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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with the red & black speckled carpeting even though it’s almost 300 units later than when the red & black carpeting was withdrawn….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?

Brad, if you want to call the WCFB a Will Carter Four Barrel…. then I too will call it a Will Carter Four Barrel…. No problem!

Thank you… I did not realize they were separate sights… My apologies to Bob Johnstone.

Once again….clerical mistakes sometimes happen……. Some kind of deliberate misrepresentation?… I doubt that very much.

My two cents… The Avanti Registry is a great source for finding information concerning surviving Studebaker & later Avantis, and ‘hats off’ to Mr. Johnstone for putting all this info together, however, as with any other source, there can be an occasional error. There was serial / I D # confusion concerning my own 1985 Avanti in the Avanti Registry (AAV-RQB prefix)…Certainly no big deal, but still………

Personally, I do not agree… as the above information is from a knowledgeable person who is basing his opinion on heresay. I always thought that the ‘AFB’ designation on Carter AFB carburetors stood for ‘Aluminum Four Barrel’…. regalbob will no doubt come back with info that indicates that ‘AFB’ stands for ‘Anderson Four Barrel’!!!!!!!! No, ‘WCFB’ stands for ‘White Cast Four Barrel. (my opinion) Also, I highly doubt that a Carter WCFB carburetor, although heavy, weighs “over seventeen pounds”!

‘White Cast’ refers to material carb is made of.

That’s a remarkable job… Kudos to you Nelson! Also, the rest of the interior looks real nice… I have a hunch it’s an early serial number car, having what appears to be an Avanti Gold exterior with the fawn/orange interior?

By the way Brad…. On a different note…. The Carter carb letters WCFB Stand for ‘White Cast Four Barrel’!

That’s one gorgeous Avanti!… Love the wheels & tires! My own ‘83 had factory installed Daytons at the ‘83 new car auto show, but it’s first owner ordered them off the car… too much trouble to keep clean I guess.

Ah ha!…. Thanks

Concerning the major differences in Studebaker Avanti R1 and R2 distributor advance curves, and also basic timing adjustments … Why did Studebaker engineers feel it necessary to change these specifications between their supercharged and their unsupercharged engines?

A friend owns a real nice white ‘64 Stude Avanti, that features a full claret interior, black carpeting, and the ‘woodgrain’ steering wheel & dash pieces…… Absolutely beautiful!

I believe Nelson was referring to changes phased in on the Avanti production line?