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‘P’ Studebaker V8’s were all (non-Avanti) 289’s… excepting for 1955 Stude President 259 V8 engines, whose serial numbers also began with a ‘P’.

You got it!

Not sure if I should be posting this here or not, I'm trying to identify this engine number, I know it's not an Avanti engine block, I'm thinking it's a 259 block but not sure what the year is, I do have a chart with Studebaker V8 engine numbers but I can't seem to locate this particular number. I'm reading it as P75672 if anyone can ID it?,,,

A rumor which circulated around the Avanti community several years ago was that when Studebaker shut down auto production in South Bend, there were …..?….. fully assembled R3/4 engines at Paxton Products ready to be shipped east. 1) 18….. 2) 37 …..3) 50….or…..4) 65

In 1972, Stu-V Products of California offered a NOS R4 dual quad intake setup, complete, including aluminum manifold, carbs, linkage, gaskets, fuel lines, etc., for ……?……. 1) $175…..2) $250…..3) $325….or…..4) $435 (Air cleaner assy not included))

I'd say #2, the rocker arm ratio.

The other site is only Avanti stuff. Maybe someday it'll be worth taking a look at.

You are right on with your assessment. I turned 73 today and have been a gear head all of my adult life. Todays 20s-40s adults usually don't know a lot about Avanti cars due to a lack of exposure. Like you, we attend at least 2 car shows a month and repeatedly spend the entire time talking about our 06 and the R3 that I'm building. When we had our 82 and 89, we found the same thing happening. Yet the reach isn't where it needs to be and the decline continues. As a test, I'm going to invest some money and time into a social media blitz to see what can be accomplished with that. Upgrades to website (with the Board of Directors approval) and the Forums (which is mostly done) are being done with the need to "grow the business". We need to think outside of the box in order to do this.

The acceleration rate of the valves in a Studebaker Avanti R1 engine is …..?….. times greater than that of the lifters and pushrods. 1) 1 1/4…..2) 1 1/2…..3) 1 2/3….or …..4) Same rate

Thanks very much …It’s been fun, and, I’LL GET BACK WITH IT!!

Drawing in new members is probably more effectively accomplished when Avanti owners take their cars to shows or just park them in the driveway to allow the public to become familiar with the car. When owners sell an Avanti, telling the new owner about the AOAI also plants the membership seed. As with other vintage car clubs I belong to, owners are aging out and younger car enthusiasts are not replacing them. Hence the membership decline. Look at pictures taken at any Avanti gathering. All you see are old people. When I started attending local Avanti events back in the 1970s, most of the attendees were about my age - people like Ed Reynolds and John Meyer. Now, I'm almost 50 years older and most of the people I met at the recent Palm Springs event were about my age. We're an aging group and need to make the Avanti relevant to a younger population.

MFG, the Trivia sub-forum was a great idea and keeps folks checking back frequently. Ideally, after they check Trivia, they scroll through a few other sub-forums to see what's new. We had a trivia quiz at the recent Palm Springs Avanti meet. I should post some of the questions.

Sorry Ron. I don't use the other site,,, just the Avanti stuff.

I’m not sure if this is a good idea or not. I’m definitely a dinosaur when it comes to computers. However, I do compliment you for attempting to advance the AOAI. I tried to do the same several years ago by starting the ‘Avanti Trivia’ section… which turned out to be a moderate success! Before trivia started up, this forum was lucky to get one or two posts a week.. and that was on a GOOD week! So, best of luck with your AOAI club endeavors…. Good group of people here!…. Ed

My thoughts would be to move it to the AOAI main website. There is a long game here. It's not just about car and parts sales, it's about bringing new members into the organization which is desperately needed. Facebook / Instagram will be one tool. The other is to educate car owners about the Avanti Automobile through those platforms and the website. I'm willing to spend my own money on Facebook ads to promote these sites and get some new people interested.

So the For Sale section disappears? What replaces it?

The forums would lose the Cars for Sale section. The fee would only be for sellers that are not members. The fee would make them members to sell the car(s). The fee would go to supporting the AOAI organization.

If you are an AOAI member, then there wouldn't be any cost. The fee would be for non members.

If I had to pay to be on this ''For Sale ''section, I would likely opt out. Yes, I bought 2 vehicles off of the site , but I seem to be the exception rather than the rule, How many Avanti owners would do the same? Unknown.

Regardless of where the suggested page would be posted, it duplicates an existing "Cars for Sale" AOAI forum feature and monetizes the process. Having two features doing the same thing (one free, one pay a fee) on the AOAI site makes no sense to me. Dropping the free sale forum and adding a pay as you go feature is an idea, just not a good one.

Yes, I agree. In a few conversations that I have had with those who listed their cars in the AOAI magazine and this forum, they were successful in selling their car without going to Facebook or a dealer. My thoughts are that AOAI members are a focused group of individuals who either are interested in their next car or may know someone who is interested, so it makes sense for anyone who wants to sell their car to offer it in this environment. My recent experience with selling the 89 thru Gateway Classic cars was that there were many interested calls from lookers or potential buyers who didn't know what an Avanti was. The gentleman who bought the car didn't know either, his wife just loved the look.

The goal would be to create the selling page on the AOAI website, not this Forum.

I feel this idea goes beyond the scope of the Avanti forum. There are already numerous established venues available for selling an Avanti. Turning it into a business venture and monetizing a "Cars for Sale" aspect that already exists on the forum is a step backward.

People who buy and sell vehicles regularly will be sensitive to the cost of a listing. Widows and/or geezers like me who are just considering thinning out their herd of vehicles won't care much about whether the fee is $25 or $100 -- they just want to get rid of the car.

KISS Method. Me personally I've bought 2 Avanti's right off this sites "For Sale" section. It's cost the Sellers $0.oo. Take that as You will. The 2 Avantis are the 2002 and the 1973 (which is listed now). On a different front I'm on a (semi) popular Porsche 928 site... I've had the same car up "For Sale" 2 separate times.. Both times there have been ''lookers'' (35-40 views) but I've never had so much as a comment or question..So why would I use such a source of that manner to sell an item? From a Buyers point of view, It's an easy way to find a good priced vehicle... since no one else reacts to the ad's. I suspect the same happens here.. No serious lookers.. But I really don't know that to be true. Seems research needs to be done to track effectiveness.