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It’s been said for a long time that Altman had to shim up the Avanti’s body to add clearance for the ‘taller’ Chevy V8… I’ve always doubted there was an engine height problem… I believe he simply thought the Studebaker Avanti’s nose down attitude did not fit his thoughts of how his new Avanti ll personal luxury car should look.

A passenger in the rear seat of a Studebaker Avanti, distributes approx. …..?…..% of their body weight over the rear axle. 1) 60…..2) 75…..3) 80…..or……4) 85

Black and Beautiful!!

You aren’t wrong… there were about 25 twentieth anniversary models built with those features for the ‘83 model year… however, those features did not become standard across the board until ‘84.

Wow…I hadn’t heard about this new oil…. Thanks!

OK Bob…. Whatever you say!!!

Yes true… maybe the biggest change he made on the ‘83 Avantis was the dropping of the ‘ll’ on exterior badging.

It would be wonderful if that Avanti has survived… The sun roof install would certainly narrow the field!

As 64studeavanti mentioned… attend to that cable adjustment just rear of the ‘X’ member!

I believe that Bob’s confusion stems from the fact that both the #8 and the Due Cento were finished in ‘Avanti Red’. All I know is that if the Avanti that set the 29 International speed records at Bonneville in ‘62 was later converted into what became the Due Cento, It definitely had a Fawn/Black interior in ‘62. We musn’t ignore the fact that all these ‘EX’ Avantis had many changes made to them before being sold off!….Ed

Great choice Dwight!!

Gee, I don’t know about that Dwight.. I’ve seen more than one ‘Avanti Gold’ ‘63 Avanti with Fawn/Elk interior and ‘salt ‘n pepper carpeting… I actually owned one! As far as EX 2942 goes, If that Avanti indeed became the ‘ Due Cento’ in 1963, there is an issue… since in the ‘Bonneville Record Breaker’ color film, the car is clearly shown with a Fawn/ Black interior!

(Resurrecting old post)…I also like the ‘56 Golden’s… They drive like no other factory V8 Studebaker, with imposing torque ‘off the line’!

I lost a cylinder in the factory 305 in my ‘83 Avanti everyday driver due to a worn cam… I replaced this original motor with a ‘Goodwrench’ 305 in 2010 and that engine is still running very well…. Improvements were made in factory replacement small block Chev 305’s in ‘86-‘87.

My understanding was that the Avanti which set 29 speed records at Bonneville in ‘62 became the Due Cento for ‘63…. No?

Ha ha! You got it!…. There are a few glimpses of the interior of the Due Cento in the video “Bonneville Record Breaker”.

Sorry no, not Fawn/Red

Small block Chev to Avanti frame front engine mounts available from Studebaker International ( L&R steel frame mounts)

Sorry no….not Fawn/Elk!

The original upholstery color in the ‘Due Cento’ Bonneville Stude Avanti was …. ?….. 1) Fawn/Red …..….2)Fawn/Black…..3)Fawn/Turquoise….or….4)Fawn/Elk

Thanks much! … Brian’s auto restoration abilities has always very much impressed me!

Well, hopefully you’ve invested in WeatherTech custom floor liners!!

Well done Murph!!!

YOU GOT IT!…. A bit frustrating that the Avanti spare tire cover cannot be latched down as designed… even using the ‘modest’ P20575R-15 radial tire.

Very good points…. however not the answer I was looking for here! HINT….. Maybe if I let the air out??