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Does the supercharger maintain its oil level? Sometimes a worn Paxton will throw a bit of its lubricant into carb.

Love this stuff!!

So some of the Stude types also had this problem.

VERY impressed with someone who can do the job you described…. Studebaker parts departments closed a long time ago, and sometimes we have to open our own ‘parts department’ !! BRAVO!!!!

Ed…..Congratulations from your Studebaker/Avanti friends in the Northeast !

Yes the hood… as Nels indicated, the hood upper ‘skin’ has been known to separate from its under framework due to whatever type of bonding adhesive Avanti Motors used failing…. My own ‘83 ‘everyday driver’ did this at the right front corner near the hood hinge. I’ve never seen a Studebaker Avanti hood separate like that.

Sorry no, not the roof panel.

Yep!…You nailed it!

A rather unusual body related issue, involving a body panel separating from the car (at speed), has shown up over the years on a few mid ‘80’s Avanti ll’s…. The problem body panel is the …..?….. 1) Deck lid…..2) Roof…..3) Hood ….or….4) Rocker panel

A 1963 Studebaker Avanti was used in at least one episode of the (then) weekly television series …..?….. 1) Happy Days…..2) Barnaby Jones….3) Burke’s Law…. or….4) The Fugitive

In a 1963 HRM road test of a (non A/C) Studebaker Avanti, the tester stated that he was quite comfortable in summertime Los Angeles heat by keeping the side windows rolled up and leaving the vent & quarter windows open…. I guess MEN WERE MEN back then!!!!!!!!! PS…. Or was it just that the earth was cooler ????

Happy Birthday to you Aardvark!

It’s good news you’re back! About that question you were asked concerning two Avanti designers… You answered Loewy & Bunting… You weren’t wrong, however, I’ll bet they were looking for names of ‘original’ Stude Avanti designers… Loewy, Andrews, Ebstein, & Kellogg……. Yes-No?

Yes guys TRUE… very few were built this way.. a carryover from the McCullochs …Bad deal if owner didn’t keep engine oil clean.

In 1960, Paxton Products offered short nosed centrifugal automotive superchargers in both self contained and direct oiling form…. True?

Well, you taught me something!! Thanks !

Aren’t aluminum and bronze completely disimilar metals?

I’ve never heard of aluminum bronze.

$13K…..That’s the correct figure! And great analysis!

Before the #28 Twenty Four Hour of Daytona Avanti race car was built, Steve Blake figured the ‘in house’ construction cost would be approx ……?……. 1) $9,000…..2) $13,000…3) $17,000… or…..4) $22,000

Got it!….. I always confuse those two remarkable automobiles.

I don’t think I’d want to be in the car at that point… but yes, 65 MPH is the answer! (According to Bill Carroll’s evaluation of the #3 Bonneville prepped Studebaker Daytona.)

Yes, that engine would be revving up quite high, however 55 MPH isn’t the answer!

Great looking R3 tach… thanks for posting! However 60 MPH is not the answer!

A 1964 Studebaker Daytona, equipped with the optional R3 engine, four speed transmission, and 3.31 rear end ratio, was/is capable of an honest …..?….. MPH in first gear. 1) 50…..2) 55…..3) 60….or.…4) 65