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Welcome Jim. That's quite a herd of restored Deere's you have. What are the model ranges in the herd? I have a son-in-law that farms about 2500 acres with his father in East Central Illinois. Of course all their equipment has to be green. You do know the reason for the green color on Deere's don't you? That's so they can hide in the grass from the big tractors. Of course the other line is that nothing runs like a Deere or smells like a John.
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Last year I got door,front and rear window weatherstripping from Studebaker International.
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The question "Why the 4 door?" should have been asked in Youngstown before they decided to stop making the coupe and only make 4 doors and convertibles. I think customer resistance to the "new" 4 door style doomed the Ohio chapter of Avanti production. I'm sure that going to a 4 door meant less alteration of frames and drive trains of the Chevy cars to transform them into Avantis. Possibly they also thought the customers may have been ready for a 4 door Avanti when most cars being sold in America were 4 door sedans. Was it lack of sales or lack of corporate funding that halted the 4 door production after around 90 cars?
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That is some piece of engineering if they drained the sunroof panel into the undrained and prone to rust hog troughs. I wonder by what method they felt the water would dissipate.
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My 64 had the round headlight bezels, and grill under the bumper. If the transitional models had the wood grain dash overlays, then my car was truly an unsold 63 sold as a 64 as the dash surround was painted fawn and had a fawn steering wheel. I'm a little confused on the 5 slots instead of the four slots on the console. What was eliminated or added? My 76 Avanti has 5 slots, 2 vents, heater, temp and defrost controls. As I'm remembering, my Stude Avanti had the same controls on the console.
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I was a freshman in high school attending the Farm Progress Show in Morton IL in September 1962 when I went into a tent with the "new" Avanti on display. I remember the car's color was silver (must have been gray) with red interior. The meeting did start a love affair with the Avanti. April 1966, I did buy a black round headlight '64 R1 with air. The black 64 had red and fawn interior with the salt and pepper red and black carpet. Now I'm wondering if the black round headlight 64 was 1 of 32 in the 64 production or 1 of 115 from the 63 production. The car was sold new as a 64 but weren't some unsold 63's sold as 64's? I know there were some transitional models, but sadly I haven't had the car since 69 and don't have its serial number either.
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What year is the Avanti George? Does NV ever exempt vehicles because of age? My 76 is exempted in IL because of age.
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Really nice job on the car Brad. I'll have to talk to you about paint on mine also. I think the list is getting longer the more I see your finished products.
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There will be some Avantis and Studebakers at the IL Rail Museum in the morning. Come on out and chat with us. There is also a Studebaker meeting at the Railway Museum at 1:30 by the depot. The Avanti meetings are in Mt. Prospect on the 1st Wednesday of each month @ 8pm at Mr. Beef and Pizza on Elmhurst Road about a mile north of I 90.
Members usually come about 7:15 and talk cars in the lot before going in about 8pm. Please come in September. PM me if you have any questions. If you are at the museum in Union in the morning, look me up. I have a dark metallic red 76 Avanti.
Paul Windish
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The power door lock switch (toggle) on my 76 is located under the lower left corner of the dash. There is no power antenna as the rear window frame has an antenna incorporated in it. Power trunk release button is on the left side of the glovebox.
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I have an accumulation of parts from my 76 Avanti that have been replaced in the upgrading I've done in the past year and a half to the Avanti. I can bring the parts to South Bend for the meet if I have a firm commitment for the parts.Most of the parts were replaced with just over 61,000 miles on the car. SBC 400 Engine parts - original intake manifold, quadra-jet carb and air cleaner, and "rams horn" exhaust manifolds. Trans - original THM 400 3 speed trans with torque convertor (replaced with a 200 R4). Complete Dunlop front brakes assembly, about 10,000 miles on rotors and pads(replaced with Turner set-up). Wheels - 4 Progressive aluminum rims similar in style to Magnum 500's with black plastic center caps and Avanti script, along with 1 steel rim that was the spare, all are boxed. Those wheels came on the car when I bought it, have since switched to Dayton wires. Gauges - All the SW gauges except the tach, all were working when replaced with new Autometer gauges. FatMat Sound Deadener - Approx. 45 sq. ft roll (18" wide) of FatMat's "RattleTrap" sound deadener material with installation tools. I got 100 sq ft to do the cabin of the car and only used about 55 sq ft from the back of the firewall, all the interior and doors up to the rear tray. All parts are extremely reasonable as I'm looking to clear up some space in the garage. PM me if interested. I have pix to send if you include email.
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I agree Ernie. The Hemmings article was a good read. There are quite a few positive responses to the article also.
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My replacement turn signal lever came 2 days ago and I pulled the steering wheel hub, to find the job was much simpler than I had imagined it would be. After the steering wheel and hub came off with a gear puller(very little pressure was needed, and I kept the wheel attached to the Momo adaptor for added strength), a plate with 3 screws came off to reveal another plate over the signal switch and steering wheel lock assembly. A button was then pushed down so the plate could be rotated clockwise to reveal the screw holding the turn signal lever stub. Once the lever was replaced, everything went back together with not issues with the exception of the horn sounding when putting the hub back on by grounding the hub against the horn stub coming through the hub plate. I thought the lever to be a little pricey at $87 plus shipping, but I ordered it on Monday and had the part on Wednesday. Nostalgic's Dan Booth is a wealth of Avanti information and has always been able to help me with any Avanti issues. I consider him the sharpest Avanti mind out there.
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The turn signal lever on my 76 stopped canceling itself out after a turn. After talking with Dan Booth, I found the lever needs to be replaced. Taking the cover off the turn signal switch outside the steering column confirmed the broken metal at the end of the turn signal lever. Dan said to remove the steering wheel, then take the nut off the steering column shaft, remove the locking snap ring, then using a steering wheel puller, pull the hub off to reveal the inside where the screw is located to fasten the turn lever. Everything went ok for removing the wheel (6 screws) and the nut, but I do not see a locking snap ring or any place on the shaft where the snap ring would fit. My question is if anyone has taken off a Momo wheel and not found a locking snap ring under the nut on the steering column shaft to remove before removing the hub. I did some looking at U-Tube videos on steering columns, but they proved to be more comical than informative.
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The turn signal lever on my 76 stopped canceling itself out after a turn. After talking with Dan Booth, I found the lever needs to be replaced. Taking the cover off the turn signal switch outside the steering column confirmed the broken metal at the end of the turn signal lever. Dan said to remove the steering wheel, then take the nut off the steering column shaft, remove the locking snap ring, then using a steering wheel puller, pull the hub off to reveal the inside where the screw is located to fasten the turn lever. Everything went ok for removing the wheel (6 screws) and the nut, but I do not see a locking snap ring or any place on the shaft where the snap ring would fit. My question is if anyone has taken off a Momo wheel and not found a locking snap ring under the nut on the steering column shaft to remove before removing the hub. I did some looking at U-Tube videos on steering columns, but they proved to be more comical than informative.
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Lew, What makes the 84 prototype so valuable? The article said it was made with all corvette parts, did it also have a vette frame and suspension under it as well as the motor and trans?
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Tony, they are available, but I don't know the cost. I have the set I had taken off my 76 last November and good rotors as well. I went with the Turner Brake system that Jim Turner sells. They are bolt on, have a ford rotor and GM calipers. The GM calipers give you a lot more stopping power and don't have the annoying squeal the old ones are prone to. Google Turner Brake Systems and you'll find his site. I heard that replacement rotors for our car are now $200. In the long run, the Turners will be more economical. PM me if you are interested in my old set which worked well but did squeal quite frequently when the brakes were applied.
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Any Avanti owners doing the Hot Rod Power Tour this year? It starts in Detroit this year on Saturday June 2nd and ends in Arlington TX on the 8th. I'm taking my 76 on the first half, going from Chicago to Detroit for the start, then on to Muskegan MI, and down to Champaign IL. A workshop in Springfield IL on Tuesday and other commitments make me stop the tour at Champaign. This is my first time on the tour and I'm looking forward to it. Past tours have had at least a couple thousand cars participate.
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Looking at Ebay this morning, I noticed a brown 76, RQB-2325 for sale. Included in the pix was a copy of the build sheet. My 76 is RQB-2392, 67 after 2325. 2325 had an order date of 9/10/75 with a shipping date of 12/14/76. My car's order date was 4/09/76 (7 months later) and had a shipping date of 10/01/76 (2 months earlier).
The 2325 car was ordered with more equipment, leather interior, AM/FM/Tape player combo radio, Borrani wires, Michelin tires, moon roof and luggage rack, but it took 9 months more time from order to ship time.
Under the hood, the 400 motor's air cleaner was not a cold air induction type with the intake hose being routed through the right inner fender and attaching to the shortened air cleaner snout. The air cleaner had a regular length to it. The radiator overflow bottle was mounted on the right inner fender about where the hole is for the hose to come up from the front grill instead of the position is was normally in to the right of the radiator on the backside of the front of the engine bay. Coil was also mounted behind the carbon canister on the right inner fender about where the "colostomy" windshield washer bag was normally mounted. My coil is mounted on the firewall. All the numbers for the motor, gas tank key, ign. key and trunk key were also lower than the corresponding numbers in my car's build sheet. Could shortage of something like the Borrani's have caused the delay, or possibly an order cancellation and a another buyer took the car??
I just noticed this car is the same one on an earlier post by Buickplus that I had also commented on. Looking at the build sheet raised several questions for me that I wanted to comment on.
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Well said. Sherwood Egbert and Raymond Loewy both should be smiling that they were instrumental in creating a car that carried on long after Studebaker called it quits. If not for Michael Kelly's legal predicament, it still might be going.
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Bill,
I have RQB 2392, ordered 04/09/1976 and shipped to Hatboro, PA 10/01/1976. Last year I had the car gone through and that included pulling the gas tank, cleaning it out and sealing was done along with replacing the fuel lines. The 400 SBC is a torque monster. Some engine work and replacing the Turbohydramatic 400 with an automatic overdrive trans will go a long way toward making the car more driveable on today's roads and keeping up with traffic.
PS - You might want to check to see if the car was repainted or had some front end bodywork. The Avanti name on the front of the car looks to be a couple of inches lower than the normal position of it. Your pictures show it to be just above the bumper.
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I was born into a Studebaker driving family in 1948. I remember my folks having a '52, 55 Commander 4 door, 56 wagon, 57 Scotsman wagon, 58 Commander 4 door sedan and a '61 Hawk that became my first set of wheels in high school. A '49 Studebaker 1 1/2 ton truck my dad bought new when I was in the hospital being born, hung around long enough for me to drive until my first year of college. My brother, being 5 yrs older than me had a 60 Lark convertible, 61 Hawk, and a 62 GT Hawk before going to a new 66 Dodge. The first car I bought my senior yr in high school was a nice 64 Avanti R1 that I drove the wheels off of for three years. Last year I got a 76 Avanti, getting back to my driving roots. I love Avantis and don't consider myself an Avanti snob. I drool over Super Hawks and Super Larks, but don't have resources or facilities to add to my collection yearnings. I'm not really into the Studebakers that are older than me as I don't have a strong connection with the older models except the 39 Express Coupe. That truck is drop dead gorgeous. I think people connect with models of their youth, and from that point, people's strong regard and feelings for the Avanti might possibly be construed as being "snobs".
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Amen OKC63Avanti!! Everyone has their vices, Avanti's are ours. I don't want a trailer queen, I want one to drive, safely, anywhere I want to go. I know I put a god amount of money in my '76 last year rebuilding the motor, swapping out the tranny for a 200R4, gauges, gas tank, lines, Turner brakes, all new brake lines, and redoing the rear brakes and axle bearings. I know it will go anywhere I want to go, safely. My car, my money, my choice!
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Go to daytonwirewheels.com Once on their home page, click on reconditioning to get an idea of what they do. Call their number and speak with Gary Buckles, who is in charge of Reconditioning. My wheels arrived there Thursday afternoon and I should hear in a couple of days what work needs to be done and what it will cost. The 5 wheels did not have the wheel support spacers, so those need to be fabbed and pressed into the back of the rims before much else can be done. Dayton also has all kinds of center caps. My set came with the small octagon caps, but I'm thinking about getting the 3 eared knock-off type caps to really set off the wheels.
'77 Avanti key blanks ?
in 1965-83 Avanti
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My 76 has the single Chrysler logo shaped key that unlocks the doors and does the ignition. The door lock is in the handle assembly.