Studebaker Golden Hawk 1956, User Manual

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SECTION 2 - Exterior
Moulding, Upper Reveal, Back Window
The back window has a large moulding about 3
inches wide and runs from the belt line on one
side, across the top, to the belt line on the other
side. This is called the
Back Window Upper
Reveal Moulding . Many people call this the
crown moulding. It was not used on the other
Hawk models for 1956.
Some confusion has resulted with this so called
crown moulding due to a name change in 1956.
A similar moulding was introduced on the 1955
Speedster (part number 310613), however, the
parts catalogs refer to this item as the
Rear
Roof Moulding .
The moulding on the Speedster is mounted
further forward on the roof. A thinner moulding,
part number 303570, went behind the rear roof
moulding and right against the top of the back
window. Unfortunately, this thinner moulding
was also called the
Back Window Upper Reveal
Moulding .
For 1956, the crown moulding, with its new
name, was moved to the rear slightly to butt up
to the rear window. This eliminated the need for
the thinner upper reveal moulding used in 1955. Actually, the
crown moulding for 1956 was
renamed and in fact replaced the Back Window Upper Reveal Moulding used in 1955. The part
number for 1956 (and 1957-58) Golden Hawks is 1512531. Hopefully, the graphics at the top of
this page will more clearly demonstrate this confusing condition.
The belt mouldings which mount on the body below windshield and side windows were eliminated
for 1956, but returned in 1957.
Reference Source:
Various factory photographs.
1953 - 1958 Body Parts Catalog, pages 265-266, 276, 335.
The Wheelbarrow Johnny, First Quarter 1972, Vol. V, No. 1 page 8.
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