'63 Arm rest cores needed.

[RoyG]

Working on getting the new interior installed now that the repainted body is back on the totally rebuilt chassis.  I sent the four arm rests out to be reupholstered and the shop lost them!  Trying to find both the front and back ones in decent condition.  By "decent" I mean only needing new vinyl, not seriously water damaged or warped.  Hoping one of the memers saved a set from a '64 that was parted out.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

'63 or '64?  AFAIK the rear arm rests are the same for both years, but the front arm rests are a little different on top.  Perhaps, hopefully, either year could be used for your car.

--Dwight

[Gunslinger]

Contact Jon Myer at Myer’s Studebaker. He has a number of Avanti parts cars.

[64StudebakerAvanti]

If you work with Meyer's, make sure you get price first.  He was able to supply me with some rears, but since we did not discuss price ahead of time, I just about had a heart attack when I got the charge.

[ronmanfredi]

15 hours ago, 64StudebakerAvanti said:

If you work with Meyer's, make sure you get price first.  He was able to supply me with some rears, but since we did not discuss price ahead of time, I just about had a heart attack when I got the charge.

The same goes with Dan Booth. He has a habit of quoting one price and then when you get the invoice it's much higher (like heart attack higher), so I now pin down the price with all the sellers.

[mfg]

10 hours ago, ronmanfredi said:

The same goes with Dan Booth. He has a habit of quoting one price and then when you get the invoice it's much higher (like heart attack higher), so I now pin down the price with all the sellers.

I purchased carb kit from SI last week… $69 in catalog…. $99 plus shipping upon arrival!

Yes, always inquire current price.

[RoyG]

Thanks everyone.  My car is a '63, but I would go with the '64 cores if I had to.  My car isn't completely stock so it wouldn't matter.  I was hoping to find a member that had the parts, thinking I might get a better price and at the same time help out a fellow member, but I'll reach out to Dan and John for prices and see where that goes.

[Bob Preston]

I’d recommend having them include photos of any used parts as well. This step may help you avoid a situation where you have to return unacceptable items and eat a 15% restocking fee. Also, nail down shipping costs. I paid about $60 to have some rusty parts shipped to me, but only $16 to have them returned. 
 

Maybe also ask the question “Would you put these parts on your car?”