(cross-posted on OpenSalon)
We all have our dream cars. I'm particularly fascinated with Studebakers. Since at least my college days, I've wanted to get the 1951 Commander Fozzie Bear drives in The Muppet Movie and have it painted the same way Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem paint it later in the movie.
Of late, however, the 1957 Golden Hawk has put its hold on me. It's a car which satisfies the part of me that loves classic car design with the primitive love of the muscle car that even a non gearhead like myself can't quite resist. Its 5 liter V8 Packard engine is about twice the size of the engine in my Honda Element, in a body lighter than many of the muscle cars that would come after it. Only the Chrysler 300 had better 0-60 acceleration. Given the rarity of Golden Hawks, however, that dream is likely to remain a dream, unless I sell a novel or hit the lottery.
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