Trapped by Genius - Studebaker

Sad to hear about musician Sly Stone's hardship. Hopefully he can create music from this challenging experience and get back into a home, some counseling, and (as he requested) a new paint job for his beloved Studebaker.

"Over the years, Stone has dropped tens of thousands of dollars on his other hobby: automobiles. In his early days, he drove a Jaguar XKE he painted purple. There were Hummers, a London taxi and a beloved Studebaker, which Stone asked to have painted in exchange for this interview."

Read the full article here.

Studebaker Meet - April 2011 - Sacramento

There was a great crowd at the April '11 Karel Staple Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club group meet. Here are a few pics:

Hemmings Classic Car Magazine - June 2010 - Studebaker Golden Hawk

Hemmings Classic Car, June 2010 issue, has a great feature about the "32 Best Cars to Restore." On the list is the 1956 - 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk. Click the image below to read the Studebaker excerpt, or pick up Hemmings on the newsstand.

Studebaker V8 - Engine of the Day

Quick Mention: Studebaker received "Engine of the Day" on Jalopnik.com.

"The Golden Hawk of 1957-58 got a McCulloch supercharger and churned out an impressive-for-the-time 275 horses."

There are some great images and comments in the discussion section under the main article.

Click here to read the full article on Jalopnik.com.

Studebaker Golden Hawk - Lark

CarThrottle.com has an interesting article about "Offbeat and Obscure Performance Muscle Cars." Included are the Studebaker Golden Hawk, 1958 Packard Hawk, and the '63 Super Hawk and Super Lark.

"It has been over 50 years since the Studebaker Golden Hawk graced America’s highways. Since Studebaker is no longer in business, can we now ask if the Golden Hawk is or is not a muscle car? I think it’s worth taking a look. With 2 different powerplants in this period, both producing 275 HP, in a low slung Raymond Lowey designed coupe, it was certainly a performer. It was also one of the few factory produced cars that introduced a Supercharged engine."

Read the full article on CarThrottle.com - Part 1 and Part 2.