murph the surf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 In the 1962 Bonneville Record Runs,Andy Granatelli ran the "2-way standing start 10 mile runs" in complete darkness at an average speed of 151.66 mph,thus covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's stock headlights for illumination.Andy said the feat would have been impossible without ????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 the black center line marking the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph the surf Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 good thought but that wasn't what he claimed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron.Strasser Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 How about a full Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph the surf Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) another good guess,but not what he felicitously claimed. Edited January 5, 2018 by murph the surf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 The amazing handling capabilities of the car that drives true and straight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph the surf Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 yet another good guess,but that's not the reason he gave,specifically to management at the Studebaker Corporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Studebaker Avanti's red dashbord illumination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph the surf Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Correct,Ed!-in a letter dated August 18,1962,from Paxton Products to Studebaker President Sherwood Egbert,Andy Granatelli writes " Can you imagine what it is like covering a mile in 20 seconds in pitch darkness with only the car's headlights? Thanks to Avanti's aircraft instrument lighting,it would have otherwise been impossible." Edited January 6, 2018 by murph the surf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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