1962 Gran Turismo Hawk. After visiting the Studebaker Concourse at Moorabbin Airport late last year and I was reminded of how unique Studebaker styling was in the Fifties and Sixties compared to today’s strictly corporatised designs. Models like the Gran Turismo Hawk, the Starliner and the Avanti were all great examples of American auto design of that era. So what happened and why did this innovative company go belly-up? According to some it wasn’t the styling, engineering or performance of the car... read more »