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Something which I’ve seen as a ‘positive’ over the years is that Studebaker/Avanti prices have never taken off ‘through the roof’ as prices of other collector cars have. (Corvettes, some Mopars & Fords) This fact has allowed me to buy and sell Studes at prices which I (and others) can afford…..Some may see Studebaker/Avanti financial values lower than comparable vehicles as a negative, however, I’ve always felt their more attractive pricing was a good thing! (IMHO)

Nothing wrong with that!!

Resale value of my four Avantis and two other Studes means very little to me… I purchased these cars for several different reasons……How much profit I might make ‘down the road’ wasn’t one of them.

Very interesting, and I would not doubt that this one is an original… however there are several very nice reproductions which have been made over the years.

Tough question, as lately it seems like collector car selling prices in general are down. Of course, there’s always exceptions!

Nice car….. Nice photos!

BTW… Only my opinion, but I feel ‘round light’ Stude Avantis look more ‘aggressive’ with the scoop area left open! (grille less) ‘Square light’ Stude Avantis look, to me, more normal if the factory grille is in place.

No grease fittings needed here.

Some like the ‘look’ of the factory stainless steel grille on these cars…. To me, its real importance is radiator core protection.

I believe that SI sells both types.

SI has them in reproduction

Youse got it!!

That’s it exactly!

The BCA 203FF sealed ball bearing plays a critical role in supercharged Studebaker Avantis….. Where is it located on/in the car?

Studebaker ‘borrowed’ the inner chromed headlamp rims, found inside the outer glass lens of their ‘round light’ Avantis from the ……?…… 1) 1960 Lark…..2) 1958 Packard Hawk…..3) 1949 Commander…..or……4) 1954 ‘R’ series Pickup Truck

I used black window screening held in place with wire ties looped through factory unused holes in the radiator core support… Not too pretty, but basically invisible, and it does give good protection to the (now quite expensive) radiator core!

Hi Peter… I received issue #211 a couple weeks ago.

Yes I made up a ‘radiator protector’… as you describe… for my own ‘grill less’ ‘63.

You make up two (if tandem) steel tubes that screw onto master cylinder outlets… you place open end of tubes into master cylinder (full of fluid… tubes submerged) and pump cylinder until you see no more air bubbles.

If you mean how would you install the stainless steel factory grille, you would only need to utilize the factory mounting holes in the fiberglass, which should already be there……I’m pretty sure every ‘83 Avanti left the factory with that stainless steel grille. If your car has had bodywork and the mounting holes for the grille were not drilled, it would be easy to drill the required grille mounting holes in the fiberglass.

I agree with Mel…. the booster rod is probably adjusted short.

The folding wheelchair ramps on city transit busses are secured in the same fashion. (See Gillig bus video)

For NewEnglanders…. Annual Studebaker/Avanti/Packard ‘Octoberfest’ at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts is TOMORROW! …10/19/25….Always a great turnout… Weather predicted excellent!! ( Brookline Museum of Transportation)

Does your Avanti have A/C?… I’ve seen Avanti carpet sets that supply both types of console forward carpets.

The two upper curved carpets look like the console forward side pieces.