Studebaker Golden Hawk 1956, User Manual

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SECTION 2 - Exterior
Door, Outside Panel
The outside door skin on all 1956 Hawks
has a sculptured indentation, commonly
called a scallop, toward the rear of the
door. This was a carryover from the
original 1953 design. For 1956, the scallop
ended a few inches higher to facilitate the
lower door molding. This molding runs
along the bottom of the door, not on the
rocker panel.
In prior years, the scallop came almost to the bottom of the door.
1957 and later Hawks eliminated the scallop and featured a flat panel on the door skin.
Reference Source:
1953 - 1958 Body Parts Catalog, page 302.
Various factory photos.
Engineering Drawings for 308812, 311172, 1314668, 1312364
Last Update - July 2, 2018 Page 49