This 62 Studebaker Golden Hawk Gran Turismo rolled in complete and needed a full restoration - so that's what we will do.
Here's how it arrived...
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Interior stripped out - revealing front floor pans rusted through, and in need of a full trunk pan. After a good scrubbing to get off the years of dirt and mold, the body was fairly straight, only needing new rockers on the outside.
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Step 1, tear it down...
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Stripped down, rust repair done, off to body shop....
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Painted in a custom white pearl color instead of the solid white it was originally - gives it a little more "pop"!!
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