mfg Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 There was a depature from normal Studebaker passenger car production methods found in Studebaker Avanti window glass...what is that difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 My SWAG answer is the swing out rear side glass instead of either fixed or wind-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti83 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 How about curved not straight side window glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 My SWAG answer is the swing out rear side glass instead of either fixed or wind-down. Well no..... as you'd know, the '53-'61 Hawk coupes had swing out 1/4 windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 How about curved not straight side window glass? You hit on it EXACTLY!...Curved side glass was a departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plwindish Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Wasn't the Avanti the first American car with curved side windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 No...I'm not sure which car was the first but I know the 1961-63 Lincoln Continental did. My dad had a '62 Continental and it definitely had curved side glass. I believe in '64 the Continental returned to flat side glass. Maybe if Studebaker had used flat side glass in the Avanti they wouldn't have such problems with window alignment and water leaks. If the car had been designed with doors like the '63 Corvette coupe that are fully framed a lot of alignment and leak issues could have been avoided as well...but that's just speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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