Avanti Brakes!

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What famous Indy race car used a Dunlop disc brake installation very similar to the factory '63 Studebaker Avanti disc brake system?

[Stacey]

Lets try AJ Foyt

[Nelson]

This is a wag but the STP Turbine car?

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On 9/28/2023 at 9:10 PM, Stacey said:

Lets try AJ Foyt

Sorry no, Foyt wasn't involved.

Edited October 4, 2023 by mfg
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30 minutes ago, Nelson said:

This is a wag but the STP Turbine car?

Not 'silent sam'...however, you're very close!

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No other thoughts on this one?

HINT...4WD!

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UNCLE??

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ANSWER..."Fergie"... The 1964 Ferguson 4WD Studebaker STP Spl.

 

 

 

[Nelson]

Wow. I’m surprised the pads would go the 500 mile race. Aren’t the Novis pretty heavey?

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14 hours ago, Nelson said:

Wow. I’m surprised the pads would go the 500 mile race. Aren’t the Novis pretty heavey?

From period photos, the Dunlop braking system on all four wheels of #9 appear to be EXACTLY the same as what you'd find on a Studebaker Avanti...however, the parts themselves may have been physically larger..hard to tell without viewing the car at the museum in Novi, Michigan....And yes, Andy was disappointed #9 ended up weighing 400 lbs more than he had hoped.

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BTW...#9's frame was made in England of 1" (?) square stock mild steel BRAZED together!

That didn't bother Unser...but Mclreath & Malone passed on driving it.