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Topic starter
20/06/2025 6:27 am
'63 Ford or Studebaker?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
20/06/2025 6:32 am
I have to go with Tbird but a close decision, I do like the roof line and rear treatment of the Studabaker. 👍👀
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
20/06/2025 6:38 am
Also close, but this morning I like the Studebaker for its elegance.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
20/06/2025 7:01 am
That GT Hawk is awesome and I'd love to drive it to, and show it off at, the Country Club! Oh wait. I don't belong to the Country Club. I'll take that Thunderbird then, please John!!
20/06/2025 7:22 am
Both great cars but the Thunderbird wins for it's bullet shaped body and jet exhaust tail lights. I might be prejudiced.
20/06/2025 7:34 am
You? Prejudiced? Never! LOL! I sure as blazes, would be too!!Both great cars but the Thunderbird wins for it's bullet shaped body and jet exhaust tail lights. I might be prejudiced.
20/06/2025 7:57 am
Thunderbird for me. after the 58-60 models the 61-63 are gems.
20/06/2025 8:30 am
Like Bob's and convertibles but hard tops just don't look right to me, too tall for the body. '61 - '63 T-birds look like they were building an aircraft, I prefer cars that look like cars, not aircraft.
Studebaker today please.
20/06/2025 9:07 am
Near the end of an era but I really like that Gran Turismo Studebaker. A friend has the 1962 version almost identical.
20/06/2025 9:08 am
John, good morning from a very overcast Anaheim...Dayum, you've made this morning's choice really difficult for me. Those two cars are two of my all-time favorites. I love the European styling of the Studebaker but that glorious Thunderbird just beats it out by a hair. I've always preferred the 63 TB over 61/62 because of its styling that broke up the slab-sidedness. Thanks for this tough choice 👍
20/06/2025 9:27 am
Once again you have made the comparison so close for me that in order to break the tie I went with which car would I feel best about having in my garage. I went with the Studebaker by a hair; mainly because they are comparatively rare and are so different from most other cars of that era. I love both cars.
20/06/2025 10:22 am
I'm not excited about either look. But if forced to choose one over the other at gun point, I'd give an edge to the T-Bird. Though the T-Bird bullet look has grown on me over the the years, I just never cared for it. And the Grand Turismo is absolutely odd looking to me.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
22/06/2025 3:36 am
Two very different and beautiful cars...going with the Studebaker because it stands out in a crowd.
Gents, thanks for the responses.
John Bono
North Jersey
22/06/2025 11:53 am
Gotta have the Studebaker GT Hawk, my favorite year of the 3-year style.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA