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How much did a 1963 GT Hawk with the R2 Super Package cost? Was it still less expensive than an R2 Avanti?
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
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Henry Ford Museum
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I will guess that every Stude Avanti RL owned was an R2.
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How about the freight elevator
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I would say the gas tank. I have my doubts that the Avanti Motor Corporation would have the need for any inventory of Stude V8 parts at that late date (or ever, for that matter, as AMC was not the same as SASCO, i.e. a general Studebaker parts supplier).
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"fly rimming a sugar bowl"
Probably a very nose-heavy fly. ha ha
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I'll guess false. I've never read anything about that.
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I think I remember reading about this car/swap in an old AOA magazine article.
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On 5/30/2017 at 6:53 PM, mfg said:
The stainless steel oil (piston) rings installed into the HD Avanti "R" engines at the factory were manufactured by.................?
1) Hastings...............2) Perfect Circle.................3) Michigan.........or........4) Sealed Power
Perfect Circle. Pretty sure there was a Perfect Circle magazine ad featuring the Avanti.
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The 85 Avanti GT is now safe and sound in South Bend and I am starting the transformation of the car back to the way it was at Mid-Ohio. Talking to Herb Adams a few weeks ago I found out nothing was standard on this car. It was a test bed so it was always changing so I am going to do my best to get it back to how it was at that time.
I did find out the 5.0 engine was the correct (or original) to the car because Herb said it was under powered, but Kelly had AC added to the car. We are removing that. I am going to replace the breaks back to the original Corvette C4 units and I want to replace the seats and add the roll cage. Any idea of the type of seats and roll cage I should use?
Any photos that are NOT on the internet would be helpful.
This is going to be my winter project and I want the car ready for the International in May.
I will be posting photos as we go.
I welcome input.
Thanks
Bill
Bill,
I saw your car at an auto auction in Louisville, KY around 1987, I think. It was all white then and did not have any racing numbers, decals, etc. I got a photo of it from a front 3/4 angle which was later published in the AOAI magazine.
Scott Griggs
Louisville, KY
Studebaker SS!
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