mfg Posted December 22, 2015 Report Posted December 22, 2015 Anyone know when Avanti Motors switched from Stewart-Warner to Avanti script dash gauges (what car #)?
Avanti83 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Posted January 3, 2016 Now that is close to ol' RQB-3651 setting in my polebarn.
studegary Posted January 4, 2016 Report Posted January 4, 2016 ANSWER....................RQB 3650! I believe RQB 3650 is the 1983 Avanti that was used as a prototype for the 25 - 20th Anniversary Special Editions. Was it just that Avanti (and the Anniver. cars) or all of the rest of 1983 production (and following) that had the Avanti gauges?
Avanti83 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Posted January 4, 2016 I believe RQB 3650 is the 1983 Avanti that was used as a prototype for the 25 - 20th Anniversary Special Editions. Was it just that Avanti (and the Anniver. cars) or all of the rest of 1983 production (and following) that had the Avanti gauges? Interesting question, I'll check 3651 sometime in the near future. Something in my memory says it has SW gauges.
mfg Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Posted January 4, 2016 Interesting question, I'll check 3651 sometime in the near future. Something in my memory says it has SW gauges. RQB3651 probably has SW badged gauges...RQB3650 was/is a one of one Avanti, and the Avanti script gauges came much later in normal production Avantis.
studegary Posted January 5, 2016 Report Posted January 5, 2016 This causes me to question your original trivia question and your answer. If RQB3650, used as a prototype, was just one Avanti and not the beginning of the series/run that used the Avanti script gauges, it was NOT when Avanti "switched" over to these gauges.
Avanti83 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Posted January 5, 2016 This causes me to question your original trivia question and your answer. If RQB3650, used as a prototype, was just one Avanti and not the beginning of the series/run that used the Avanti script gauges, it was NOT when Avanti "switched" over to these gauges. 3651 has SW gauges
mfg Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Posted January 6, 2016 This causes me to question your original trivia question and your answer. If RQB3650, used as a prototype, was just one Avanti and not the beginning of the series/run that used the Avanti script gauges, it was NOT when Avanti "switched" over to these gauges. That's true Gary!...My question SHOULD HAVE read which Avanti was first to receive 'Avanti' script gauges?....Thanks for the correction!
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