murph the surf
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I'll say false-pretty sure it was 3 members of the Studebaker Avanti design team-Raymond Loewy,Bob Andrews,and Tom Kellogg.
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Yes,that's right,Gary-now I remember that-been a long day at Dave Rupp's Ft Lauderdale car auction!...pretty sure Baker's plan involved some sort of vehicle for Law Enforcement....don't remember any concrete plans or drawings for a resurrected Avanti.
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Chris Baker-don't remember the plans for an Avanti,but I remember they wanted to resurrect the Studebaker name,and pretty sure they got as far as building an SUV that GM sued them over as they considered it too similar to their Hummer,and "production" stopped
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Correct,Ed!-in a letter dated August 18,1962,from Paxton Products to Studebaker President Sherwood Egbert,Andy Granatelli writes " Can you imagine what it is like covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's headlights? Thanks to Avanti's aircraft instrument lighting,it would have otherwise been impossible."
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yet another good guess,but that's not the reason he gave,specifically to management at the Studebaker Corporation.
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correct!
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another good guess,but not what he felicitously claimed.
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CORRECT!
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good thought but that wasn't what he claimed.
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In the 1962 Bonneville Record Runs,Andy Granatelli ran the "2-way standing start 10 mile runs" in complete darkness at an average speed of 151.66 mph,thus covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's stock headlights for illumination.Andy said the feat would have been impossible without ?????????????????????
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Sherwood Egbert drove a modified R3 Avanti up to a Flying Mile record speed of _ _ _ mph at Bonneville in 1963.
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The temperature at the Salt Flats during the August 1962 Bonneville Record Runs was .....1)92* 2)99* 3) 108* 4)120*
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Here's a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert at the Notre Dame stadium during the Partners in Progress event.I copied/scanned my photograph,so hope it's clear enough for all to see..if not,I'll scan the photograph itself
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2) $125,000 salary
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Eugene Hardig
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Partners in Progress...I have a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert at that event that is in my museum that I will upload shortly
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Diana
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Thinking they would need to be stronger with the increased air pressure of the supercharger.
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1969
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Hi Stuart-almost sounds like there'e still "trash" or gummed up fuel in the fuel tank,even though you mentioned you flushed the tank.I notice you also posted about a non-working guage-perhaps a sticky float indicating gummy fuel still in system?
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Merry Christmas!!!
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The pic I posted was actually a follow-up note dated March 27,1961,with a small sketch of a targa top car ,along the lines of the Jaguar E-Type pictured in the ad.This was to be sent to Raymond Lowey in Palm Springs ,stating that Mr. Egbert felt 'it seems we are on the right track",as he had wanted a car similar to the E-Type to bring customers into Studebaker showrooms.This particular "sketch" is dated March 27th,not March 6th. However detailed the March 6th sketch was, or was not,there would have been no Avanti had there been no Sherwood Egbert-indeed the "father of the Studebaker Avanti".
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sorry-misread the question!..Steve Blake?
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Charles Solliday-leasing and sales manager for Avanti Motors.
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Big Avanti Change!
in Avanti Trivia
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I think it was strength (and length) for the 4 door and subsequent Avanti development.