mfg Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Radial tires were made standard equipment for new Avanti ll's in model year.......?....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 No opinions on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 All through here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHcamper Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottgriggs Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Sorry no, the years weren't 1973 or 1975 Any other thoughts here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudeNorm Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Michelin's were available when Studebaker was still making cars so I would like to think Avanti motors offered them early. Lets say 1969... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 I have some Avanti Motors sales material...in 1975 they were still listing bias/belted tires as standard and by 1980 radial tires were standard. So...the change to radial tires happened between those years. I'll take a SWAG and say it was 1976...most American carmakers had started equipping their cars with radials tires by 1975 and Avanti Motors often followed the industry by about a year. 1976 was also a year of many detail changes in the Avanti as well...different interior parts as original Studebaker parts ran out...the change to the parking brake between the seats and some others. It makes some sense that consumers were becoming educated in the advantages of radial tires and Avanti Motors would jump on that bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 8 hours ago, StudeNorm said: Michelin's were available when Studebaker was still making cars so I would like to think Avanti motors offered them early. Lets say 1969... You're quite close as to when radials became OPTIONAL on Avanti ll's, however, we're looking for when they became standard equipment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Gunslinger said: I have some Avanti Motors sales material...in 1975 they were still listing bias/belted tires as standard and by 1980 radial tires were standard. So...the change to radial tires happened between those years. I'll take a SWAG and say it was 1976...most American carmakers had started equipping their cars with radials tires by 1975 and Avanti Motors often followed the industry by about a year. 1976 was also a year of many detail changes in the Avanti as well...different interior parts as original Studebaker parts ran out...the change to the parking brake between the seats and some others. It makes some sense that consumers were becoming educated in the advantages of radial tires and Avanti Motors would jump on that bandwagon. Good thoughts, but 1976 was not the year of the radial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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