regnalbob

Thank you for taking the time to reply. No 1963 Avantis were factory built with the R3 engine. Your Avanti may have had the R3 installed by the dealer. I hope you are able to find it. Even though not factory built it is a special Avanti and worth saving.

Bob, There are two black R3s. R 5237 Owned by Nelson Bove. R 5625 I am not sure but I believe it is still owned by Dan Booth.

There were only nine 1964 R3 Avantis that were factory built. Could you please post the serial number of yours? Thanks, Bob Langer

Don't forget the roll bar cover is Black in a 1963 with the 813 BKV all Black interior.

Makes you wonder why that was done.

Is your R3 one of the nine factory built R3 Avantis?

I did not say there was any misinformation in your post. Read my post. If you do not understand the misinformation part of my post I am not going to waste my time trying to explain it to you.

It is estimated that between 166 & 200 1987 Avantis were built. The total number of convertibles is estimated to be 44 or 54. Hopefully John can verify if any of the numbers are correct and put an end to all the misinformation.

So?

Studebakers except the Avanti were delivered to dealers without factory installed floor covering. The carpet or vinyl was in the trunk with the sill plates and dealer installed.

You are missing a lens on the parking light. The bulb should not be visible. There should be a clear bulb, amber inner lens and clear outer lens. The housing should look like this.

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.