Avanti Tilt Steering

[mfg]

There’s another thread on this forum from someone who wants to find a Stude Avanti ‘tilt’ steering column.

This reminds me of an acquaintance who, years ago, purchased a ‘67 Avanti ll just to obtain a tilt column which he removed and installed into his ‘ultra mint’ ‘64 Stude Avanti!

The conventional column from his ‘64 went into the Avanti ll…. which he promptly resold!!

PS… There’s a YouTube video (My Car Story)  featuring this ‘64 Avanti named (something like) ‘64 Studebaker Avanti, supercharged and Turquoise.

[AG-R3]

I used a tilt column for a 96-ish chevy van.   It was the correct length and used the same rag joint / bolted right up

[mfg]

34 minutes ago, AG-R3 said:

I used a tilt column for a 96-ish chevy van.   It was the correct length and used the same rag joint / bolted right up

Sounds good AG-R3…. But I’m thinking your Avanti is s ‘B’ series, with ignition key on column ?

[AG-R3]

arghh, you're right...

[Nelson]

I imagine you’re looking for an original 64 setup that will take the original Avanti steering wheel. I know Studebakers spline count is different than any of the others. These setups are very rare.

[mfg]

7 hours ago, Nelson said:

I imagine you’re looking for an original 64 setup that will take the original Avanti steering wheel. I know Studebakers spline count is different than any of the others. These setups are very rare.

Thanks Nelson…. A factory tilt steering column is a complication I would never add to my ‘63…. If I happened to stumble upon one, I’d definitely pass it on to a ‘64 Avanti owner who felt the need for one……

As I mentioned in another thread under ‘Avanti Parts’, factory Stude Avanti tilt steering columns have much in common with early to mid sixties GM columns (same internals), and it occurred to me that a crafty person may be able to combine the GM tilt column with a standard Stude Avanti column, and create a ‘hybrid’.

(or would it be a ‘Frankenstein’ ???)