Borrowed Avanti!

[mfg]

Which item, factory installed on the 1963 Studebaker Avanti, was 'borrowed' by a few 1963 Chevrolet Corvette coupe owners to improve the driveability of their cars?

[NHcamper]

Sway bars

[mfg]

49 minutes ago, NHcamper said:

Sway bars

Sorry no, I believe the 'Vette had factory sway bars.

[r1lark]

The Carter AFB carb, to replace the Holley on the 'Vette?

[mfg]

23 hours ago, r1lark said:

The Carter AFB carb, to replace the Holley on the 'Vette?

Good thought!, however no, that isn't the item.

[mfg]

No other ideas here?

[studegary]

straight through mufflers

[mfg]

9 hours ago, studegary said:

straight through mufflers

Sorry no, not the mufflers

Anyone else?

HINT!.....1963 Corvette COUPE...is the 'key' to this trivia question!

Edited September 22, 2018 by mfg

[NHcamper]

Bucket seats.

[mfg]

6 hours ago, NHcamper said:

Bucket seats.

No sorry, not the bucket seats!

[bob caser]

Inside windshield rear view mirror

[studegary]

exterior mirror(s)

[mfg]

3 hours ago, bob caser said:

Inside windshield rear view mirror

Bob Caser hit the nail on the head....I've never driven a '63 Corvette split window coupe, but apparently it's difficult to see out that split rear window from the driver's seat.

Back in '63, a popular car magazine (HRM) suggested gluing TWO '63 Avanti 'tiny' rearview mirrors to the windshield, one near the driver, the other near the passenger, which supposedly would improve rear visibility.

At the time, they published a photo of a '63 'Vette coupe set up this way!

Well done BOB!!

[StudeNorm]

The '63 split window never made it to '64 as the split was a big hindrance to rear viewability (is that a word?) and Chevy actually listened to the nay-sayers on this one.