I just feel bad for those fans that never experienced what Bow Wow Wow were really about. The rest I read in the NME saying I’d “stormed off stage” in America! The bass player/drummer and guitarist had decided to kick me out without notice to form another band, Chiefs Of Relief. We had been touring non-stop and I was informed we had one month off to recuperate. There was a lot of confusion over the break-up of Bow Wow Wow – can you set the record straight? When I was growing up, we had to go to a shop and buy music magazines to find out the latest news or watch TV. I have no idea who the so-called pop stars are these days, do you? As for being wilder or tamer, is there even a gauge any more? Thanks to the internet (and Steve Jobs, may he RIP) everything is more accessible now. It was one big helter-skelter ride! Do you think pop stars are as wild now, or has the business become tamer in comparison? There were a lot of crazy things going on I did not understand, in as well as out of the band. I was a 14-year-old teenager, surrounded by adults I did not get along with nor trust. Well, it’s true to say I was a ‘child’ in so many ways.
You were seen as a wild child at the time… is that fair? I think Andy Earl did a superb job – it stands out after all these years. It’s only when I’m reminded that it brings memories flooding back. How do you look back on the “naked” controversy over the cover of Bow Wow Wow’s debut album, See Jungle…? The seller’s car looks as though it has the potential of being a great classic to show off if you don’t mind picking up where someone else left off.In this Annabella Lwin interview, the former Bow Wow Wow singer tells her turbulent story… Annabella Lwin interview was discontinued and only Canadian-built models would remain until 1966, excluding the Hawk and Avanti. The Hawk was retired in 1964 when production of cars in the U.S. The car was reworked (again) in 1962 as the Gran Turismo Hawk, a personal luxury auto to compete with the likes of the Ford Thunderbird. The 1961 Hawks would be the last to have pillared doors and tailfins. And the V8 engine, likely a 289, is said to run although it looks only to be positioned in the engine compartment. The interior looks about ready with new seats and carpeting, but the door panels may still be on the to-do list. Brightwork may need re-chroming before being reinstalled. Whatever rust or other issues the body may have had look to have been handled prior to new green and white paint being applied (I’m not sure that shade of green was a standard color). All elements of this Studebaker have been touched and even largely completed, like the body and paint, interior, and drivetrain.
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Most were the V8 series at 3,663 copies with the inline-six being much rarer at just 266 units. Out of 59,713 automobiles that Studebaker would build that year, only 3,929 carried Hawk badging. It’s a ’61 Hawk of which there was just one model and two series based on engines. We’re not privy to any of the history on the seller’s car. That the Hawks even came to be is a testament to the company’s determination as they were born in the midst of them swallowing the merger between Studebaker and Packard. The folks in South Bend, Indiana didn’t have the kind of resources that GM or Chrysler had to create new cars, so the Hawks were repackaged versions of the 1953/55 Starlight and Starliner coupes and were an attempt to build a sporty, long hood/short deck car long before Ford had the idea with the Mustang. Studebaker Hawks were an extension of the design work of Raymond Loewy and his famed group.
Hats off to Barn Finder Larry D for bringing this project to light. From Laramie, Wyoming, it looks as though most of the heavy lifting has already been done and the Studebaker is available here on eBay where brisk bidding has only reached $3,050. The seller’s model is a pillared sedan from 1961 and is a stalled restoration that advancing age is preventing the owner from completing. Depending on the models, they offered a sporty appearance, upscale amenities, and sometimes surprising power in a light package – but not always at the same time. The Hawk and its variants were a staple in the Studebaker line-up from 1956 through 1964.
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