How To Make a '58 Packard Hawk... CHEAP... [PIC}

First: Start with the '57 Packard Golden Hawk built on the 1953 Commander chassis. Replace the hood and deck with the '53 Packard hood and deck. Add a hood scoop to the hood and tack a continental styled wheel bulge to the deck, Add a fiberglass nose to the front clip to give it its distinguishing "cat fish" look. Then cover the tail fin insert with metallized gold toned PET film. Use leather padding and upholstery throughout the interior extending the leather over creating an external arm rest. The add a load of trim pieces and accessories as well as the unique Packard badging. For the power train, take Studebaker's stock 289 cid V8 and add a McCulloch supercharger to fit under the hood scoop giving the Hawk 275 HP and offer the "TT" or Tin Traction option as a limited slip differential. Lastly. call it a personal luxury hardtop car and add $700 to the price of the Studebaker equivalent and you have.... a LOSER! It didn't sell very well even with Packard diehards. If you got past the looks, you worried about future servicing because the word was already out that the Packard brand would not last another year.