They were displaying grandpa’s 1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk. “I bought one of these new,” 86-year-old Lyle Selvey said as I approached the gleaming white car.

Studebaker dropped the Golden Hawk for 1959, making the Silver Hawk the only offering. The grand tourer was renamed simply Hawk for 1960-1961 and then Gran Turismo Hawk for the remaining three ...