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Nice music… but not the ‘number’ unfortunately !

Dave Thibeault doesn’t have any?

No ‘bites’ ?

Correct answer! In fairness, the question is a bit obscure for ‘newer’ Avanti owners.

Regnalbob, Ronmanfredi, and I can act pretty juvenile sometimes… My apologies…. Good luck with your engine replacement.

A major change made when the ‘RQB’ series of Avanti ll’s were introduced was new high back front seats…. Avanti Motors referred to these new seats as …….?……..

The unique Studebaker Avanti nameplate registration program, order guides, service training aids, and glove compartment wallets set Studebaker Corp. back …….$…….. 1) $6,322….2) $8,580……3) $9,475…..or……4) $11,200

Going…. Going……….

My troll responds (of course!)

Ha ha…. Thank you… but those gorgeous Daytons probably wouldn’t be too good of an idea for an everyday driver! (Especially in the snow!)

Sounds good to me!… What goes around comes around!!

Since my friend/troll Regnalbob brought this up (again).. I’ll take this opportunity to say once again that I wasn’t ‘banned’ from the other forum… I quit that forum.. and the following day the administrator ‘banned’ me! (Word to wise… Never request that a Stude forum administrator disclose what that ‘not for profit’ car club is paying him!)

Regnalbob my friend… you are also my favorite troll!!……….Also, I used the DESCRIPTIVE word ‘tan’ because you didn’t seem to comprehend what ‘Fawn’ was!

A manual switch controlling the torque converter lockup is the smart play! The factory ECM seemed to lockup the converter in my own ‘83 Avanti way too early.. and some aftermarket kit just might do the same! if flipping a console mounted switch is too tiring, perhaps going to bed earlier would help?

Bob, once again you need to try and understand a questions INTENT… The answer to this trivia question is FALSE for TWO reasons… 1) The ‘tan & black’ is the only carpet color that can be considered as ‘salt & pepper’ ((for rather obvious reasons I think!) 2) Studebaker offered more than three carpet color combinations on their 1963 Avantis. Again Bob my friend,…… If the salt you are using at home is red, orange, or even turquoise…. I would be VERY cautious when you use it!!!!! Have a nice day!

So it sounds like your Avanti was built with the red & black speckled carpeting even though it’s almost 300 units later than when the red & black carpeting was withdrawn…. As Dwight indicated, and I agree, conflicting production information like this make the story of the Studebaker Avanti even more interesting!

EXACTLY Regnalbob!…..Answer…..FALSE… Studebaker offered FOUR ‘speckled’ carpet colors for ‘ 63 Avantis…. However, only ONE was ‘salt & pepper! Hence… answer FALSE! Thanks…Regnalbob ——- gender….Male location….Pennsylvania Avantis owned….’63…..63R2809 ‘63…. 63R4137 AOAI Forum member

Interesting!… How about listing what you have for ‘extras’?

Agreed!

Maybe where you’re from!!……..Do you live near regalbob?

I don’t know what brand of salt and pepper you use on your food Bob, but I certainly hope that your ‘salt’ is not red, or orange, or turquoise!!!!!!! However, if you post a Studebaker document that specifically states that ALL tu-tone Avanti carpeting will be considered or referred to as ‘salt & pepper’, I will defer!

Regnalbob… Concerning the above list, where it refers to “Fawn & black” on fifth line down, it’s referring to salt & pepper Stude Avanti carpeting…. Unless that list is incorrect, salt & pepper carpeting was replaced with all black carpeting at Avanti serial.# R-4709…. Are you saying R-4709 did not have a two tone interior? Also, are you telling us a ‘63 Stude Avanti with Orange & Fawn interior would have salt & pepper carpeting? I feel that you think that all Stude Avantis with ‘two-tone’ carpeting have salt & pepper carpeting… but salt & pepper only refers to what I will call the light tan and black speckled carpeting. Take a better look at above list… it’s self explanatory!

Did you try Dave Thibeault?