Tuesday 1st November 1955
The Studebaker Hawk made its debut. Depending on whom you talk to, the 1956-1961 Studebaker Hawk was either a clumsy, cluttered continuation of the breathtaking “Loewy coupe,” or a remarkably clever repackaging job that introduced the sporty personal car to Americans years before Lee Iacocca ever thought about a Mustang. Even Studebaker partisans are divided on these cars, which bridged the style and time gaps between the memorable 1953-1954 original and Brooks Stevens’ deftly re-styled 1962 Gran Turismo Hawk.
