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This is a very good deal… I priced a new Hurst Comp Plus shifter & kit for a Studebaker Avanti five years ago, and was told $700-$800 (just for the shifter & kit)

Replace the idler pulley bearing….. BCA#203FF

If the bolt is cinched up tight, there will be no movement between upper pin and the king plan.

Truth is ‘63-‘85 Avanti air conditioning systems really can’t compare with newer vehicles A/C.., mainly because of (I believe) the lack of adjustable vents built into the upper dashboard.

Yes, this is normal for an Avanti.

Good move!… just the tinted glass in the Avanti ll is worth $$$$$

Interesting… looks to be someone’s restoration project which went south… Body looks clean (at least the driver’s side).. and the (possibly solid) windshield posts may indicate a good frame and troughs…..a valuable source of parts if nothing else! The Avanti ll, located behind this ‘63, is also worth a look! I’d like to hear “the rest of the story” behind these two Avanti’s.

Seems to bear out my idea of period Paxton supercharger color somewhat dependent on which pallet they were unpacked from!!

Really too bad it wasn’t in the cards to continue development and production of the Packard V8 engine… which had a very large bore spacing with eventual maximum displacement of up to 500 CI. Studebaker ‘owned’ this quality engine, however, the years ‘53-‘58 were a terrible struggle for Studebaker… and an expensive engine being built in Utica was, at that time, un-affordable. General Motors Chevrolet Division showed interest in purchasing the rights and tooling to continue production of the Packard V8, which GM would have most likely called the ‘Mark lll’ had they purchased it, however, they ultimately decided against the project.

The bearing housing would also need to be redrilled to make the swap between side mount Avanti and top mount Lark… Color might have depended on which shipment (and date) the blowers were delivered to South Bend from Paxton… I once owned a full package, all black, 1964 Daytona R2 hardtop, never altered, and the supercharger was ‘factory black’.

You got it!

In 1962, what was the offer Enzo Ferrari made to Sherwood Egbert shortly before the Avanti was introduced ?

Salt & Pepper works just fine describing that particular combination Paul!😉

Could be a weak battery…. Try a multi meter across the battery terminals with engine running… You should see around 14 volts if alternator is charging.

The alternator looks to be rebuilt… Trouble could be in the voltage regulator.