Vented Avanti!

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Although Studebaker changed the style of the cowl vent control knobs during the Avantis production run, the rest of the cowl vent control system remained unchanged......True?

[64studeavanti]

I know they added another vent just below the windshield

 They also added cooling for the auto trans. Finally, whereas one of the slots in the console was split, with 2 controls and each of the half controls being half size. The round knobs only control one function

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8 minutes ago, 64studeavanti said:

I know they added another vent just below the windshield

 They also added cooling for the auto trans. Finally, whereas one of the slots in the console was split, with 2 controls and each of the half controls being half size. The round knobs only control one function

Well done!....All true!.....Now, there's one more 'change'' I can think of concerning the Avanti cowl vents....can anyone think of it?

[64studeavanti]

Are you thinking about the change that adds the plastic vent cover instead of just the screen?

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18 minutes ago, 64studeavanti said:

Are you thinking about the change that adds the plastic vent cover instead of just the screen?

Good thought but no, that's more or less 'cosmetic'....I'm thinking more of the 'working parts' or 'mechanics' of the vents

[lschuc]

The actual flap door on later Avantis was larger than on the earlier '63 models

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2 hours ago, lschuc said:

The actual flap door on later Avantis was larger than on the earlier '63 models

You got it!!....I believe there was also a change made to the seals that are stapled to those flaps.