J Boyle Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 The first issue of Collectable Automobile (May 1984) has a large feature on Avantis and a interview with Stephen Blake. In it, he mentions that 84s would have the plastic bumpers. But he says if someone wanted the metal bumpers on a new car they would sell them to the owner for post-factory installation. Has anyone ever done it? It seems to me that there would be a lot of work to swap them and the adjecent panels.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plwindish Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) If you go through the pictures of Avantis on Bob Johnstone's Studebaker Resource page, there are several examples of the older Avanti's getting the steel bumpers removed and plastic put on. I think the factory did some of the work to "update" the older Avanti's. The look may be updated, but I prefer the steel bumpers. Edited October 17, 2012 by plwindish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyJimW Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) The body is cut off front and rear below the side attachment bolts for the fiberglass bumpers on my '87 Coupe. http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL821/3920570/8110297/393705970.jpg Edited October 17, 2012 by IndyJimW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Boyle Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 IndyJimW Thanks for posting that! Looks like they used a cutting tool then added new lower panels...rather like the cladding add-ons that Pontiac so loved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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