WANTED: Power booster for AVANTI R1, model 1964, R4754

[Paul Manders]

I'm looking for an Avanti Power Brake Booster, new or rebuildable for my 1964 Avanti R1, R4754. Mine came with an unknown booster in the trunk, not an Avanti, which doesn’t fit. Live in The Netherlands. All costs will be paid in advance. E-mail address = 2b-ornot-2b@kpnmail.nl

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Hi, Paul,

Did you find a booster?  I may have one; not sure at this point.

I don't know if there are any rebuilders in Nederland or Europe, but there are in the U.S.  Stephen-Allen's in Florida and Studebaker International in Indiana (& probably others) sell them, but require a rebuildable core in hand before they will ship a rebuilt booster.  I bought a rebuilt one from S-A and it works well and looks good.

If I, or someone else, come up with a core, I assume that either SI or S-A will ship to you.  The rest is obvious.

I'll let you know if I find one here.

--Dwight

 

Edited September 29 by Dwight FitzSimons

[Paul Manders]

Dear Dwight,

I haven't found a booster yet. If you still have one, I'd be happy to buy it from you.

I've already purchased many missing parts from Stephen-Allen's and Studebaker International. I prefer to send the booster to Studebaker International, as I can also order other missing parts.

Like to hear from you.

Regards, Paul

[Dwight FitzSimons]

On 9/30/2025 at 6:00 AM, Paul Manders said:

Dear Dwight,

I haven't found a booster yet. If you still have one, I'd be happy to buy it from you.

I've already purchased many missing parts from Stephen-Allen's and Studebaker International. I prefer to send the booster to Studebaker International, as I can also order other missing parts.

Like to hear from you.

Regards, Paul

Hi, Paul,

That looks like an excellent start toward a nice Avanti.

I have an original Avanti booster in hand.  Because your car had an incorrect booster it may be missing brackets, etc.  Can you photograph the booster & brackets that you have?  In the meantime I'll photograph mine and we'll compare notes.

--Dwight

[Paul Manders]

Dear Dwight, it's great that you still have the booster. The bracket and rods were missing when I bought the car, but I was able to buy them from SA 2nd hand. There I also bought the carburetor with air filter, distributor, power steering pump with cylinder, and some other missing parts. I'm still missing the correct R1 fuel pump, the cooling section of the air conditioning unit near the radiator, and some small parts, some of which I'll buy from SI. No rush on this. I'm currently in France, so I can't email you photos of the booster and bracket. I only have one picture of the engine block on my phone. / Regards, Paul