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.
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 ?
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
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.
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...
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👏👏👏👍✌
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....
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. 👍
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.👍
Asprin occurs Naturally in the bark of cracked willow trees, the active ingredient is Salicylic Acid, its also anti-coagulant ( stops blood clotting and thins the blood)
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.
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.
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.
* 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. 👊😎👍
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 .
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.
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.
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 CZcams, hands down.
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.
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
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.
JONATHAN- THAT car is worth a HELLUVA a lot more than the price paid by far! Front seat is worst thing about that interior, & THAT DASH is gorgeous- no splits, curls, corrosion or missing pieces!! As for the front end paint, I'd bet a combo of CLR & then maybe a Comet wash will bring it back a good lick!! It maybe a 'base' Goldie, but I think that one was a better looker than the other when new. GREAT SCORE!
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.
Brother that is a really solid car from what I can see. I know it isn't usually your thing, but that baby is definitely a candidate for a little body work and some paint. I'd love to watch you do at least a partial restoration on that one. Put the engine back in order, clean up the engine bay, fix a few bad spots and at least get her in primer. Congrats man, nice find.
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.
That car is absolutely wild! I'm honestly excited to see what you do with this one Jon, that little car deserves to see the road again P.S. also looking forward to seeing what Scott amd the Agents at CWM have up their sleeves for the V8 summer showdown
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!
I noticed that too 🙏
I just got finished watching ,
Cold War motors too
Love seeing these Studebakers/Packards , being brought back too life
@@butcher390What a mess. I would cut that with an angle grinder and weigh in the scrap.
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.
Nice!!!
Talk about finding a Needle in a Hay Stack!!! Jonathan, have a phenomenal Holiday Weekend!!! Thanks for sharing this Gem with us 👍
A true diamond in the rough. A treasure ⭐️
Very happy for you. Great to hear you bought yourself a treat. tHanks for all the videos!
Good find man, I really hope to see a Hawk come to life on your channel, cheers from Virginia!
CWM! Yeah V8 Challenge! Team Studebaker 2023!
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 ?
One of the nicest looking post ww2 US cars ever made.
Good score!👍
Nah but it's cool 😅
Totally agree.
Johnathan, you are a Studibaker man for sure. Awsome ! Beautiful car, this is when cars had class!
It’s an awesome find ! Lucky to find such a barn find , I have a special place for Studebaker
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
That thing is a gem!! Love the old ice scraper too!
That’s a beauty , good find ! I love Studebakers! Good video Johnathon!
What a great find. Now you have 2 of them. That is fantastic!
Congratulations on the find, Jonathan! Yes - Summer V8 Challenge material!
That's a fantastic find, Jonathan.
Jonathan nice find. And Thank you for getting me hook on Cold War motors. Love all your videos no matter what your working on.
I'd love to see a JW & CWM remote summer challenge! Great find and love learning the history!
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What a sweet find Jonathan !
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.
Glad you bought this car . I have had one since 70 and restored it in 2011. They are a great classic
Awesome find...preserve the old iron, no one else will..thanks for this
Just a beautiful car. In a class all by themselves! Very happy you found it! Love Studebakers!
Great find! Can't wait to see more!
What a nice car Jonathan. I am jealous ,LOL !
Wow-two classic Studebakers. You’re a lucky guy.
This makes three actually
Now that's cool, and a great find.
Killer score. this outta be a fun series. been awhile sense we did a make it run. them old ones were pure delight. Be well.
I don't think I've ever heard you so excited and enthusiastic about a car before! So pleased for you.
Oh boy! My father had several new Studebakers. Brings back special memories of my early youth. 80 now.
Yes sir Jonathan, you lucked out again! Fantastic find!!
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...
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👏👏👏👍✌
That's pretty sweet! Always liked those year Studs
Wow!!! Such a sharp car with tons of potential! Great find, Jonathan!!
When I was young my father got a 53 champion
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....
That is a wonderful find Mr. Jonathan. CWM is jealous for sure. 😁
Nice to find a car that you really like, that is rare, and was reasonable to buy. Great deal!
Great find Jonathan and looking forward to your videos on it thanks for sharing and stay safe.🙂
What a great find! Looking forward to updates on this car! Best to you Jonathan
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. 👍
I love it! You found a good one there, looks solid. I'd have been all over that one.
Jonathan , Glad to see you so happy over your new Studebaker , She's a Peach !!! A m looking forward to watching you restore Her !!!
Johnathan, it just pops once you washed it. What a find. Congratulations.👍🇺🇸🙏🏽✌🏻😎
Wow! Same year I was born. Always loved the old Studebakers. I’d be proud to cruise around in that one!
Whoa, what a gem of a find, well done for getting it Jonathan.
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.👍
Asprin occurs Naturally in the bark of cracked willow trees, the active ingredient is Salicylic Acid, its also anti-coagulant ( stops blood clotting and thins the blood)
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.
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 find. Can't wait for the restoration. Hoping to learn alot.
I’m glad you found this car so it’s kept mostly original and I think it’s in great shape!!!! Can’t wait to see what the future holds for this one!!!!
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.
* 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. 👊😎👍
Jonathan, BIG CONGRATULATIONS! I know your gonna love getting her onthe road again!
Cool to hear Coldwar motors mentioned, be nice if you could link up for the summer V8 challenge.
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 .
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.
oh!! international V8 CHALLENGE!! scott, you should!! jonathan, we'd LOVE that crossover!!
That's a really nice find. Good for you. It will be nice to see it back on the road. Thanks Jonathan 👍🇺🇸
At its worst, the Hawk looks more appealing than most anything built today! Just gorgeous!
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.
Dad had a 53,I had three Larks with V8s,2 were overdrive,quick cars.Great find!
One of the nicest designs of the 50’s. Well worth restoring.
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 CZcams, hands down.
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.
I watched Scott & agents pulling apart the Ford Victoria Coupe, and the Studebaker Coupe engines it was fun to watch and quite entertaining.
Fantastic find, Jonathan! Maybe you can do a Virtual V8 Challenge with coldwarmotors. ;-)
Very nice! I sure wish I could find one. You are one lucky fellow.
Congratulations on a great find.
Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Neat car. But is still like my 1956 Power Hawk I just bought. Thank you for saving another one and I loved the video.
Great to find an interesting car for saving.
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
Beautiful car. Lots of potential
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
You got a shout-out from Cold War videos, congratulations. Maybe a collaboration is in the future for you guys?
looking forward to the video on the engine rebuild on this one and your other golden hawk
Great find Studebakers are awesome. The floors really go on them though glad this one isn't bad .
The first resto shop I ever worked at primarily did Packards. They made some good vehicles. Looking forward to seeing more of this all original marvel
Great find. First factory hot rod ever! Awesome! I love it because it is Killer.
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.
Too bad that Studebaker didn't use that engine in their trucks.
You gotta take the Golden Hawk to Canada to win the challenge!
JONATHAN- THAT car is worth a HELLUVA a lot more than the price paid by far!
Front seat is worst thing about that interior, & THAT DASH is gorgeous- no splits, curls, corrosion or missing pieces!!
As for the front end paint, I'd bet a combo of CLR & then maybe a Comet wash will bring it back a good lick!!
It maybe a 'base' Goldie, but I think that one was a better looker than the other when new.
GREAT SCORE!
First car I remember my Dad having was a 1956 Studebaker President. I remember him telling me how fast it was.
You’re a lucky man, finding that car. It’s a Beauty Clark lol.
super video, can't wait until the next. I can hear that 352 in Rhode Island
Nice find! I also used to think they were ugly. Now I really like them.
Nice find👍 you put that pressure washer on Nascar mode and she cleaned up good 🗿 Thanks for sharing Johnathan
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.
Only 57 and 58 Golden hawk had the 289 Studebaker supercharged engine. Only 56 Golden Hawks had the packard 352 non supercharged engine.
Congrats on your find!
Brother that is a really solid car from what I can see. I know it isn't usually your thing, but that baby is definitely a candidate for a little body work and some paint. I'd love to watch you do at least a partial restoration on that one. Put the engine back in order, clean up the engine bay, fix a few bad spots and at least get her in primer. Congrats man, nice find.
Looking forward to seeing the first start video. Thanks again for your time today and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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.
Nice find! I love coldwarmotors too!
i got my drivers lic in 1987 and oil came in cardboard metal cans or plastic.
That car is absolutely wild!
I'm honestly excited to see what you do with this one Jon, that little car deserves to see the road again
P.S. also looking forward to seeing what Scott amd the Agents at CWM have up their sleeves for the V8 summer showdown
Great score! Love those studebakers.
Man, you have a gift Jonathan. What a find!! Will it run? That is the fun part
Glad to see that such a rare car wound up in such good hands.
What a great find, one of my favorite cars.