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  1. 1 hour ago, TerryR2 said:

    Thank you! It is all there... bought it from the son of the deceased owner. They are old Appliance Plating mags, I had forgotten about that brand. 

    I have the build sheet as well as the original window sticker. It was Avanti Gold and Elk interior. My least favorite color!

    Agreed on the Gold/ Elk combo...Same as my '63...Which I changed to 'Avanti Turquoise' thirty years ago!!

  2. The firewall mounted brake fluid reservoir used on '63-'64 GT Hawk's equipped with Avanti style disc brakes was first introduced as an option on Stude passenger cars in..

    1) 1953....2) 1956....or.....3) 1961

  3. 14 hours ago, r1lark said:

     

    But they sure don't make any difference in how the engine runs (the engine will have proper operation even if you take the chrome plating off the parts and paint them). 🙂

    Yes, the engine would operate the same...however the assumption here is that we are speaking of a complete 'as built by Studebaker' Avanti R1 engine...The chrome parts were part of that package.

  4. 1 hour ago, Nelson said:

    I’m sure this isn’t it but maybe the throttle kicker and ignition shielding on a radio delete car?

    Hmmm....Good point on a rare radio delete Avanti...however, I'm speaking of the "normal" radio equipped R1 Stude Avanti.

  5. 1 hour ago, r1lark said:

    Chrome on the valve covers, chrome on the valley cover, chrome on the engine oil dipstick, chrome on the air cleaner, chrome on the oil filler caps. Is this the stuff you mean?

    Sorry no, the chrome helps present the engine as an Avanti R1....Part of the package.

  6. 6 minutes ago, South Shore Motors said:

    I actually kinda like the wheels. Oldsmobile, aren't they? Looks like you already had them on the car before you sold it, 20 years ago. Unless you're planning on a restoration, I'd leave em on there. I've had dreams where I re-acquired a car I'd previously owned... Think it's fantastic that you got yours back.

    I also had dreams like that...Then it happened!... I re-aquired a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk in 2021, which I originally purchased in 1968 and sold in 1980.

  7. On 1/12/2024 at 4:54 PM, brad said:

    Yes, the short block was rebuilt many years ago, but the heads were not done. The last owner had someone do the heads that did not do a good job. Now they are done correctly. new valves, new guides. bronze inserts in the guides, and surfaced the gasket surface .003.

     

    Understood...thanks!

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