mfg Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Trivia....Studebaker Avanti power window regulators are interchangeable left to right simply by reversing the central 'lift assist' spring.....True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 48 minutes ago, pantera928 said: True Sorry, the answer here is FALSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdaly Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Reminds me of a story I heard about Brooks Stevens where he designed some doors to be interchangeable. He told me the Doors (on cars) were the most difficult item to design - can't recall if he meant the cost......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, wdaly said: Reminds me of a story I heard about Brooks Stevens where he designed some doors to be interchangeable. He told me the Doors (on cars) were the most difficult item to design - can't recall if he meant the cost......... You knew Brooks Steven's personally? Super interesting guy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdaly Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 I met him at his museum in Mequon, WI (Milwaukee). Really nice gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 hours ago, mfg said: Sorry, the answer here is FALSE! Well, it was a guess and my first guess was False but i did not go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 7 hours ago, wdaly said: I met him at his museum in Mequon, WI (Milwaukee). Really nice gentleman. Lucky you!...Bob Palma sometimes mentions that he saw Sherwood Egbert at his favorite coffee shop back in the day, and has forever kicked himself for not getting up the nerve to speak to..... 'The Father Of The Avanti'!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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