Started cut and buff on my friend’s Powerhawk

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Next week we are going to take the body off the rotisserie and put it on the frame. So we have to get the cut and buff done this week. We use the 3M three-step polish compound method. This is after step one.
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harrisonm said:
Yes. 1956 Studebaker Powerhawk.
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I could tell by the contour of the roof line and the shape of the quarter glass. The body lines are pretty much the same as the 1953 commander that my dad had, he also had a 1962 golden hawk and I wish that I had either one or both today. You have a real nice car there. I never heard of the Powerhawk before.
 
Dan the man said:
I could tell by the contour of the roof line and the shape of the quarter glass. The body lines are pretty much the same as the 1953 commander that my dad had, he also had a 1962 golden hawk and I wish that I had either one or both today. You have a real nice car there. I never heard of the Powerhawk before.
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Power Hawk was a one year only model. Sedan body, 259 V8.

56 Sky Hawks and Golden Hawks were hardtops. Sky Hawk was 289, Golden Hawk was (for this one year only) a 352 inch Packard Clipper V8.

Below the Power Hawk was the Flight Hawk, also a sedan, with a 186 inch flathead six:

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Sky Hawks, Power Hawks and Flight Hawks disappeared after 56. Golden Hawks 56-58. Silver Hawks 57-59. Just "Hawks" 60 and 61, GT Hawks 62-64.
 
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65 Cuda 340 said:
Power Hawk was a one year only model. Sedan body, 259 V8. 56 Sky Hawks and Golden Hawks were hardtops.

Below the Power Hawk was the Flight Hawk, also a sedan, with a 186 inch flathead six:

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Sky Hawks, Power Hawks and Flight Hawks disappeared after 56. Golden Hawks 56-58. Silver Hawks 57-59. Just "Hawks" 60 and 61, GT Hawks 62-64.
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Nice. I'm not positive but I think that my dad's 1962 golden hawk had a 289. It looked just like the black one you showed
 
Dan the man said:
Nice. I'm not positive but I think that my dad's 1962 golden hawk had a 289. It looked just like the black one you showed
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62 Hawk would have been a GT (Gran Turismo) Hawk, and would have had a 289 - 2 barrel, 4-barrel, or supercharged.

GT Hawks were basically the same body as the 56 Hawks, but note the different roof (copied from the late fifties - early sixties Thunderbirds).

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70SwingerGuy said:
Nice, what grit did you finish with before starting to polish?
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We used 1200 then 1500 then 2000 then 2500 then finished up with 3000 (all by hand with soft sanding blocks). Then buffed with the 3M 3 step polishing process. Step 1 has a white label on the compound bottle, and you use the white 3M foam pad. Step 2 has a black label on the compound bottle, and you use the black 3M foam pad. Then the final super fine polish has a blue label on the compound bottle, and you use the blue 3M foam pad. The 3M 3 step process is a rather expensive way to go, but I tried it about 15 years ago and will never use anything else again. That is how much I liked it!
 
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Saw a blown 57 golden hawk at a car show Sunday. Nice car, would have been my second choice at the show
First was a gorgeous 38 Alfa, stock outside, LS inside.
For the power hawk.... wow! Great work!
 
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