Black Paxton!

[mfg]

I noticed in the latest issue of AVANTI MAGAZINE (213) that the Paxton supercharger on 63R1001 (first production Studebaker Avanti) was refinished in the color black…..

I’m certain that the restorers of this particular Avanti were striving for authenticity, and I found that interesting.

[ronmanfredi]

Black was the original color of the super chargers.  The color was changed to Orange as the model year progressed.

[mfg]

18 hours ago, ronmanfredi said:

Black was the original color of the super chargers.  The color was changed to Orange as the model year progressed.

I believe that black is what Studebaker engineers originally had in mind for the superchargers… however, since the blower is the ‘star’ of the engine compartment, they decided orange stood out much better. (and I agree with that!)