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This sounds familiar, so I will say true, that it was 3M DI-NOC.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, DI-NOC may have been the "fix" after the original material failed.
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
Only other Stude-related ad agency that comes to my mind was D'arcy in New York. However, I believe they were used later, to hype the Canadian Studebakers
D"Arcy is correct.
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5 hours ago, mfg said:
ANSWER..... #3.......there were 73 Studebaker Avantis built with 'blacked out' interiors....Lew is correct, there was a 'range', and this is the high limit.
If this is the high end of a possible range, how can it be the correct answer to your query as stated? I think that you are caught up In the semantics of it again.
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2 hours ago, mfg said:
How about the Benton & Bowles ad agency?
incorrect, but thanks for a guess
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How many days should I wait before you all give up on this one? I didn't think that it was that difficult. I guess that I was incorrect.
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You posted it before I got to answering it. The four field coil/pole starters were a running change. (May 9, 1963 Service Letter)
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2 hours ago, mfg said:
Ready for the answer on this one?
Yes, I searched my memory banks (my usual source) and even looked at some Service Letters.
I am thinking that it was owned by someone special or modified and not some factory running change.
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On 9/12/2017 at 5:39 PM, r1lark said:
1975 - this is the one that is signed in the trunk by a Studebaker employee who indicated this was the last Studebaker Avanti built.
That is early enough that that must be when he ran the $100K NYT ad.
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What advertising agency was involved when Granatelli, and crew, made their Bonneville runs?
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I believe that Gene Hardig felt it was necessary for both roll over protection and body integrity.
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4 hours ago, mfg said:
ANSWER.....Dealer cost.....#2,..... $3292.00
That is what happens when I second guess myself and change my answer.
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I will say False, even though that could have been (I do not know about the clays). That naming does ring something in my memory bank, but I do not remember a front emblem of Pierce Arrow.
The earliest prototypes had no nameplate on the front. A little later, they had "Avanti", but in a different script than what is now the normal.
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I "visited" that Avanti many times when Joe Erdelac (sp?) owned it in Cleveland. I remember it as having 6K miles (I believe that it still does.). That would have been mostly in the 1970s. I first got to meet him and see the car because I pulled up to the dealership in my 1953 Commander Starliner. I know that he ran an ad in the NY Times with a very high (for the time) price ($100K). This was to establish a "value" before donating it to the Crawford Museum. I do not remember if it was offered for sale after that ad. I will guess 1982.
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1 hour ago, mtrehy said:
Thanks Guys. Tom - does the rear harness wiring go into the trunk via the same hole as the trunk release cable? Pictures would be great if you've got any.
The car has the cold air induction modification - I'm not sure of the exact provenance of the car but will get all the numbers next time I see it (Thursday).
Cheers
If you at referring to the Console Cooling Kit, it was standard on square headlight Avantis, except those with A/C, and it could be retrofitted to earlier models.
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1 hour ago, TED DIMON said:
I have always wondered what purpose the hood pad serves. Is it for aesthetics? Is it to protect the paint on the outside surface from the engine heat? Et cetera?
Any thoughts on the subject?Primarily sound deadening. Also, some insulation to hood.
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
studegary is CORRECT!
I guess that cloud bank was in my memory bank (where the vast majority of my trivia answers come from).
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
False is CORRECT....We know of one complete frame that needed replacing under an '88 Avanti convertible (Chicago area car driven in winter)
I know of a 1987 coupe that the frame is so rusted that the Avanti is unsafe to drive. That car was also in regular use in the Midwest.
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I would think that this would have been at the joint SDC & AOAI convention of 2008 (no. 3).
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The way that the question is worded, I will say false.
One difference is that the '87 - '91 cars did not have torque boxes (hog troughs) that were even more prone to rust than the frames.
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I am not where I can look at any Avanti literature, so I will just guess - the Silver Anniversary Model (25th year).
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Good luck with your project.
The Avanti appears to be a 1964. Is it a factory R3, an R3 that was installed post-build or just an R2 with an R3 air box, etc.?
I see that the brakes have already been converted to a dual system.
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To make sure everything was done exactly correct. Weren't these the two Avantis that were flown around the country for introduction?
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
So what's so special about 1963 Studebaker Avanti 63R3848?
I doubt that there is any such Avanti. The "63" was dropped from the Serial Number before number 3848.
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I will say 3) 3498.
Try Again Avanti!
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Posted · Edited by studegary
I believe that the material was Tenite.
EDIT: Eastman Chemical Company