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Thank you mfg 👍

Leo…. Your emails weren’t coming through till today, but I have them now …. Didn’t realize you lived in Finland…. Will take parts to PO tomorrow and figure out shipping cost.

Factory production data from the Studebaker Museum indicate the two Bonneville Hawks were the only 1964 Hawks with the factory painted Sport Roof.

Looks like a good solution. Seems like it would help the air conditioning be more effective. Mike

Nelson Are you still looking. I have one, cracked on one side. Steve

Yes, that's what I had in mind. I know that a knock sensor detects the ping and can be tested by tapping something metal near the sensor with a hammer, but I'm not familiar with how the "signal" is read, or if a computer must be used to read it.

Randy Bohanon is selling a 1963 Avanti R2 automatic he recently had restored at NW Avanti. I saw the car in 2024 just after the restoration was finished. It's a beautiful car. Turquoise over turquoise. https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/sale-want-found-cars/2067012-1963-avanti-r2-for-sale

You’re going to have to spend more nickels to get to the correct answer Mark!!! Any other thoughts on this one?

I will guess $29,885.00 and not a nickel more.

I sprayed consol both side totally 2 layer Lizars Skin. Actually I used this total body front area inside and underside + firewall inside. https://lizardskin.com/heat-protection/ 4-speed shifter, console and firewall are no longer hot.

Now we just need something to cool off the shifter!

RQB3263/81/305.... FYI

THE COOLING TUBES HAVE LONG SINCE BEEN REPLACED WITH A FULL WIDTH FIBERGLASS SPOILER/SCOOP... ALL GOOD

RQB3263/81/305 .... PICS OF MY AUX TRANS COOLER INSTALLATION DONE TEN YRS AGO ... IN FLORIDA ... DOUBLE PASS (BOTH IN AND OUT FITTINGS ON THE SAME END)....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .....BILL IN FLORIDA

I'm looking for best offer on all the parts. Some are used. Some look new. They were in the trunk of the car when I bought it.

Definitely different shroud ……Avanti factory used standard Chevy fan & fan clutch.

Is the fan shroud the same on a Avanti 2 as the original? I have a SBC in my 63 wondering about what fan and fan clutch to use, fan diameter?

Thank you Stacey…. No one knows it all… especially me!! I myself find Avanti trivia extremely interesting when it spurs a forum member like ‘Nelson’, for example, to share some of his vast knowledge and insights…. several others members will also occasionally toss their hats into the ring…… I think this type of back & forth keeps the interest brewing concerning an automobile first produced sixty three years ago!!!

It does sound nice…. and you are CORRECT!

I like the sound of #1. Paula Louise

I'm just an Avanti owner who comes to this site every day to see and read what others have to say or ask questions about. I do not know a lot about the early days of manufacturer and have no clue about much I read here. But I do find MFG trivia questions interesting and sometimes I actually "guess" the correct answer. I enjoy his effort and time to research the questions presented. So I say Thank You and hope you continue asking questions.

No thoughts about Paula?

Brad… To me, the issue here isn’t this question itself, but the fact that over the past 10 years a ‘certain person’ will only enter into one of my trivia questions if he sees a chance to correct me…. Perhaps I’m a bit ‘thin skinned’ about it, but I’m simply tired of this sort of behavior. I started this trivia thing back in 2014 for my own and others casual amusement… and I certainly don’t have all the answers! Other Avanti forum members who have participated in trivia over the years have brought forward many interesting thoughts just from random questions which I have posted. Also, although I started the ball rolling, it was always my hope other Avanti forum members would post their own trivia questions… but frankly that has hardly ever happened, so you see continual posts from ‘mfg’…..mainly to keep things rolling! Over the years I’ve requested that ‘certain person’ to stay off my posts… but he has disregarded my request, and dives in whenever he sees his chance. Perhaps Avanti Trivia has run it’s course, and the program should simply be retired?…Ed

Bowler Transmissions make an excellent stand alone torque converter lockup wiring kit.

Check the shift light where the wire goes into the socket for the bulb. Since the light moves with the shifter, it can break at that point and short out to the case of the light which is ground.