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  1. Color scheme of Air Force One and a U.S. postage stamp that commerated JFK.

    Right on both items. When JFK became president, he "inherited" Eisenhower's fleet of aircraft. Kennedy didn't like the regal look of the paint scheme that the Air force proposed for his long range Boeing 707 ( red paint, metallic gold highlights, "United States of America" in big block letters), so he listened to Jackie and who suggested that Loewy be contacted to come up with a better design.

    Loewy's design exposed the polished aluminum fuselage on the bottom side, and used two blues; a slate-blue associated with the early republic and the presidency, and a more contemporary cyan to represent the present and future. The presidential seal was added to both sides of the fuselage near the nose, a large American flag was painted on the tail, and the sides of the aircraft read "United States of America" in all capital letters.

    The same paint scheme transitioned nicely to the 747s, currently used by President Obama, when they replaced the 707s in 1990.

  2. The factory supplied a kit that included a new shift lever, lever pivot pin, nylon bushings, spring washer and spacer washer.

    That would be the correct answer. A factory service letter details the required parts and procedure. I wonder how many Avantis underwent the fix.

  3. No takers on this one, so here's the condensed version of the story.

    Loewy wanted to impress NASA officials with the comfort and flexibility of his space suit design so he made a visit. He was driven in his Lincoln to NASA. His Avanti was driven behind the Lincoln. Before arriving at the gate, he got out of the Lincoln, hopped into the space suit, and got behind the wheel of his Avanti so he could make a grand entrance at NASA and show how easy it was to move freely in the space suit.

  4. According to sales brochures...

    6.70-15 Standard

    6.70-15 Nylon 500

    6.70-15 Nylon 500 blackwall

    In the Avanti accessories pamphlet that came with the owners manual, Dunlop tires were also listed as an upgrade accessory.

    Partially correct. Two out of three ain't bad if by "6.70-15 Nylon 500" you mean 6.70-15 Nylon WHITEWALL. Still looking for the 3rd optional tire choice as indicated in literature provided to dealers.

  5. I can think of several...Air Force One paint scheme...the Coke bottle...the Exxon logo...the forward ID stripe on Coast Guard vessels...even more most likely.

    The Coke bottle is questionable, but the paint scheme on Air Force One puts you in the Winners Circle.

  6. It wasn't "Gloud" Richards but Gloyd Richards. He was fired for "misappropriating" company equipment.

    Gloyd is the name used in the source I was referencing, too. Just didn't want to annoy the OP, so I went with his spelling. I wonder what he "misappropriated".
  7. I'm not sure he was a truck driver unless it was for the company. I think he was a union leader (or agitator) that tried to block Egbert from entering the plant. A scuffle ensued but Egbert played it down as nothing. The guy I believe was later fired for cause by Studebaker.

    Most of us have had an Eddie Haskell in their lives...maybe Richards was Egbert's.

    Yes, we do all seem to have an Eddie of some sort. The newspaper picture of Egbert being booked by the police included a caption stating Gloud was a truck driver for Studebaker. I'm sure his actions were career limiting.

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