mfg Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Once an R3/4 engine was delivered to Studebaker in South Bend from Paxton Products, and if that engine wasn't installed in anything, it would be later sold aftermarket from South Bend......True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I thought they where returned to Paxton Products. pb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 hours ago, 1963r2 said: I thought they where returned to Paxton Products. pb Yes, EXACTLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Not to throw in a wild card, but my R3 engine (B69) was originally shipped from STP in Des Plaines, IL (going from memory). --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: Not to throw in a wild card, but my R3 engine (B69) was originally shipped from STP in Des Plaines, IL (going from memory). --Dwight I wouldn't doubt it, although the few R3 engines that sat unused in South Bend were mostly shipped back to Paxton in California,.....It was not unusual for the Granatellis to display a NOVI or two at STP's main office in Des Plaines......Why not an Avanti R3 engine for a time... before selling it off? (Dwight...would you tell us a little more about B69....is it presently installed in an Avanti/Studebaker?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 4 hours ago, mfg said: I wouldn't doubt it, although the few R3 engines that sat unused in South Bend were mostly shipped back to Paxton in California,.....It was not unusual for the Granatellis to display a NOVI or two at STP's main office in Des Plaines......Why not an Avanti R3 engine for a time... before selling it off? (Dwight...would you tell us a little more about B69....is it presently installed in an Avanti/Studebaker?) B69 is installed in Avanti R5407 (originally an R1 4-spd car, gray with Claret interior). --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I once saw an R3 in its shipping crate sitting next to a gold colored Avanti in one of the bays at RB Clarks, in Falls Church, VA. This had to be around 1967-68. Never found out what was going on there. I was in there for parts for my 57 GH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: B69 is installed in Avanti R5407 (originally an R1 4-spd car, gray with Claret interior). --Dwight WOW!...that's a great photo of your bona-fide Avanti R3 engine Dwight....Thank you for posting!....There looks like there's considerable clearance between the fan blade tips and shroud....Could that be a 14" Hi-Po Avanti fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 7:23 PM, mfg said: WOW!...that's a great photo of your bona-fide Avanti R3 engine Dwight....Thank you for posting!....There looks like there's considerable clearance between the fan blade tips and shroud....Could that be a 14" Hi-Po Avanti fan? The fan blade measures the same as my R2 Avanti (7" from capscrew to tip of blade), so it isn't a 14" fan. There's much more gap at the top between the fan and the shroud, though. --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) On 1/17/2022 at 12:43 AM, Dwight FitzSimons said: The fan blade measures the same as my R2 Avanti (7" from capscrew to tip of blade), so it isn't a 14" fan. There's much more gap at the top between the fan and the shroud, though. --Dwight Could that be because the body of your Avanti was raised off the frame a bit to accommodate the R3 pressure box ? Edited January 21, 2022 by mfg spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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