mfg Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 The June,1962 Science& Mechanics Magazine predicted that the 'new' Studebaker Avanti's speedometer will be calibrated to ....?....MPH. 1) 130.....2) 140....3) 160....or.....4) 170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Don’t know the answer but the word “calibrated” has at best a passing relationship with the Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 4 hours ago, Gunslinger said: Don’t know the answer but the word “calibrated” has at best a passing relationship with the Avanti. Ha ha...I know what you mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 6 hours ago, pantera928 said: 140 Sorry no, not 140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Well, some early ones had 140 MPH speedos nd some had 160 MPH speedos so I will say 130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Early '63 Avantis all had 140-MPH speedometers, regardless of whether they had R1 or R2 engines. After "some hundreds" of Avantis were built Studebaker started installing 160-MPH speedos in R2 Avantis. One example is the first Avanti built (63R1001), which is an R2 and has a 140-MPH speedo. It is at the LeMay Museum and is documented at their website. Just sayin'. --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/15/2022 at 10:54 AM, pantera928 said: 140 Sorry, not 140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 23 hours ago, pantera928 said: Well, some early ones had 140 MPH speedos nd some had 160 MPH speedos so I will say 130 And you are CORRECT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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