Nelson

Were your parents the original owners? Do you know if it was supercharged, automatic, 4 speed. Color combination. Are you sure t was a 63 and not a 64 with square headlight glass versus round for 63?

Now that’s funny😄. Probably won’t get many more comments. However, I’ve had one for over fifty years and in the early days I did drive mine every day through most any weather. I did stay off salted roads but was out in some pretty heavy rain storms. That was all done in Cincinnati, Ohio and some cross country trips.

I know a guy near Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s not real close but thought I’d throw it out there.

Those holes are also anything but ample size wise.

The air cleaner was not the easiest to access but it’s location was probably the best available spot. I doubt much rain could really get to it and the snorkel is turned up to only draw air from the top of that cavity. Cars with fresh air induction seem to take it from what always appears to be a bad location via a hose and then send it to the air cleaner. The only advantage to that over the factory R3 location is the easier maintenance of the air filter.

I bet you are right on that. I didn’t remember which trans he had but always assumed it was a four speed. His car was one of the first body off frame restorations I remember. Looks like it needs some attention again,

AG-R3, is that photo you posted the Prestolite R3 that Booth owns?

That appears to be a 63/64 GT Hawk R2 air cleaner. It is the same as R3 Avanti. The difference is the size of the air hose. Naturally it is larger on the R3. The crankcase ventilation hose would be correct in New York and California even on R3.

I think the photos in the article we all thought was the R3 Avanti were actually the R2 or R1?

I always thought that R3 Avanti was red with a black interior and it turned out to be turquoise with a matching interior.

Back on 1969 $6k was a ton for an Avanti.

Wouldn’t that be great!!!!

Remember, I did say I wouldn’t bet my life on it. However, what do you think a dry sump would look like on the R5. It would need a sump of some sort to accumulate oil that leaks past clearances in moving parts? I imagine that bung in the pan is for oil temperature sensor but could be a pan drain, it does look pretty big? Usually a dry sump is used where hood or ground clearance is a problem and the pan is flat or nearly flat with the pan rails. Also oil in the pan can can eat HP and can produce foam just by whipping through the oil. A dry sump on the R5 would make sense for eating HP but not for too deep a pan causing drag. I’m glad I didn’t commit 100% to that answer. Still not 100% standard oiling system but definitely leaning in that direction.

I remember reading the same thing just don’t remember where. Maybe Andy’s book?

Reginalbob. If the oiling system from the tank via a electric pump supplied oil under pressure directly to the pickup inside the supercharger, would that be considered a dry sump oil system even if the drain back was configured to maintain factory dipstick level?