This is been more than a vintage car, this car was the love of our Grandpa! Memories filled with many road trips to the store for ice cream and special moments with each grandchild – each will tell a different version of riding in the Hawk but all enjoying the time with him and the love of his life … this is my story
I am the oldest grandchild and arguably the favorite. I love everything the Hawk represents – I love Hawk more than I can express in writing. Parting with the Hawk is very hard to do, but the car deserves time and love that we are not able to give. The car was MADE to make memories.
Often times, grandparents can be hard to buy for, that was not the case for our Grandpa George. When asked what he wanted for gifts at Christmas or birthdays, he would reply “ I don’t need anything, buy something for the Hawk” Grandpa would show the most excitement with any gift that brought him time with the Hawk.
Grandpa retired from the US Army, loved classical music that he listened to on vinyl and drank beer with snappy tom tomato juice. We often would find him sitting in the hawk, inside his garage, conducting his imaginary orchestra while listening to those records with a beer in hand.
He would drive the car under the speed limit to force other cars to pass him. He would smile wide and say they got a good look at the Hawk while people passed by.
Grandpa and the Hawk chauffeured many of his granddaughters to their weddings, taking his transportation job seriously and very proudly.
Grandpa was awful with directions. My Grandma claimed he would get lost going down a straight street! I always wondered if he just loved driving around … he always made it back home.
Grandpa wanted to leave his legacy in the Hawk and spoke often about gifting his beloved car to his granddaughters knowing it would be passed down with love. After Grandpa passed in 2013, my dad was gifted the car and when our dad passed in 2024 it went to us. After the passing of my Grandpa, my Grandma said she wanted her great grandsons (my boys) to get the car one day. At the time she said this, they were 2 and 3 years old.
We love the car, and would love to keep it but as we move through life, the car needs more love and attention than we can give.
Our hope is the next owner will plant seeds of loving memories, and if one day you look over and see a grey-haired man with a huge smile holding a beer, please give him a solute – he is in his happy place.
This is been more than a vintage car, this car was the love of our Grandpa! Memories filled with many road trips to the store for ice cream and special moments with each grandchild – each will tell a different version of riding in the Hawk but all enjoying the time with him and the love of his life … this is my story
I am the oldest grandchild and arguably the favorite. I love everything the Hawk represents – I love Hawk more than I can express in writing. Parting with the Hawk is very hard to do, but the car deserves time and love that we are not able to give. The car was MADE to make memories.
Often times, grandparents can be hard to buy for, that was not the case for our Grandpa George. When asked what he wanted for gifts at Christmas or birthdays, he would reply “ I don’t need anything, buy something for the Hawk” Grandpa would show the most excitement with any gift that brought him time with the Hawk.
Grandpa retired from the US Army, loved classical music that he listened to on vinyl and drank beer with snappy tom tomato juice. We often would find him sitting in the hawk, inside his garage, conducting his imaginary orchestra while listening to those records with a beer in hand.
He would drive the car under the speed limit to force other cars to pass him. He would smile wide and say they got a good look at the Hawk while people passed by.
Grandpa and the Hawk chauffeured many of his granddaughters to their weddings, taking his transportation job seriously and very proudly.
Grandpa was awful with directions. My Grandma claimed he would get lost going down a straight street! I always wondered if he just loved driving around … he always made it back home.
Grandpa wanted to leave his legacy in the Hawk and spoke often about gifting his beloved car to his granddaughters knowing it would be passed down with love. After Grandpa passed in 2013, my dad was gifted the car and when our dad passed in 2024 it went to us. After the passing of my Grandpa, my Grandma said she wanted her great grandsons (my boys) to get the car one day. At the time she said this, they were 2 and 3 years old.
We love the car, and would love to keep it but as we move through life, the car needs more love and attention than we can give.
Our hope is the next owner will plant seeds of loving memories, and if one day you look over and see a grey-haired man with a huge smile holding a beer, please give him a solute – he is in his happy place.
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