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Well then, it seems the elimination of the hood cross brace was 'blended' in on some later Stude Avanti serial numbers before R4892,...and with no specific starting date......?

Earlier serial numbers without hood cross brace (such as R4130) may have been factory engineering types, or Avantis that had newer replacement body panels due to collisions, etc.

I don't know...I would think the elimination of the hood inner construction cross brace occurred at the same time the hood prop was re- located, and the left inner fender skirt modified to accomodate a group 24 size battery..At the first official Studebaker 'square light' Avanti....R4892.

Hello & welcome to the world of Avantis! I've found owning the Stude Avanti shop & parts manuals to be an excellent source of tech info..These can be purchased from various Avanti/Studebaker vendors.

That's odd....Studebaker normally made production changes on their Avantis (as well as their other models) at specific serial numbers.... (usually after serial number such and such)

I'd probably give my left ---- for one of the nine factory R3 Avantis, however, shimming the body up for R3 engine clearance on those cars (while retaining the high original Studebaker Avanti front wheel opening shape) gave those cars an awkward look compared to a 'normal' Stude Avanti....WAY too big a gap over the front tires. (In my humble opinion)

Thanks for posting those serial numbers Gunslinger.

I've never seen a 'round light' Avanti without the hood cross brace...however, that doesn't mean later 'round light' hoods weren't built that way!....Can you supply the Studebaker Avanti's serial number for this change?

I believe that the inner construction hood cross brace was eliminated on the '64 Studebaker Avanti (square light) models due to the R3 engine option (with air box) coming on line....?

Yes..I've often wondered if the Chevy engine really was higher than the Stude V8 when mounted in the Studebaker frame....Or was raising the front of Avanti ll's simply a styling exercise?

Just received 2024 Avanti (AOAI) Calendar...BEAUTIFUL!

Avanti II's were admired by both Studebaker Avanti owners and owners of other Studebakers, as at that time all were thrilled a Studebaker derivative was back in production.

One thing that has thankfully faded into history is the strained relationship between Studebaker Avanti owners, and owners of other Studebaker models, that existed in the late 'sixties' and well into the 'seventies'. I recall, as a young fellow at the time, Studebaker owners who did not consider the Avanti to be a 'real' Studebaker...and conversely Avanti owners who, (with Studebaker auto production kaput), didn't want to admit their beautiful Avanti even WAS a Studebaker product !! I remember a few local Avanti owners prying the Studebaker nameplate off the deck lid of their cars, filling the holes in or replacing the Stude nameplate with an 'Avanti' script. (the same script as on the front nose panel) I'm glad to see that today all of that silly animosity is a thing of the past..however, the mentality I've described once definitely existed!...Ed

I don't have the answer...however, I do find this question interesting!

Love the above install of the type 51..with a coolant overflow bottle nicely filling up the void forward of new battery!

MORE POWER to you talented Avanti owners!!..... I wasn't so brave..... Got fed up with the moonroof leaks on my '83, and closed roof opening in with a sheet of virgin 1/8" fiberglass..... Had to bodywork and refinish roof..BUT I FIXED THE LEAK!!!

This does sound like a bad ground or bad bulb situation, as I think if the dash lights are getting power, the console lights should also receive power.

I think in my area (Mass) Tractor Supply Company carries them...but unless your Avanti needs to be 100% authentic for judging purposes. I'd go with something more modern.

Do the dash gauge lights work?

The Ocean Bay Chapter of SDC will once again be hosting Studebaker-Avanti- Packard "Octoberfest" held at the Museum Of Transportation in Brookline, Massachusetts on Sunday, October 22. A good number of Avanti owners usually attend this annual event. Come one, come all!..See you there!!

Makes sense.

RIP Warren.

Yep..two IS the answer!!

UNCLE??

BTW...#6 & #56 Novis were delivered to Indy on open trailers towed behind Avanti powered Studebaker 'Wagonaire' station wagons. (from the Santa Monica Paxton shop)