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Trivia....Can anyone name five chassis/body differences between a 1964 R2 Avanti and a 1964 R3 Avanti? (Not engine related differences)
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True, many don't have 'em
Really?....OK I'll defer to you Brad.....but I always thought all Studebaker Avantis had interior trunk lighting as standard equipment.
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Learned something new....I thought Budd was the only wheel supplier in that Studebaker era, but apparently Kelsey Hayes also supplied them. Well done Regnalbob!
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Yes, he was the president's body guard, but he got involved with Mami and was kicked out.
What year did he die and what was the cause?
Ha Ha!....Typical car nut....always in trouble with the ladies!!
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Why?
Avantis were not manufactured in the 1986 model year...so to say that 'less than forty were made in 1986' is technically correct!
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Hmmmmm!...Regnalbob your 'false 'answer is correct!.....but I'm pretty sure your Kelsey Hayes answer isn't.
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My opinion....If doing the work yourself, buy one gallon of a good quality paint stripper at an auto body supply store. It does not necessarily have to be for fiberglass. Strip one panel at at time..ONLY. Let the chemical do its thing, and then scrape the bubbled paint off with a plastic squeege. A second coat may be required...then scrape again and then (IMPORTANT) Flush..Flush..Flush the stripped panel off with cold water until ALL the stripper has been removed...then let dry in the sunlight (if possible). Then sand the panel with a 'DA' sander using '180' grit sandpaper. Do any necessary body repairs, and prime. ALSO...pushing out the windshield and the back glass is a MUST on Avantis. Good luck!
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Trick question...yes, there less than forty built since none were built.
That was a little tricky!.......yes is correct.
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Ashtabula, Ohio.
Ohio it is!
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Trivia....Early production Studebaker Avantis were not equipped with trunk interior lights....true?
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Trivia....Before becoming president of Studebaker Corp., Sherwood Egbert served in the Eisenhower administration....True?
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Trivia... Total 1986 Avanti production was less than forty automobiles.....True?
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Trivia.....The Molded Fiberglass (MFG) Company was another fine old Indiana firm.....True?
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False...1990 was the one and only year.
Yep, the year was 1990.
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True.
True!
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Not sure of the year, but they are the same as later year thunderbirds....like 59-60
True!
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Trivia....Except for the color of the buttons, power window switches as found on Studebaker Avantis are exactly the same as p/w switches found on p/w equipped '57 Thunderbirds....True?
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Update on this question.....Mr. Epstein owned one of the 50 (?) 1984 Avanti 'Touring Coupes'.
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Trivia....The Studebaker Avantis standard 15" steel wheels were supplied by the Detroit Wheel Corp....True?
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Trivia...1989 was the one and only year a four-door Avanti was manufactured and offered for sale.....True?
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Trivia...The highest production month for the Studebaker Avanti was January, 1963.....True?
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I saw that episode. It looked like a very nice Avanti, but the owner left a few problems on the car un-fixed....and these problems showed up when they evaluated this Avanti. For example, the battery was NG and they had to jump it to get it started, and some of the gauges didn't work. No big deal, but the comment was made.."I wonder what else is wrong with this car?"
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I think that a few early Avanti rear windows did blow out if the side windows were rolled down at high speed....Studebaker fixed the problem with tighter fit tolerances and improved rear window fastening in later production cars. I still think that plaque is generic though, as I remember seeing them advertised in more than one period auto magazine.
Trivia!....Avanti Horn 'Buttons'
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Trivia...Studebaker produced two different horn 'buttons' (medallions) for the Avanti.....True?