Rusted Avanti!

[mfg]

The GM frames used under the '87-'91 Avantis were less susceptible to the corrosive effects of road salt than the Studebaker type frames used on earlier Avantis......True?

Edited September 8, 2017 by mfg

[studegary]

The way that the question is worded, I will say false. 

One difference is that the '87 - '91 cars did not have torque boxes (hog troughs) that were even more prone to rust than the frames.  

[mfg]

12 hours ago, studegary said:

The way that the question is worded, I will say false. 

One difference is that the '87 - '91 cars did not have torque boxes (hog troughs) that were even more prone to rust than the frames.  

False is CORRECT....We know of one complete frame that needed replacing under an '88 Avanti convertible  (Chicago area car driven in winter)

[studegary]

3 hours ago, mfg said:

False is CORRECT....We know of one complete frame that needed replacing under an '88 Avanti convertible  (Chicago area car driven in winter)

I know of a 1987 coupe that the frame is so rusted that the Avanti is unsafe to drive.  That car was also in regular use in the Midwest.