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Trivia...Dual breaker points were used in Avanti distributors for increased point longevity and less heat buildup inside distributor....True?
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Trivia, Except for a different valve body and exterior manual levers, the Studebaker Avanti 'Powershift' automatic transmission is basically the same as the normal Studebaker HD water cooled Flightomatic transmission...True?
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Trivia, '63 Studebaker Avanti front spindles will interchange with '63 Hawk and Lark spindles.....True?
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True ML I believe.....or was it MS? I could go look, but it's too hot outside
Yes, Avanti Paxton serial numbers started with 'MS', answer true. And you're right, it was pretty hot today!
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True.
Right!
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Yes....The Alfa!
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25K it is!
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False..."Pirate's Buckles".
Aye Matey!!
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Trivia....The unique Studebaker Avanti "S" emblem, set into its chrome bezel, were called 'Sailors Buckles' by the design team.....True?
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Trivia....Studebaker Avanti R2 superchargers had serial numbers unique to Avantis....True?
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Trivia....Studebaker R1&R2 Avanti rear wheel bearings are lubed by 'splash' from the gears in the rear end....True?
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Studebaker Avanti front seats were a copy of the '60's Lancia front seat....True?
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Trivia...Studebaker Avanti door latches were referred to as 'Safety Cone' door locks.....True?
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False it is...'PRMCO' is correct!
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They are different so....false
Correct!..."I think" a Lark bar will fit an Avanti or Hawk, but an Avanti or Hawk bar will not clear the body of a Lark. (Lark bar isn't straight...has bend for clearance)
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I met Raymond Loewy in Dick Hutchinson's basement in South Bend in 1948-49. What he did in Palm Springs thankfully did not stay in Palm Springs.
Your meeting R. L. sounds like it could be a real interesting story!
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Only when it leaked.
"Only when it leaked"....That's FUNNY!...But in reality, he kind of liked the 'look'...He called it..."Very Aircraft"!
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No one remembers the Doehler Studebaker Avanti?
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No telephones, no wives or girlfriends.
Right, looking for no wives or girlfriends...and the telephone answer 'rings' true also!
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I'm thinking false as 400 lbs seems pretty light for a body.
False is correct....the relatively light (in comparison to steel) Avanti body weighs around 600 lbs stripped.
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That will work but false. Take the 1/4" plug out of the Tee in the gas line under one of the doors depending on original or II.
That's it!....The often forgotten factory drain point.
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Trivia...During the design phase, the Avanti design team were denied two things By Raymond Loewy during their stay at Palm Springs...can anyone name those two things?
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Trivia....Studebaker Avanti, and early Avanti ll radiator expansion tanks were manufactured by the Stant Corp.....True?
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Trivia...A stripped Avanti body (only) weighs under 400 lbs. (less glass)...True?
Trivia!....Father Of Avanti
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Trivia...Our hero's full name was 'Sherwood Harold Egbert'.....True?