gwood7
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Thanks for the reference. Now I need to find the disk with all the old newsletters.
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False. I don't think they were part of "Operation Airlift".
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Yes it is removable and as Gene said the welds in #8 are quite amazing. I would guess it was done by someone or a shop near Paxton that did welding for the aerospace industry. Mfg: would you please give a reference for the ad stating it was bolted in? I have not seen that ad.
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Sorry if it is obvious, but what does PBW stand for?
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False. I think I heard it was not the factory stock "Avanti red", since it was a prototype car to start with.
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Here is my count. Cabin glass=8, Instrument faces=8, Head light covers=2, Radio face=1, Fuel sediment bowl=1, giving a total of these items of 20. Then the overhead switch panel cover is clear but it is plastic. The standard mirrors (inside rear view and vanity) I didn't really consider as "see through" but Ron could argue that point..
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OK, so now I am thinking 21.
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That is interesting. I assume you are going to try to match its original color as you found it.
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I agree, if you zoom in and stop the videos, the lenses are absent on #9 but the bezels are there. It seems we need an expert like Richard Bennett or John Hora to chime in here. This must have been to relieve pressure on the back glass. Due Cento is interesting in this respect as some pictures show no bezels nor lenses, and others show bezels and what looks like a dark blanked out lens. Seems there have been some opinions posted somewhere about why those pictures look to have dark lenses.
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I would guess white gold-leaf like the lettering on the other cars.
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Backup lights.
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I will say yes.
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Without looking it up I would say false. My first car was a 56 GH and I think the threads on the plugs were pretty long (for the Packard 352), .
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I take that back....since you said a car....and it would have the been a previous owner that pulled a boat.
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I think that would be a boat.
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The "I believe" in my answer was because I was too lazy to go look at my car #5085 which I have owned for ~38 years. I am very certain this car has its original paint, right down to the "crayon" number under the front of the hood. I just went out and checked and the inner air scoop is body color (Avanti red).
To extent the conversation to 1963, a knowledgeable collector I know believes that early 63 Avantis are blacked-out in the air scoop. Interesting is that the Studebaker Museum has recently listed some neat Bonneville pictures for sale. In one of these (link below) it is obvious that 1007 (the #9 Bonneville car) has that area painted body color (at least for Bonneville).
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False I believe
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Do you have the production order for this car? If delivered to Granatellis it would likely state that (hand written) on the order, and/or an appropriation number such as 9867.
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I will now wager 5. It seems the salt is covering the 2 lower bolts in the color pictures. But there is a B/W pic that shows 2 more visible bolts at the bottom. I guess Richard Bennett isn't following this question, and if this is wrong the answer would then be 7, and there are 2 bolts not seen in any picture.
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It seems I read that they decided to use the runs to debut the new 64 models. But I didn't take that to mean that that was the main reason.
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I'll take a stab at saying 3, at least that is what you can see in the pictures.
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How about wrap-around taillights shared with the Wagonaire
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Doesn't 1007, the # 9 Bonneville Avanti at the Studebaker Museum, currently have a 140 speedo? This information would say it should have a 160 speedo.
First Avanti I Ever Saw!
in Avanti Pub
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At the local dealer showing of one of the airlift Avantis. I was 10 years old and thought it was "Really Neat". My grandfather owned the dealership and I had to get dressed up for the event.