though.
I have to agree with JJibs, the Invicta is one beautiful car. I do really like the styling on that Dodge/Plymouth Phoenix from your list.
They sure didn't like them then. There were actually lawsuits from Dodge and Plymouth dealers in 1961 because the styling was so bad. Good thing they hadn't seen the '62s by then! Here is a "normal" 1961 Dodge. And here's a '62... yeesh. No offense to you '62-Mopar likers! The 383 crossram cars were pretty comparable to the earlier 409 cars.
No, entirely different. Thunderbird was billed as a personal luxury car while the Corvette was America"s sports car.
Not absolutely correct I'm afraid. In '62 the Hawk was offered in GT trim with a supercharger. Less than a thousand made it to the showroom floor with that option. In the later '60s the Avanti was available from a Canadial Corp. [I don't recall the name] they had a Chebby drivetrain, and the trim was altered. Now onto bigger and better things. 1961 Olds delta 2 door hardtop. The coolest car offered in '61. Hands down.
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