studegary
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I say false. I think that there were 56 Avantis for 1965.
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I don't know, but it sounds like RL to me.
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Thanks for posting this, George. I know that I shopped there during that time. I do not believe that it is worth my time to come up with proof for what I may get back.
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It shattered the existing GTO Class record at Daytona and finished 27th.
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I would think that it was 1962 (and why many still refer to Avantis as 1962s).
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30 minutes ago, mfg said:
Fairly incredible the way Studebaker 'bounced back' in 1959 after their dismal 1958 sales year!....Harold Churchill must have been quite a guy!
He was! He really left a positive lasting impression on me from the few times that I got to talk with him.
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1950 was the highest for car production both by calendar year (268,099) and by model year (344,164).
The highest truck production by model year was 1948 (67,981).
The highest year for net profit was 1959 ($28,544,338). .
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I do not believe that Studebaker added these A and B suffixes to the Serial Number. I believe that it was done by the state (California) in this case (not really "by" the state, but due to state requirements).
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I am glad that it doesn't have any "dents" <G>.
I wonder what his first/prime language is.
I may bid on it, but I doubt that I will reach his reserve.
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The formation of Avanti Motors and/or the purchase of the Avanti assets by Newman & Altman.
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1 hour ago, mfg said:
He may have, but in this case that's not what makes it 'special'!
When you see that a Studebaker Avanti's serial number has a 'B' suffix, it means it was first sold & registered in California.
That B is what made me thing of Granatelli as the original owner (but just a guess - not based on any knowledge of mine).
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My educated guess is John Seaton, since it was basically his company at that point.
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Corvette
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
Actually, the answer here is FALSE Gary!
I missed the "catch". The Service Letter was for power windows and you specified "all".
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TRUE - Service Letter F-1963-3, 1/7/63.
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True
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I will say true (due to the difference in compression ratio).
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If that is the one that Asa Hall bought in a Hawk and stored for years, I would guess 29 years.
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4 hours ago, mfg said:
All good thoughts, however, the correct answer is #2...10%!
Ys, I see that. I misread the question. I was giving the amount lost from an R2, not the amount less than an R1.
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An R2 makes 18% more than an R1 or an R1 makes 15% less than an R2, so I will say 20% less for my answer due to the R2 having a lower compression ratio than an R1.
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The first Avanti that I saw was the first one delivered to the local Avanti dealer - Knight's Garage, Wappingers Falls, NY. They wouldn't let others drive the car. A friend of mine, that had a Corvette and a good job as an engineer, was interested in buying an Avanti. They took him for a ride in it, but they would not let him drive it. He went off and bought a new Corvette. He is still a strong Chevrolet man
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Since Loewy was a smoker and the sketch was very small, how about a match book?
Who is this "Brooks Shield" that R1Lark speaks of?
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Since I believe that they were on an airplane, how about on a "barf" bag?
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I can remember seeing pictures of those transports with the signs on the sides, but I do not remember what was printed on the signs and do not have the time to search for a picture..
Worn Avanti!
in Avanti Trivia
Posted · Edited by studegary
Because they are not self-centering, they are set via shims.
EDIT: I thought that I had posted this earlier (before R1lark), but it did not show up, so I tried again.