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Saturn spoilers were installed by Avanti owners. But, if caught in heavy traffic as the question poses, they wouldn't be very effective and aux electric fans would be a better solution in that instance. Not much moving air in heavy traffic.
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Arkansas
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'Off topic'.........but I think psdenno, dapy, and mfg would make for an awesome team of judges at International Avanti events!
Couldn't agree with you more! I haven't judged an annual International Avanti meet since the 70s, but wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Especially with such a congenial team. Great fun.
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I enjoy the trivia...no one knows everything and I've found information I believed was accurate was in fact not.
Whether one looks at it as a game or not is immaterial to me and I don't think of it as a competition of who gets the right answer first. I look at it as sharing facts and learning more about our favorite car.
It might be helpful to cite the source of the "correct" answers given to the trivia questions as an added tool for doing more reading about the Avanti. Facts in isolation are fun, but in some cases I'd like to know more and therefore go to the source for a little more digging.
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Eddy, Eddy, Eddy. You seem to have lost sight of what the Avanti Forum is all about and have become more interested in always having the last word. It's probably just a matter of time until a moderator benches us both. That's why I earlier suggested that we take this conversation off-forum. I'm sure you'll have some snarky response to this post, but would hope you'll eventually learn to play well with others.
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Always nice to hear your positive comments!.....Watch for my PM on April 1st,....We'll celebrate what MUST BE your birthday!...Cheers!!
I rest my case.
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Only if you feel that it's trivial!
Obviously he doesn't or he would have posted it in the Trivia section. Eddy, your level of self importance is a joy to watch. BTW, still waiting for you to contact me off line to discuss the points I mentioned in another post. Ready when you are.
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It's just that you come across 'wet behind the ears'!
There you go again, Eddy, jumping to conclusions. This is probably a conversation best held off-forum. Feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to bring you up to speed on forum etiquette and any Avanti topics you'd like to discuss.
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Really nothing secret about this stuff!.....Stick around awhile and you'll catch on!
Eddy, Eddy, Eddy, there you go jumping to a conclusion. In this case the wrong conclusion. I didn't say the answer to your trivia question was a secret. I only suggested that the answer probably wasn't widely known and that the pool of folks familiar with the answer was small. Relax. Don't get your knickers in a knot. This is a game and, like you, I'm in it for the long haul.
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Eddy, that would probably be because there's a difference between trivial information and esoteric information.
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Lew, I thought you would be the one to know the answer. Perfect answer. Nothing has changed with the house in many years. It looks shabby and the yard has been left to take care of itself.
Dennis.
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Nope. That would be Loewy's address in a much nicer part of town.
Dennis
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Just about all written references to the design of the Avanti contain a sentence along the lines of, "Loewy sequestered his highly talented team in a rented desert ranch house near Palm Springs, California.".
The house still stands and, from the outside, looks much like it did when the design team used it over 50 years ago.
What's the four digit number on the mailbox of the "Avanti Design House"?
Dennis
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A 1:43 scale model of Lowey's 1966 Jaguar. Not one of his best makeovers, but a nice addition to my collection of models of his various customs.
Merry Christmas to all!
Dennis
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Eddy, since "memorable" can be defined as "worth remembering", then enjoy the warm fuzzies you get from remembering those slogans. Revel in them. But, I almost hate to say this on Christmas Eve, be aware that most people might feel differently.
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Manhattan.
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Loewy was certainly an outstanding judge of talent to work for his company, and he was a very effective salesman for the company's business. Some of his personal designs were quite good but he also exhibited some, let's say..."questionable" tastes in some of his personal car designs. The best of those designs were distilled into the Avanti...and thankfully the worst were left out.The "V" on his personal Avanti...it might have been a personal statement but it sure varied from the dictum of less is more. The Avanti design is a statement that stands on its own...it was like Loewy was simply adding a "Look at me" sign where none was needed. He did have quite the ego.
Couldn't agree more. The "V" was a symbol of more is more when it came to telling the world there was a V8 under the hood. Considering what he did to some of his other cars to make them stand out from others that rolled off the same assembly line, the "V" was quite understated.
Dennis
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I remembered them.....Still, it's always nice to hear your positive comments.
Eddy, in what context do you remember them (magazine ads, trade journals, brochures, packing boxes, etc.) and how long ago?
Dennis
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I wonder what happened to the Avanti IIs that were purchased by the Shaw of Iran just before he was exiled in 1979. I remember reading about the purchase, but never saw anything else about the cars.
Dennis
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From an advertising standpoint, I'd have to say that company slogans that no one can remember are probably not worth the cost of the ink to print them. Those two are quite forgettable.
Dennis
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Earlier, I presented the following trivia question.....
Raymond Loewy's grandson recently graduated from college. Name the school and his area of study.
Now for a couple clues.
Clue #1: Same California university his mother attended.
Clue #2: His grandfather, Raymond, would heartily approve the career choice.
Dennis
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Gotta disagree with you on that, MFGy. This particular thread has had more views than any other of the posted trivia questions, so I have no doubt it will get the attention it deserves. However, will it get answered correctly? A clue tomorrow if no one ventures a guess.Good to see someone else with a trivia question....And this is a pretty good one....But I would suggest that it be posted as a new question on AVANTI TRIVIA....For one thing, I think more folks would see and read it if that were done.....And I'd like to see more folks post AVANTI TRIVIA questions.....I know you guys have them!.........Thanks, mfg
Denny
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But Denny,...You still haven't given us the gate guards name.(In all honesty!!)
Now, MFGy, that's the spirit. You've lightened up. No idea about that long gone gate guard. But, here's one for you, or anyone else.....
Raymond Loewy's grandson recently graduated from college. Name the school and his area of study.
Denny
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Well, in all honesty Dennis, the job that 'Buck' had at Paxton products, assembling many of the R3 and R4 engines (that are now considered almost 'sacred' to us), and being a part of the Granatelli Novi effort at the Indianapolis 500,...may seem trivial to you....but others on this forum may feel that it was an admirable accomplisment....All in one's point of view I guess!
Well, in all honesty right back at you, you're the one who categorized Buck's contribution as trivia, not me. So, please don't play the "Holier than thou" card with me. You seem to be willing to have fun with trivia only when it suits your purpose. Lighten up, life's too short to get your knickers in a knot over something so trivial.
Now, how about some more trivia?
Dennis
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Those races at the Palm Springs airport brought out quite a few Hollywood drivers. Clark Gable raced there often. I'm not surprised that RL was in the crowd.
Dennis