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Thanks for that..I remember having heard something at one point about manifold interchangeability, so that makes sense considering Cadillac's 2X4 and 3X2 setups vs Studebaker's

The intake manifold..

SEE PAGE 3, PARAGRAPH 6 (LEFT SIDE OF PAGE)

Interesting......I have different info that is in Raymond Loewy's own words. In an interview with Loewy in 1974, he states that Egbert contacted him on March 9th, 1961, specifically regarding a project that ultimately became known as the Studebaker Avanti.....perhaps RL contacted Egbert via Francis offering his services to be a Studebaker designer yet once again, armed with design ideas and/or sketches for Studebaker prior to that phone call on March 9th, but, from what I'm reading, Egbert contacted Loewy SPECIFICALLY regarding the project that was to become the Studebaker Avanti.

Correct....

Happy New Year, everyone.... What date did Sherwood Egbert make the telephone call to Raymond Loewy, asking him to come to South Bend to talk about designing the new sports car that subsequently became known as the Studebaker Avanti?

Very well stated...

Correct on your first guess. At the Studebaker annual stockholder meeting on April 26, 1962 at the Indiana Club in South Bend, Studebaker president Sherwood Egbert spoke about how he had developed the concept of the Studebaker Avanti. At the conclusion of his remarks, the stage curtain behind him swung open to reveal the gorgeous new car. Witnessing Egbert's enthusiasm, Studebaker Corporation Board Chairman Clarence Francis remarked "I judge that Sherwood likes that car". To which Egbert replied "My whole heart is in that car, boy"

To whom is the following remark attributed to, "My whole heart is in that car" in replying to a high-level Studebaker Executive regarding the Studebaker Avanti ??????

With your depth of knowledge about the Avanti, you were ALMOST correct, even down to the car being an Avanti ll rather than a Studebaker Avanti-it was just simply the wrong venue..

Nailed it!...I remember receiving an article about it in some Avanti ll promotional literature some years back, and somehow subsequently always remembered the venue as being MoMA until a debate ensued. It was a '75 Avanti ll on display at a Raymond Loewy exhibition,The Designs of Raymond Loewy,and it was indeed at the Smithsonian in the Renwick Gallery. The Renwick was once a private home, thus the "narrow" passageways that necessitated the '75 Avanti ll being brought in on it's side.

That darn sure would not have been my Avanti, either-and it was absolutely amazing that the car sustained no damage during the installation............But I can't call your "true" answer correct.

Because of its acclaimed styling, a 1963 Studebaker Avanti was a featured exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City in 1971, and it had to be turned on its side to be brought into the building . True or false, and why ???

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...