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I doubt if there’s enough ‘60’s, ‘70’s, ‘80’s, or even ‘90’s cars being driven regularly enough to even be concerned about the emissions they produce…. Also,…..collector vehicles are generally kept in very good states of tune which helps some.

Perhaps instead of complaining, you could volunteer to help?

Yes exactly…. Basically the power steering ratio 16-1 steering box… without the power steering! Just slightly ‘lighter’ steering, due to not having to steer through a ‘dead’ ram, as one has to do with a disabled power steering system.

Yes, Clarke was the division!

Power steering was installed In Avanti R5642 (second to last Avanti produced), several years after it was built….. What made this Studebaker Avanti particularly difficult to steer ‘as built’?

Late in 1963, a subsidiary of Studebaker Corp. began a national contest for their salesmen… The salesman that sold the most of their product would win a new Studebaker Avanti…Which division of Studebaker was this? 1) Onan Generators…. 2) Chemical Compounds…..3) Clarke Floor Machine…..or …..4) Paxton Products

Yep… You got it!!

Two it was Dwight!!

Good answer… however not 3!

That’s what I thought.. however, we were wrong!

In May of 1962, Studebaker brought…..?….. of their new Avantis to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to be used for pre race activities on and off the track. 1) One…..2) Two…..3) Three….or…..4) Four

True…. VERY THANKFULLY!!!!!

I’d guess the Granatellis brought at least a dozen extra Paxton superchargers with them (for backup insurance)when they set out to break Bonneville records with Studebakers in 1963!

Beautiful car.

I get your ‘dig’…. however, at least I was willing to try….. Perhaps YOU should put your money where your mouth is a give the job a try yourself?? Be well!

(final?) 64StudebakerAvanti…. Just need to add… You mentioned I should consider volunteering to help…. A few years ago, when the current SDC forum administrator was reluctant to reveal his SDC forum annual salary, I volunteered to take over SDC forum administrative duties AT NO COST TO THE CLUB. I was hoping that perhaps a second person, more computer savvy than myself, could help me with that…. I never heard anything back from SDC.

I’ve clearly expressed how I feel about the poor job the current SDC forum administrator has done over the years.. and I question his “hard” work….I sure have never seen it on the SDC forum! That’s my final comment here…. Be well.

Don’t mean to offend… but I have to call this as I’ve seen it over the years.

Still down…. Sadly, this type of thing was inevitable on that forum.

That’s true… expensive at the time and even now… but probably well worth it!

Same here.

It may seem to some that I’m being unfair to the Stude Forum Administrator.. however, problems such as this have sadly become fairly common on that forum. The sloppy handling of his administrative responsibilities is indicative of a person who has held onto that position for way too long… Time for ‘new blood’ for Studebaker forum administration…. A ‘healthy’ move for a currently stagnant venue!

OK … I’ve heard of that… Thanks.

Not sure when it went out… but as of now it’s still offline

Frankly, I’m not even sure what that is!!