WHO WE ARE

I started the Owners Register in January 1989  for the purpose of helping other 1956 Golden Hawk owners and to try to identify the remaining 1956 Golden Hawks. I require each owner to send the serial number (from the driver door post) and body number (from the firewall on the passenger side) for each 1956 Golden Hawk he/she owns. This is also the cost of membership or dues. I publish a periodic newsletter, called 56J ONLY every 4 months (Feb, June and November), with information and questions supplied by other members.

Often I receive letters from non owners requesting membership. Since I am paying the cost of printing and postage for the newsletter, I have had to limit the membership to OWNERS only. However, I don't want to discourage potential owners or those interested in 1956 Golden Hawks. If you feel you absolutely must join our group, please write to me and I will try to work something out with you.

Some people would like to have the newsletters to find out more about the cars and to help them when they make a purchase of a 1956 Golden Hawk. I do keep the original copies of all the newsletters and no matter when someone joins, he can purchase the complete set if he/she so desires. All the newsletters have been converted and placed on this site. You are welcome to read and/or copy them as you desire. Simply click on Newsletters on the Options page.

To cover my costs, I offer to sell all the back issues of the newsletter for $1.00 per issue (including postage). You may purchase these issues now or you can wait till you buy a 1956 Golden Hawk, register the serial/body numbers with me, and I will add your name to the mailing list. You could then purchase all of the back issues, if you wish, at that time.  The newsletters are also available on CD. See  "56J Publications and Products"  for more information.

I also receive letters from individuals who wish to buy a 1956 Golden Hawk. Most of our members are pretty happy with their cars but there are times someone will put one up for sale. Some times they do run across another car that is for sell and you might be able to get one this way. I will be happy to put an ad, at no charge to you, in the Newsletter for you and maybe something will turn up. The newsletter is only done three times a year, so it could be up to four months before your ad appears. I will also put your ad on this web site, so anyone with access can see your ad sooner.

If you are looking for a 1956 Golden Hawk, here are some things to watch for: the serial # on the driver's side door post MUST be either in the range of 6030001 - 6033472 (for cars produced in South Bend) or 6800001 - 6800601 (for cars assembled in Los Angeles). The body # (cowl, passenger side under the hood) MUST read 56J-K7 and have from 1 to 4 digits below in the range of 1 to 4073.

If you own a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk, please provide the information, and send it to me. I must have the serial number as a minimum. You can use the on-line registration form.