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2 hours ago, lschuc said:
setting the tow-in on the front wheels
Lew 'NAILED' this one!!..................I wonder how many Avanti fans knew that old school trick?
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2 hours ago, studegary said:
I believe 3650 was the prototype for the run of 25 20th Anniversary Special Edition models (numbers 3801-3825) (1983 model year).
That's true Gary, so why didn't the dash plaque in RQB-3650 read....1/25?
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4 hours ago, Avanti83 said:
Not sure what normal means. If listed in the brochure means normal which it isn't in my brochure, I'd say true.
If it means would they install one I'd say false because my 74 came with a hitch stamped Avanti from the factory so my guess is if there was one available they'd install it if requested.
Bob, in 1983, an Avanti Motors 'build sheet' amounted to a check off sheet listing all options normally available that year....do you feel a factory installed trailer hitch was on that sheet?
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10 minutes ago, Regnalbob said:
The fact that Studebaker sold everything to Avanti Motors in 1964 may be the reason.
Studebaker did sell complete bodies.
The Studebaker Zone Office in Allison Park, PA had a new Avanti (Avanti Gray) with very miles that was involved in a roll over accident. My Dad and I looked at it a few days after the accident.
It was sold to another dealer in Pittsburgh, PA and they installed a complete body.
Interesting!....And it doesn't really surprise me that Studebaker Corp would go out of its way to please a Studebaker dealers request and/or special situation, but as far as selling a complete Avanti body to a private owner, well, I have a letter from Studebaker which pretty much says.....If you desire to buy a complete Avanti body shell, we strongly advise you to buy a COMPLETE AVANTI!!!
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1 hour ago, studegary said:
I dispute the premise of your statement in your question. Both headlight panel styles were not always available. That is why some cars have been rebuilt with a panel that is incorrect for the car.
Yes, I agree that 'round headlight' nose panels did become NLA for a time in the seventies-eighties, however, the question was 'framed' in the'63-'65 time period Gary, (Studebakers still being produced) and at that time BOTH style headlamp panels were readily available!
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Moving right along!....................Anyone know why Studebaker engineers didn't seal the choke 'butterfly' valve shaft on the Avanti R2's carburetor?
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As an aside,.............Late last night, what I thought was a GREAT Avanti Trivia question occurred to me!.............Too tired to post it, I went to bed....
When I woke this morning, I remembered I should post that trivia question.......however, for the life of me I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE QUESTION WAS!!!!!!!!
Now that's AVANTI AGGRAVATION!!...........................(I better either stop getting old, or at the very least begin writing things down!!!!!!!!
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1 minute ago, 1963r2 said:
As a tow rope for other vehicles.
OF COURSE!!!!...........................But no, that's not it!
.............................................HINT..............think front suspension!!!!!!!
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Never saw those two photos before.......VERY cool car!!
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No thoughts on this question?
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I guess we'll leave this one 'open'!...I won't dispute the photo you saw, but I inquired with Studebaker in 1965 about purchasing an Avanti body shell (complete with doors, hood, etc)....and the answer I got from them was NO!.....so I'd lean towards TRUE as the answer to this question.
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FALSE it is!!
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Steve...there are two interesting videos featuring Dick Vaux and his '64 Avanti on You-Tube!
Check out: "The 1964 Studebaker Avanti at the peabodyessex museum"...and..."Avanti At The Museum"..............Enjoy!!!
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All done here?
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Studebaker R3 & R4 'crate' engines were not equipped with fuel filters.....True?
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Studebaker Avantis equipped with the factory "Idle speed cooling improvement kit" were fitted with a special underdriven water pump pulley.....True?
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'61-'64 Studebaker Avanti, Hawk, & Lark four speed transmissions are all interchangeable.....True?
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A trailer hitch was not a normal factory option on 1983 Avantis......True?
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Avanti RQB-3650 has a plaque on its dashboard which reads one-of-one.....What's that all about?
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Although replacement Avanti exterior body panels were always readily available, a COMPLETE Avanti body shell could not be purchased from Studebaker.....True?
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FALSE it is!....and thanks for including that interesting 'HOT ROD' article & pics!
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20 hours ago, r1lark said:
Temporarily tying up the exhaust pipes when installing them...............although I use tie wraps for that now.
Pulling the wires down the steering column when installing a new turn signal switch.
Hey Paul those are two good uses!....however, what we're after here is more 'shop manual' oriented!
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20 hours ago, r1lark said:
Five weeks and a few days from team arrival to final clay in South Bend. So it's number 2).
(Second time around for this question Ed........
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#2 it is!! (Whoops! I'm slipping!)
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19 hours ago, studegary said:
Late in 2006 as a 2007 model year Avanti.
You got it Gary!
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