Mark L

For those who don't speak French or don't use internet translators, this is the request: Subject: Switches on the ceiling "Hello, I would like to access the headlight and other switches located on the ceiling. How do I detach the console? I removed the two screws, but when I pull, nothing comes off..."

What about the channels where the nut plates for the seat mount bolts are located? I've seen in other posts that if these channels is not sealed, they act like ducts to move air and any exhaust from under the car into the cabin through the floor. The exhaust under the car would be from the tail pipes. The axle, other things under the car, and the shape of the well above the rear axle may create a draft that pull the exhaust forward under the floor.

BTW, "RUSH SOLD" was an indicator to those in the factory that the car had been ordered by a customer through a dealer, as opposed to a dealer ordering a number of cars to have on the lot, or the corporation sending a pre-arranged shipment to the dealer under a franchise contract. It meant that a customer had been given an expected delivery date. If the car has not had a full restoration and body repaint, the word "RUSH" may also be written in grease pencil on the outside of the body tub under a fender or on the engine side of the firewall.

Brad, when you find it, take a photograph and post it.

I will not be in South Bend. All of mine have radials on them.

It was one month ago when I posted it.

I will have a set of 5 available in Washington state whenever I get my Turner 4-wheel set-up working.

The SDC Forum will be migrating to a new web host. It will be offline on Sunday Jan. 18 through Monday Jan. 19. It should be back online by Tuesday Jan. 20.

At 6:36 pm PT on January 3 2026 I attempted to access the SDC Forum from a PC, but I still can't get in.

Maybe I should try from a PC. I've been attempting to access from my cell phone. I cleared the cookies and history, but I still can't access it.

It appears the SDC Forum is offline again.

That's cool. Molded Fiber Glass (MFG) was the company in Ohio that was initially contracted to make the Avanti bodies for Studebaker.

That, and all the emission controls.

There's a square headlight bezel 1963 Avanti available near San Franscisco. No serial number or body number provided in the ad. It appears to be a R1 automatic with air conditioning. No title. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/alameda-1963-avanti-studebaker/7901139400.html

I just saw this posting from early December 2025 in craigslist that the Rodger Ward Avanti is available again. Might this be a scam listing? I know it recently sold, and that someties vehicles are quickly flipped. Considering the history behind this car, I would think that it would be offered for sale in a different forum than craigslist. Serial number and body number not provided in the advertising. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/palm-springs-rodger-ward-studebaker/7900062023.html