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I think Studebaker’s giving up the right to distribute Mercedes Benz vehicles in the U.S. was also a major mistake…. Not to mention passing up Volkswagen!!
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I don’t think so Mike… When you add up everything that was going against continued auto production in South Bend by the early sixties, it would have been next to impossible to last more than a couple years more than they did.
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Good coin flip!…. Correct!
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The moonroof glass, sliding panel etc. are all removed from the top… I’d go as far as possible from outside your Avanti… and at that point headliner access should be a lot better.
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No, apparently not…. the info I’ve seen does not indicate fourteen.
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Hard to believe that names so familiar to us…..Pontiac…….Oldsmobile…….Plymouth…….Mercury…. have become footnotes in history…Yes, very hard to believe!
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James Nance apparently did his darndest to rally support ($$$$$) for the Packard division of S-P… however, it was too little too late.
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You may need to bring your Avanti to a local auto paint supplier that has the camera that can photograph your paint and determine a color formula…Free service if you purchase paint!
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True…. Packard would have probably lasted into the early sixties if not for the Studebaker “goof”… and dragging their feet on styling and engineering… however, ultimately GM and Ford were unbeatable.
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Too bad about Packard… In my humble opinion the high quality but hopelessly homely ‘48-‘50 ‘Bathtub’ design, and lack of a V8 engine until 1955, killed them.
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Sorry, not nine cars!
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#4 it is!… a man, and a tall, nice looking woman!
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Sorry, not #3!
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In the somewhat famous photo of Indy winner Rodger Ward becoming the world’s first Studebaker Avanti owner, he is shown with two other people…..Those other people were ………? 1) Studebaker Execs….2) Indy Speedway Execs……3) Egbert and Indy Studebaker Dealer…..or…4) A couple of Ward’s friends
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I think he came up with the design of what was supposed to be the ‘every man’s’ bread and butter Avanti-like sedan … The concept car was built in France, and Mr. Ebstein’s ability to speak French certainly helped this endeavor!