1964 STUDEBAKER GT HAWK #64V-K61292. (Stock #4461.) In 1955, the renowned automotive designer Raymond  Loewy was responsible for a slick 2-door, 4-seater, pillarless “family sports car..” Called the Studebaker Speedster, it was responsible for initiating the fabulous line of Studebaker Hawks which were to continue until the demise of Studebaker in 1964. 1964 was the best and the final development of the series with the “Gran Turismo Hawk.” This fabulously handsome car featured a classically handsome roof line, a Mercedes-Benz inspired grill (Mercedes-Benz and Studebakers shared the same U.S. showrooms during the 1960’s) and offered amazing performance when ordered with the “R-2” 289 cubic inch, 289 horsepower V-8 engine (a total of 70 of these were built) fitted with a Paxton supercharger, front disc brakes, rear sway bars and traction bars, a 160 mph speedometer and a a 6000n rpm tachometer.  Ours is just such a car and is magnificent in deep Emerald Green with a luxurious Silverish Green interior with front bucket seats on either side of the automatic transmission floor shift. The engine bay is as immaculate as the interior and the gorgeous body. The car came to us from the estate of a long-time collector and Stable customer and has covered just 79,606 miles. It is most impressive to drive or just observe. $43,000.