mfg Posted August 12 Report Posted August 12 The Gran Turismo Hawk numbered “5”, raced on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the fall of 1963, was powered by an ‘R4’ Avanti engine….True?
mfg Posted August 13 Author Report Posted August 13 4 hours ago, Avanti1963! said: False. R3 Absolutely CORRECT! I’d love to see a photo of the R3 installation by the Granatellis into that Hawk… but I don’t think such a picture exists! (?)
Mark63Avanti Posted August 13 Report Posted August 13 Did anyone put an R3 into a Hawk? Was that possible?
Dwight FitzSimons Posted August 13 Report Posted August 13 27 minutes ago, Mark63Avanti said: Did anyone put an R3 into a Hawk? Was that possible? I would think that one could "massage" the right inner fender to clear the supercharger. Everything else should fit.
mfg Posted August 13 Author Report Posted August 13 57 minutes ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: I would think that one could "massage" the right inner fender to clear the supercharger. Everything else should fit. I remember hearing that the Granatellis didn’t install air filters on some of the Bonneville Studebakers… perhaps the Hawks?
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