mfg Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Andy Granatelli used .......?...... as an excuse for any engine failures during the October 1963 'Studebaker Bonneville Record Assault'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Bonneville's elevation above sea level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 5 hours ago, r1lark said: Bonneville's elevation above sea level? Interesting thought!....however no, that isn't the excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHcamper Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Salt clogging the air filters and radiators, just a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 11 hours ago, NHcamper said: Salt clogging the air filters and radiators, just a guess Another good thought!, but still not 'it'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hmm, the January 1964 Hot Rod magazine article that chronicled the late '63 Studebaker runs said that "Not a single mechanical failure went into the books during the whole 10 days....." So, what blown engines were experienced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Andy blamed the motor oil for the engines overheating and claimed that using STP in each engine saved the day for them. He also said he used STP in the transmissions after they kept jumping out of gear. I do know the #8 Avanti overheated and wasn't used for record runs which left it to the #9 car to take the records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Answer....The only 'blown' (up) engine I've read about during Studebaker's October,1963 'Assault On Bonneville' was the experimental R5 engine that ventilated its block during one of Due Cento's high speed runs. As far as what Andy's excuse was for any engine failures.....His excuse was..... THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 and do you know where that block is today?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 5 hours ago, silverstude said: and do you know where that block is today?..... I believe the original R5 block is owned by a fellow named Greg Cone.....He had the foresight, back in the late 'sixties', to buy up all of the 'one off' R5 engine parts from the Granatelli Brothers for around $600. The block was 'holed' just over the oil pan side rail, and apparently it was later repaired. The 'Due Cento' Bonneville Studebaker Avanti is now owned by a fellow named Richard Bennett......Wouldn't it be 'neat' if someday that R5 engine, and the Avanti it was originally installed into, could be re-united!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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