mfg Posted March 12, 2017 Report Posted March 12, 2017 Exterior chrome plated parts on the (later) Altman/Blake Avantis was sub par compared with the chromed items on the exterior of Studebaker Avantis.....True?
r1lark Posted March 14, 2017 Report Posted March 14, 2017 I remember Steve Blake talking abut the chrome plating in the Avanti article in Vol 1 No. 1 of Collectible Automobile magazine. Seems like he said that the suppliers that he 'inherited' from the Altmans were producing poor chrome work. I'm going to "assume" that Blake pushed suppliers for better chrome plating. So I'll say False - sounds like the Altmans chrome plating was sub-par, but hopefully Blake improved the chrome plating that was done on his watch.
mfg Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Posted March 14, 2017 Can't argue with that, however I've seen a few Blake Avantis (including my own car), with prematurely failing chrome....I can see why he went to the composite bumpers!!.. In my opinion, the answer here is TRUE!
r1lark Posted March 15, 2017 Report Posted March 15, 2017 I'll go with your experiences Ed, since I don't have any of my own!
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