Hogtrough

For mechanical work, find a mechanic who understands old cars in general. Go to a local car show and talk to someone with a 50's car. Anyone who understands 50's cars can understand an Avanti, because underneath, it's basically a '53. And the engine is very similar to early 50's Caddy and Olds motors.

How do you go about gutting the battery? Mine is 6 months old and already faltering, just a matter of time

Where are you located? Have a set I might sell but don't want to ship. I'm near Nashville. Would definitely trade them for an R1 air cleaner with good chrome though

See the article I posted here ... probably not that much extra work and you will have A/C too (assuming you don't have it). These units simply hook up to your heater hoses and you have heat.

I have the later Chrysler minivan Turners and my Magnums fit fine

I raised mine at the front end by putting thick washers between the lid and the hinge. Still not quite there , but better. The back can be adjusted at the latch slots, which determine how far down it goes

Do you know how I can contact him? Is he parting a '63 or '64 R1?

My daughter and son in law tinker with AI songwriting, so while visiting for the holidays I told her to ask AI to write a song from the perspective of a new '63 Avanti waiting patiently in the showroom for it's new owner. She's a big Toy Story fan so she told it to make it similar to a song in the movie. Here is what it cranked out in about a minute. As you might expect, it failed miserably on the photo attached to the song, so I posted my Avanti below. https://suno.com/song/9f92ace4-33cb-41d8-9aee-34b263ed02ae?sh=MEh30LYupukGKBvI&fbclid=IwY2xjawOayVNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOR0VpemFQZGxaNmFjZ1Qwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnTBySmWNVzdZY6q04I7gRume-eN-2BWdFFcdP-0GhlQZaCrUnosLX9rSVaQ_aem_Q28XfNXE2LHFENJgDo0j2Q

Sorry for the late reply- its a standard 14 x 20 parallel flow type coil

Sorry, got no notice that there was a reply here and have not been back for a while. I probably do have the switch, or, you can easily repair these old switches because they are made to take apart. Just bend back the tabs, remove the guts, file the corroded contacts, put back togther.

The OEM grille is pretty simple and mine is currently removed while I primer the car. If anyone wants to build one, let me know and I'll supply the measurements. I don't think it is anything more than several straight stainless steel wires cut to particular lengths and mounted to three vertical stainless steel supports. No frame around the outside

Hagerty prices look unrealistic at first, at least to me. However, a big factor is that nearly all sellers would pick a condition number one larger than their car would really deserve. A number two car is driven, but otherwise virtually flawless in every way, and a number one car never leaves the trailer. My Avanti recently experienced a condition downgrade when a body shop I left it with parked it outside with the windows down for 2 months, pretty much reversing everything I had done to the interior and ruining what was left of the paint by sanding it. When I'm done redoing it, with new paint and refurbished interior, the car will be a strong number three R1 with air conditioning, putting it at $27,600. Sounds about right.

....and here are the R2 prices:

I'll take a stab at 63 and 64. R1 needing everything 8K, driveable but needing TLC 12K, nice drivers needing little or no work 20-25K. R2 needing everything 12K, driveable but needing TLC 16K, nice driver needing little or no work 25-30K. I don't know much about the later models. Here is what Hagerty says abouut R1...:

Somehow I never saw this response, sorry. Should you (or anyone) still need AC parts, while i've sold everything else, I do still have the compressor and will take $150 plus shipping. Most likely converted to R134 and I have service shop paperwork stating that.