regnalbob

The opening in the fiberglass is 1 3/4 inches x 4 5/8 inches. The bezel is 1 5/8 inches x 4 3/8 inches. Spacing is 6 1/4 inches.

Avanti trunks were fully carpeted until R 4309 and no black paint was used. After 4309 the carpet on the back wall was eliminated. It is possible other pieces were eliminated as well and the areas painted black. I want to say flat black but am not 100% sure. Definitely not gloss. Maybe someone with a later car can give you a definite answer.

What is your problem? Murph asked a question and I answered it from the information in the Lamberti Papers. A question that you were unable to answer. No need for me to provide any documentation since I did not ask the question. Why do you find it necessary to make childish comments about me?

Thats funny coming from a guy who doesn't provide evidence for anything. Try reading the Lamberti Papers.

He was a truck driver and was fired.

Actually, you need to read the Avanti Owner's Guide.

They used the rocker arm assemblies so they could use solid lifters.

More from Richard M. Langworth

Here is my documentation for the Loewy letter to Egbert. From Studebaker: The Postwar Years by Richard M. Langworth

The question is not about Egbert contacting Loewy first. First contact with Loewy was sometime in January, 1961. Loewy sent a letter to Egbert dated February 2, 1961. In the letter to Egbert he included a few clippings and photographs that he thought Egbert would find interesting. On March 9, 1961 Egbert made a call to Loewy to talk about a new sports car.

March 9, 1961

What exactly happened to the poor Ford Mustang?

AMC sold the Alliance, Encore, Fuego and Sport Wagons thru Jeep dealers.

https://studebaker-info.org/Avanti/Tech/Jack/63avjackx.html

Letter sent to my Dad from the Packard Division of the Studebaker - Packard Corporation.

https://studebaker-info.org/AVDB2//AvantiRQB/79QB2887/79QB2887x06062018.html

Exhaust system with resonators. For customers who wanted a quieter exhaust and, in some states, to conform to vehicle inspection standards for noise.

From an article by Dan Booth in the Avanti Magazine Issue 207.

Your Avanti is listed by the serial number. R2 R-2238 - (aardvark) - AOAI Forum - Nov 2023

You are the one that is confused by the two Red Avantis. You don't seem to know the difference between EX-2942 and the #8 Avanti. In the video it is plain to see the production Avanti with the Black interior is the #8 Avanti (63R-1014) and not EX-2942 with the Fawn interior.

Avanti Red used Black carpet only with the Fawn & Elk interior. There is no issue, the Avanti with the Black interior is not the Due Cento. In the film there are 2 Red Avantis, the Due Cento and #8 (63R-1014). The Due Cento can be seen with the door open and the Fawn door panel. Later a front end shot with the windshield being cleaned shows the lack of a hood ornament and non stock headlights and parking lights. A later shot shows the large mirror mounted on the dash. The other Avanti is the #8 car with hood ornament, stock lights, antenna, production dash with mirror on windshield and Fawn & Black interior.

Nelson is correct, the Due Cento was built with Fawn interior with black carpet. The shots of the interior are from the #8 Avanti and not the Due Cento. The interior shot also shows a finished dash with windshield mounted mirror which the Due Cento did not have.

That is an early quarter scale model. Here is another version.

Rear view mirror.