mfg Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 A '64 Studebaker Daytona convertible, powered by an Avanti R3 engine, was clocked at 153.48 mph through the USAC traps at Bonneville.......True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 No one remembers this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, mfg said: No one remembers this car? I remember the car, but I do not remember the exact speed and do not want to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Anyone else remember this Stude's speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 The answer here is TRUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Avanti Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 I have driven the car and didn't remember the speed. Now does anyone remember the color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 5 hours ago, 64Avanti said: I have driven the car and didn't remember the speed. Now does anyone remember the color? I have no idea of the exterior color of this special Studebaker, as all I've ever seen are black & white photos of it. Be that as it may, I'm sure we'd all be quite interested in hearing your experiences of driving that R3 Daytona!!....Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Avanti Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 It was red. When I drove it the blower was off. It had the front suspension mods and handled fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 14 hours ago, 64Avanti said: It was red. When I drove it the blower was off. It had the front suspension mods and handled fairly well. Ah-ha!!!...THAT'S why all the Bonneville 'Lark types' look 'nose down' in the period photos!....Interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64Avanti Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 And those R-3 suspension mods were not just relocating the upper inner A-arm and using the old inner bushings. All of the changes were designed to provide more camber gain in the corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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