Avanti Filter!

[mfg]

The majority of 1963 Studebaker Avantis left the factory with a red painted oil filter, Studebaker AC #.....AC-3311.......True?

Edited December 8, 2018 by mfg

[studegary]

4 hours ago, mfg said:

The majority of 1963 Studebaker Avantis left the factory with a red painted oil filter, Studebaker AC #.....AC-3111.......True?

False

[mfg]

7 hours ago, studegary said:

False

And false is CORRECT!

(Anyone know why??)

[studegary]

6 hours ago, mfg said:

And false is CORRECT!

(Anyone know why??)

IIRC, the red ones were for field/dealer replacement, not for original build.  

[mfg]

On 12/7/2018 at 12:45 PM, studegary said:

IIRC, the red ones were for field/dealer replacement, not for original build.  

EXACTLY Gary!....Production filters were painted black. (same AC3311 part number  though!....also, late Stude Avanti production may have used red....NOT MANY!)

Edited December 8, 2018 by mfg

[brad]

Then what are the white with red texture grip end filters? It would be good to provide pictures, and documentation. 

Edited December 8, 2018 by brad

[mfg]

19 hours ago, brad said:

Then what are the white with red texture grip end filters? It would be good to provide pictures, and documentation. 

The red and white oil filters are also part number AC-3311 filters.......They were probably manufactured in Canada...Studebaker used Wix and Hasting "212" oil filters which they had painted over.

Most Avanti experts agree that the majority of Studebaker Avantis left the factory with BLACK painted AC-3311 oil filters!

Edited December 8, 2018 by mfg

[brad]

I always take words like "most" and "experts" with a grain of salt. 

Edited December 8, 2018 by brad

[mfg]

3 hours ago, brad said:

I always take words like "most" and "experts" with a grain of salt. 

Please don't take "Most Experts" to mean that we're leaving you out Brad!

[regnalbob]

16 hours ago, mfg said:

The red and white oil filters are also part number AC-3111 filters.......They were probably manufactured in Canada...Studebaker used Wix and Hasting "212" oil filters which they had painted over.

Most Avanti experts agree that the majority of Studebaker Avantis left the factory with BLACK painted AC-3111 oil filters!

 

4 hours ago, brad said:

I always take words like "most" and "experts" with a grain of salt. 

No Avantis left the factory with AC-3111 oil filters.

They left the factory with AC-3311 oil filters.

 

[mfg]

Just located the AVANTI MAGAZINE article on these oil filters (AC-3311) by Al Basile.....Article has color examples of the black, all red, and red and white oil filters.

Apparently, the filters made for Studebaker in Canada had a different 'AC' number....AC-2559.

PS....Article in issue # 172.

Edited December 8, 2018 by mfg