murph the surf

Nailed it..there's very little that could escape your Avanti knowledge......

4) Ward's friends...

The story of building of the prototype by Pichon-Parat was quite a story as relayed by John.....and his French definitely made things a lot easier....still looking for his specific talent/skill related to industrial design...he was an early pioneer in the use of this...

He was a team leader, and of course the on-site leader in charge of the Avanti design team....But that was not his design-specific skill that made him so valuable to Raymond Loewy..

Thank you for that....always thought the quiet system was simply mufflers rather than glass packs..

That's what I've always understood a resonator was-an component in the exhaust system in addition to the muffler to help quiet the exhaust ..But in the 11/28/1962 memo, Studebaker refers to the muffler option not specifically as a resonator, but as a resonator "type" and resonator "system", so that must have been 'Studebaker-speak' for a quiet muffler..

Good thought, but that's not the talent/skill

What particular talent related specifically to design did John Ebstein have that played a major part in Raymond Loewy hiring him into Raymond Loewy and Associates?

Are you getting the same when you try to open the link?..A black screen with a tiny picture in the center?

You and me, both!!...that's just one of the many allures of the Avanti.

Hi, Was looking in the forum for some info, and tried clicking a link-all I get when I try to open is a black screen with a tiny picture. I can post and see pictures, but links just won't open for some reason.Is there a setting that I need to change?...Thanks!

Spot-on...

You're right-that would have looked great...

Yes

Logical answer, but that's not the customer option that was offered at the very same time the additional rear axle ratios were offered..