mfg Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 A rare coincidence, early Studebaker Avanti 63R1003's engine carries serial number RS1003!......True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Being such a low number it could infact be plausible. Being that your question could contain some trickery ie R or RS and based solely on the number in question and the lowness of that serial number my quess is true. pb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) true!!! https://studebaker-info.org/avantiX1.html#r1003 Edited July 13, 2020 by silverstude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 hours ago, 1963r2 said: Being such a low number it could infact be plausible. Being that your question could contain some trickery ie R or RS and based solely on the number in question and the lowness of that serial number my quess is true. pb Sorry, true is not correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 hours ago, silverstude said: true!!! https://studebaker-info.org/avantiX1.html#r1003 Sorry, true is not correct. Answer......FALSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just so folks know....Avanti R2 engine RS1003 left the factory in Studebaker Avanti 63R1002! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 So there's a conflict on info / Have you seen the Build sheet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, silverstude said: So there's a conflict on info / Have you seen the Build sheet? Yes, there's a reprint of 63R1002's production order in issue 166 of Avanti Magazine....Its final assembly date was 6/14/62, and its factory R2 engine is indeed # RS-1003. Dave Kinney owns this Avanti....it's 'mint'....and it won best in class at the Amelia Island Concours in 2014! (Body # 63RQ102) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 At least the second body went on the second Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 1:29 PM, studegary said: At least the second body went on the second Avanti. An occurrence that soon ended as Studebaker Avanti production was ramped up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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