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The ‘Avanti Airlift’ cross country Avanti introduction program cost Studebaker Corp……?……. 1) $29885…..2) $46265……3) $69224…. or…..4) $81390

Studebaker Corp. spent …… ?….. to produce the 1963 Studebaker Avanti Fsctory Shop Manuals. 1) $9884…..2) $11786 …..3) $14337 or…..4) $16825

Our heroine Paula Murphy’s middle name was……?…… 1) Louise…..2) Alice……3) Patricia….. or…..4) Margaret

Well done…..FALSE is correct….Now, can anyone guess WHY those two Hawks were two-toned??

I remember hearing that the Granatellis didn’t install air filters on some of the Bonneville Studebakers… perhaps the Hawks?

Check the cigar lighter and make sure the wires are tight on the terminals and not loose and touching each other. I once had a similar problem and discovered it was caused by someone dropping a penny into the cigar lighter receptacle, causing an intermittent short circuit.

I would think that one could "massage" the right inner fender to clear the supercharger. Everything else should fit.

Did anyone put an R3 into a Hawk? Was that possible?

I feel like I'm always wrong and I wanted to say true so I'm going to FALSE.

I think we found our reason why the Avanti didn't save Studebaker: they didn't spend enough on the car show!

You got it Dwight!

LOL!

$15K !!!

When dealing with any SBC engine, it is very useful to check the number stamped on the right front of the block, just below the head. There are several sites on line that have the info to decode it. For example, my V1001CLM tells me that it was manufactured at the Flint Plant, on October 1, 1977, 350 CID, Automatic transmission, L48, 185 HP, for Corvette/Monte Carlo application.

No thoughts here?

Close… but no kewpie doll!!

In 1962 money I would guess #2 $12, grand.

Good thought…. however $19K isn’t it!

Absolutely CORRECT! I’d love to see a photo of the R3 installation by the Granatellis into that Hawk… but I don’t think such a picture exists! (?)

I'm going to say $19K. New York is an expensive town and I know Studebaker didn't have any money but this is NOT the area to trim the budget. Fingers crossed.

JIM................Message sent

Here’s a way to find an electrical short! 🤣

To me this sounds like an occasional “ground out” due to a frayed wire… a wire that has been chafing against a piece of metal, and is now occasionally grounding out to it… blowing the fuse. A real pain in the - - - to find sometimes! Good luck!

False. R3

Why are electrical problems always rooted behing the dash?!! Any thoughts on why this fuse keeps blowing? I'm thinking about just wireing a whole new set of wires for these four items and bypass the old circuit. But looking at the wireing diagram it appears it runs through the courtesy light and cigar lighter too. Any tips are welcome.