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Good point…. But there is a Checker ‘item’ ….I’m pretty sure that you’ll agree with, that REALLY got the ball rolling!

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Checker could be the lifesaver if one looks at it as convincing Nate Altman to do it himself as creating Avanti Motor Company rather than finding an outsider to undertake the job.

Now I see the pix. Clean looking car!

Phill Harris of Fairbourne Studebaker did just that. He is making them to original specs.

Shoot. These days we could find somebody with a known good example, laser scan it and reman. duplicates via the 3D printing path. 3D print something for a metallurgist to work with as a mold. CNC parts out of billet aluminum would be another path. Then "Oprah" them- YOU get a pressure box. YOU get a pressure box. YOU get a pressure box. EVERYBODY gets a pressure box!

It is F'n-A expensive for what you get, though if you wanted some reflective properties in that area, this could work. https://culturehustle.com/products/mirror

That’s what we’ve heard…However, I would not call that the reason Checker Motors was beneficial in the startup of Avanti Motors. Other thought on this brain twister??

No…the owner of Checker refused and told Nate Altman the Avanti was ugly. That from the builder of such homely cars such as Checker.

No Checker fans out there??

If you say so bubba!!

Mike Salamunovich was the owner of Studependous !!!

So Jim Bergener's race car was not called Studependous and no HRM article exists with various photos of his Lark.

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Two different race Larks…. Two different owners…..Two similar engines….. I’m confused… however that is nothing new! I guess the answer to this trivia question is ‘Open To Interpretation’ !!

This is great information. Thank you to all who contributed. It does now appear that B300 was most probably originally an R4 engine.

Why was Checker Cab Company a ‘lifesaver’ for the fledgling Avanti Motor Company in 1965?

Correct on both points.

It is interesting and I'd like to believe it was an intentional Loewy decision for the benefit of rear seat passengers. But, there's no one left to ask.

Checker Cab - and they knew ugly!

Here is the link to the Hot Rod Magazine article about Mike Salamunovich and the Studependous. You can post the article or provide a link to the HRM article about Jim Bergener and the Studependous. https://www.hotrod.com/features/there-is-nothing-like-a-studebaker-december-1973-982-608-110-1

Interesting!

Let's start the week with an easy one........ What automobile manufacturer said the Avanti II was too ugly and declined Nate Altman’s proposal to build them for Avanti Motors?

Those would be the ones. For years, conjecture was that it was designed that way so rear seat passengers could have a less obstructed forward view. I don't know if that was the reason, or not.