[Leland Pate]

Thanks for the great advice fellas. The problem turned out to be the points. A bit of sandpaper and we were off to the races.

Now it appears the thermostat may be stuck as it apparantly wants to over heat. Also, as long as my father has owned this car he complained of vaporlock and other hot running problems.
So, this is now my quest to resolve these problems. The Hawk is a beast with a 289 and a 4:10 rear end. As you all can probably guess I'm pretty new to older cars as I've never owned one that utilized points.
So, it's going to take some time to figure everything out.
I'll post some pictures soon for those that are interested.