Curbside Classic Dead Brands Week Christmas Edition: 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
December 26th, 2009 admin
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Desperate times call for desperate measures; and sometimes the result is nothing short of spectacular. The Studebaker Gran Turismo coupe is gorgeous, despite having been cobbled together on a shoestring in six months. It’s also compromised and imperfect, a car that The Big Three would never have built. It did little to change the inevitable
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