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Why would I do that? This trivia question has been answered correctly by Stacey… General Motors!

regalbob… You have now posted it under my “Avanti’s Second” trivia question…A question concerned with a different survey. SUGGESTION…. Start another trivia question related to the ‘survey’ which you have information on!

Postscript… The survey referred to in this trivia question was sent to a few thousand Studebaker Avanti (new car) purchasers in mid-March 1966… This questionnaire was sent by William H. Gottlieb, of the New York City Morrison-Gottlieb public relations firm.

You ‘NAILED’ it!!

The survey which Regalbob posted is not the 1966 Morrison-Gottlieb survey this trivia question was based on…. Regslbob should post more details concerning his ‘survey’.

Wrong survey.

You are correct about that! That survey indicated that over half of respondents bought Studebaker Avantis because of advanced styling!

Thoughts?

Yep.. you are correct!……. (81% of respondents owned a 2nd vehicle…..of those 33% owned a GM)

Ha ha good one!… but not the answer!!

Sorry, not $385!

Good thought, but not $492!

Purchasers of ‘64 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawks, who desired the car be equipped with the R2 High Performance Package, should have expected to pony up an additional…….(approx) 1) $385…..2) $492…..3) $582…. or……$629

In the 1966 survey mentioned in the prior post, purchasers of new Studebaker Avantis whom had a ‘2nd’ vehicle owned a …..?…… 1) Studebaker…..2) Ford……3) GM…..or…..4) Foreign make

In the Morrison-Gottlieb survey which was sent to buyers of new Studebaker Avantis, over half of the respondents indicated they purchased the car because of Studebaker’s strong high performance image…..True?

Check that…. The diameter of rear sway bar on the ‘85’s is larger…. I believe you need their part number 1702280. Front bar larger also

With the Avantis huge rear window, tinting it makes good sense for some sun/heat deflection!

The problem with surveys is that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to get 100% participation.

The survey actually indicated 1.75%… I decided to round it off!!

Sorry no Geoff…..See above.

Looks REALLY good!

Yes, 1962 saw the fewest Studebaker Avanti ‘new car’ sales! Breakdown….. 48% of new Avantis sold in ‘63 44% of new Avantis sold in ‘64 6% of new Avantis sold in ‘65 2% of new Avantis sold in ‘62 The above percentages were taken from a survey sent to purchasers of new Studebaker Avantis in 1966, by the firm of Morrison-Gottlieb. Although the response to this survey was “ Excellent “, not every buyer of a new Avanti responded to it… hence… the above percentages aren’t written in stone!

Thank you for your concise reply Bob. Yes, both my ‘83 and my ‘85’s seventeen digit ‘VIN’ number begin with 12AAV. And, of course, to register my Avantis the VIN number was the only identification number the Mass registry cared about. However, the OP of this thread, Brooks Barnes, asked where he could find an RQB number on his ‘85 Avanti and, lacking a better term, I referred to it as an internal (factory) sequence number, and it could be found on a steel plate affixed to the left ‘A’ pillar on his car. Apparently that plate is missing or obscured on Mr Barnes’s ‘85 Avanti… but I strongly feel that there was RQB4152 placed on that plate when his Avanti left Avanti Motors… as did apparently all other ‘85 Avantis have an RQB+ four digit internal sequence number. When Avantis began to be produced again for the ‘87 model year, the internal ‘RQB’ designation was gone and the seventeen digit VIN number, starting with 12AAV, or sometimes just AAV, began to be commonly used for rosters, etc…. Take care, Ed C

Well, that will help at registration time very much… It’s all that you really need to confirm your car’s “identity”!

Any other thoughts on this question?