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  1. I can speak for the quality of the wheels Tom Goesch is producing. Purchased a set last Fall and I'm very happy with them. Nostalgic is a retailer for Tom's wheels.
  2. Leo B- Great photo! I agree it's hard to judge paint color accuracy from a photo. For example, in a photo of an automobile, the relative color value (light/dark) can range from almost-black in shadow areas to almost-white highlights. Trying to make a color sample chip from a photo would be impossible. My point about the BAT Avanti was that while it may be difficult to judge absolute color accuracy, a color mismatch is evident in a number of photos that show exterior (repainted) surfaces adjacent to original surfaces-- such as the underhood shot. There were other shots as well, where new paint did not match the old (below). That's not meant to be a knock against the car-- it was a beautiful example. I agree, color correctness is impossible to determine from photos, but mismatches can be more easily spotted. Looking at the BAT photos, it appears to me that the exterior (repainted) color on the car is a warmer gray compared to the original paint on the adjacent inner fenders. I'm assuming that the inner fenders, door jambs and trunk lid (with weathered jack instructions) are likely still original factory paint. If my assumption is correct, I'd judge the mis-matched exterior to be an inaccurate representation of Avanti Gray. Even given the inaccuracies of digital photography, your photo looks like a much truer representation of the factory gray color, based on the example of my own car. Your description, "bluish gray with a hint of purple" is exactly how I would describe it.
  3. I would've said Olds is same as Chevy bolt pattern (not Avanti), but the wheel design sure looks like the Oldsmobile SuperStock IV, offered by Olds from '71-72. Used to see them on Delta 88s. My recollection was that these were a cast endura-type material, but I might be wrong on that. Regardless, they look similar to the wheels on Roland's Avanti. Maybe the manufacturer (Kelsey-Hayes?) offered the same style as an aftermarket wheel? Magnum 500s were used by almost all the OEMs and versions were sold as aftermarket, with different offset and bolt patterns.
  4. FWIW, I just replaced the backup and neutral-safety switches on mine with reproductions from Myers. They're actually from a GM application, but functionally identical with exception of the connector. I believe that manual trans used the same switch as auto. You'll either have to splice in the connector from your old switch or purchase a new one (which I was able to do). That connector style is used on some electric cooling fan applications.
  5. I believe that's the Gray Avanti that sold recently on BAT. It was a beautiful car, but from the pictures, I didn't think that gray was a very good match to Avanti Gray. I have an identical car which I'm restoring. Mine was originally Avanti Gray and it had areas of factory paint that were in good condition for matching. The original Gray was more of a blue-gray as opposed to this color, which is warmer. The pictures of the BAT Avanti confirm the difference. Compared to the exterior shots, the original paint on the underside of the trunk lid appears bluish-gray. It's evident again, when comparing the original underhood finish to the fender top. I make the point not to knock the BAT Avanti, but to help someone trying to pick an original color for their car. IMO, the BAT car's current color looks better than the original Avanti Gray, which I'm not a fan of. I struggled with changing the color on mine, knowing that a Gray exterior/Red interior was a fairly rare combination. Ultimately though, I chose to use Avanti Red because I really didn't care for the original Gray but wanted to stick with an Avanti color option. To assuage my guilt, before painting the car, I made an aluminum plate which I attached to the firewall, covering a well-preserved portion of the original Gray color. Should a future owner wish to return the car to original color, they'll have a sample. Matching colors in modern paint systems is difficult. I was a product designer (now retired) who did it a lot and I still spend an inordinate amount of time getting it right. My brother is in the automotive paint business (represents Axalta--formerly DuPont) and he's a great resource. We have a copy of the DuPont Spectramaster chip book, which has thousands of color chips. Even with this excellent reference, it's usually not possible to nail a match without additional tinting. Depending on the project, we sometimes find it easier to just go with the closest "stock" color in the Spectramaster range, rather than custom-tinting and worrying about having to match it again in the future. After a lot of sampling, I think we landed on a good match for both Avanti Red and Avanti Gray, in the Chromapremier line. Bad news is Axalta is phasing out Chromapremier, so the formulas will change again soon. I'm happy to provide formulas for what I matched in Chromapremier, if that would be helpful.
  6. I don't know if auto and manual cars shared the same harness, but based on my car (an automatic), your wire identification is correct. #1 would be for backup lights, #2 is neutral-safety switch (looks like the black connector/wire loop has been used to bypass the switch) and #3 is shift indicator lamp. I would say that either your car has a wire harness from an automatic, or they shared the same harness.
  7. I actually kinda like the wheels. Oldsmobile, aren't they? Looks like you already had them on the car before you sold it, 20 years ago. Unless you're planning on a restoration, I'd leave em on there. I've had dreams where I re-acquired a car I'd previously owned... Think it's fantastic that you got yours back.
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