brad
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all of them
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UCLA
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Some versions of the Eaton power steering pump had a filter inside also. (Packards did)
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Cutting through all this pleasentness.....False there WERE turquoise Avantis with orange interiors. I know of several people that have witnessed them first hand.
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Do you mean the wiring relocation of the circuit breaker to inside the car?
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No, negative, or in at the tops. This is because of the upper inner bushing wearing more than any other part in the suspension.
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The T10 was based off the T85 case. They moved reverse to the tail housing and added the extra gear inside .
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Mr. Kinney was the owner at the time of the sale. It was even televised, and Dave was one of the commentators on the T.V. He (of course) no longer owns it.
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By the way the Packard cables are available with a modern spiral magnetic core. Available from Summit. No Prestolite ones are available however
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Actually the previous owner lives in Virginia near DC. He also owns 1002, and has a couple of his cars at my shop right now.
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The main arm to the pivot was redesigned and heavier duty later on. The early ones would bend.
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I have seen the Maroon original Prestolite Radio Suppression wires on an original car more than once. Perhaps we can get the engineering papers from Andy Beckman.
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What made it worth that much, is someone wanted it enough to pay that much. Much like people pay high prices for a Shelby. They are after all a Mustang, which was a modifies Falcon. Has nothing to do with supply and demand, but perceived value. This perception is based on many years of publications pushing an agenda because their paid advertisers make and sell products for said vehicles. If there was aftermarket suppliers with multi million dollar advertising budgets for Studebaker, you can bet your bippie that the values would be higher. Also everyone advertising cars on Ebay does nothing to help Avanti values. If you advertise in a place where people go for bargains, don't bitch about low values. Advertise where money is. IE Conde Nast. Dupont Registry, etc. Advertise it as a design icon (which it is) and something to be desired. If one words a car as a project, or something you need to sell, then you won't get the most for it. This perceived value is how one puts forth desirability. Are any Mustang of Corvette as good or better than an Avanti? Of course not! But if you push it as Grandmas' plastic Lark, then you can be sure it won't go up in value.
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No, they were never made in South Bend.
They were ASSEMBLED in South Bend, BUT, the panels were molded in Astabula Ohio @ MFG (Molded Fiber Glass)
This is my understanding. I have never seen a picture of panels being produced in South Bend (@ Studebaker)
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I think I'm going to want proof on this one.
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They were a tanish Maroon, and said Prestolite Suppression Core. on them
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No they are divided inside, whereas the Avanti ones are not.
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upper? no,( or more accurately I'm not sure) lower, yes.
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It's love potion # 9!
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17" all, unless R3 then they are 14"
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True R series engines had the thermostatic clutch and fan. As did AC cars.
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They are vented internally, just not to the open un pressurized air. but they are there.
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I can make the blower mount for the left side. And the cog drive looks easy enough.
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My understanding is It was Enzo that contacted STUDEBAKER and offered his engine in 1962. Letters attesting to this surfaced and were published in Automobile Quarterly.
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Opps! I shoulda known that! I was confused as my Father went to UCLA and in fact ended up teaching a course in electronics there when he was 13 years old.