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Which one of the following original Studebaker Avanti exterior colors was (apparently) Avanti team designer Tom Kellogg’s favorite? 1) Avanti Gold….2) Avanti Turquoise…..3) Avanti White….or….4) Avanti Red

Pretty sure Valvoline engine oil

1984 Avanti ‘Touring Coupes’ were equipped with top of the line Recaro Model …..?….. leather front seats. 1) A….. 2) K…..3) C….or…..4) BBS

More info on the ‘HO’ engines.., Most ‘83 model year Avantis were equipped with the ‘LG4’ code 165 horsepower 305 engine…… Late ‘83’s and most ‘84’s and all ‘85 Avantis (except the Touring Coupes) were equipped either the ‘L69’ 200 horsepower 305 engine.

Sure would like to hear who it was!!

Ashland (I think!)

I’m no doubt looking for trouble, however if anyone out there has a Packard Caribbean dual quad intake manifold collecting dust under their work bench,…. I’d be interested in purchasing! (352-374)

Uncle?

Yes, although some knock the 305, I find it to be a good reliable engine!..,My ‘83 Avanti ‘everyday driver’ has one, and it’s never let me down in thousands of miles……Happy Memorial Day!

Could it possibly be Barbara Neiland?

I think they had 35-30 extra HP… a quick visual for those is the dual snorkel air cleaner assy.

Bob… Would you please tell us any details you may have about this incident? I ask because I’ve never heard this story before… and it sounds interesting! 🤔

Hate to be negative, but I believe there are major differences between an Avanti and Lark manual window regulator.

Yes!… that’s how it looks to me!

Good thought … however… not correct!

This question is probably a matter of personal opinion… but I’d say #2 is not the ‘Avanti view’!

Which of the following Studebaker suppliers, in a period ad, described the Avanti as a “STUDEBAKER DAZZLER”? 1) Prestolite….2) R-M Paints….3) Bendix….or…..4) Firestone Tires

A subtle hint of ‘future’ Studebaker Avanti styling can be seen in Raymond Loewy’s 1960 Lancia Loraymo custom automobile….. The Loraymo looks most similar to the Avanti from the …..?…… view. 1) Front…..2) Side……3) Rear…..or…..4) Overhead

When I was a kid I bought a really nice ‘58 Silver Hawk with a 185 CI flathead six… No power steering, however I remember how nice and light it steered with that sweet little six under the hood. So, of course, I ‘improved’ that Hawk by pulling out the six… and replacing it with an improperly installed ‘58 392 CI Chrysler Hemi, which I yanked out of an Imperial my uncle was junking!!

I’d definitely say your 305 CI Chevy would be slower than an R3 Avanti or an Avanti equipped with a 400 CI…with either a two barrel carb or four barrel,

Hmmmm!…I don’t know… the only time I’ve heard of a problem like that is at the 1971 Indianapolis 500… when the pace car, a Dodge Challenger, was driven into the pit lane too fast, failed to get stopped, and plowed into the press viewing stand injuring a few people when the stand came crashing down on top of the car.

Nope…. Perhaps I should have used the term ‘major difference’?….. but anyway, the answer was the radiator changes.

What I mean is the short channel (or guide) located just ahead of the rear vertical guide channel…. This short channel is retained by two bolts, and if you loosen the forward one you can move that channel up or down to change the position (angle) of the side window in relation to the door itself.

That is a difference, however, we were looking for the BIGGEST difference!

Also… Good to have that transmission problem behind you! Considering parts & labor, I think what you paid is a very fair price.