mfg Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Trivia...Some of the earliest Avanti 'R' engines were assembled without the chromed engine parts we would normally see....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 True...that may have been prototypes only and not production. If you look at early photographs you'll see several non-production variations in several areas on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Right!..I have an old copy of 'Popular Science' where they tested a pre-production Avanti R2. The engine had the standard Studebaker V8 yellow painted rocker covers with the orange oil caps! The R2 air filter housing appeared to be painted black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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