Author Topic: Forgotten muscle? (Read 7091 times)

LU8 · « **on:** July 22, 2010, 10:56:29 AM »

There are less well known, or underrated examples of American muscle cars out there. The Hurst/Olds is one, what others can you think of?

mattlea1 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2010, 12:28:51 PM »

This would definitely have to be in this category

bonnevista · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2010, 02:15:23 PM »

Stage I Buick and the Buick Wildcat.

sms777 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2010, 11:14:14 PM »

Studebaker Hawk with the factory fitted Paxton supercharger. Around '62-'63?
Must have been pretty quick.

rattusrex · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2010, 08:38:57 AM »

Lousy brakes. I remember them from
Bathurst, at the end of Conrod Straight was always interesting for them. Will it or won't it pull up.

GTA390 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2010, 12:10:21 PM »

I remember watching Smokey and the Bandit and thought i want one of those Trans Am's one day.
Just don't tell anyone ok

73Transam · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2010, 02:53:37 PM »

come on, everyone wanys a Smoket and the Bandit TA...wish i had the spare dollars for one..:mad:

73Transam · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2010, 02:54:39 PM »

opps my spellinggg:rol:

mattlea1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2010, 10:07:35 PM »

Come on Dave everyone is a closet Trans Am fan at heart:boxing:

bonnevista · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2010, 10:48:06 PM »

Quote from: rattusrex link=topic=3464.msg21143#msg21143

Lousy brakes. I remember them from
Bathurst, at the end of Conrod Straight was always interesting for them. Will it or won't it pull up.

They were the Studebaker Lark - sort of boxy 4 door, but the Victorian Police had 2 doors as pursuit cars.

The Hawk came in 3 flavours (from memory). The Hawk, the Silver Hawk and the all singing all dancing Golden Hawk. They looked similar, but the Golden and Silver Hawk had bolt on fins at the rear.

http://www.1956goldenhawk.com/pictures/58gh-joe%20parsons.jpg

http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/1958%20Silver%20Hawk.jpg

http://www.ritzsite.nl/63Stude/1963_Studebaker_Gran_Turismo_Hawk.JPG

http://image59.webshots.com/559/1/12/89/2094112890089697034PWbAGM_ph.jpg

You can clearly see that the Stude took it's styling cues from the Packard Hawk, when the company was called Studebaker Packard after the two companies had merged in 1954. The last Packard rolled off the line in 1958.