geojerry Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Are these racing Avanti's still "alive" somewhere ? Anyone have additional photos or press on this ? That Mid-Ohio White AV-GT looks like a killer !! 84 Racing Avanti - Mid Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Are these racing Avanti's still "alive" somewhere ?Anyone have additional photos or press on this ? That Mid-Ohio White AV-GT looks like a killer !! 84 Racing Avanti - Mid Ohio Kelly used to own the white Avanti with the dark bottom. He had it at the Villa Rica Annual Meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgrohs Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 The GT was in Cancun as of last October Kelly used to own the white Avanti with the dark bottom. He had it at the Villa Rica Annual Meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I know this particular thread is from 2007 though I also know it's important to keep on topic and post where applicable. I admire the Mid-Ohio car too so I scoured the Internet for pictures and information. Interesting tidbits I learned: It was considered a 1985 1/2 car, it had a Borg-Warner T-5, 'coilovers', double wishbone A-arms at each corner, a Dana 44 independent rear, and its fenders were flared. Those sound like a fun combination to me. It sounds to me like the race car was considered a 1985 1/2 because Blake wanted to use it to test build changes he was planning for the street cars. Had the paint debacle never occurred, I bet a 1986 Blake Avanti would have been über cool. While the actual Escort Avanti GT may or may not physically be long-gone, its build is not a giant secret. I would love to duplicate this while keeping it street-able and update with new advancements. The factory 1984 and 1985 Avanti track is 57.4" front and 56.6" rear. The factory 1984 (through 1991) Corvette track is 59.6" front and 60.4" rear, both are differences where flares of 1.2" front and 2" rear [each side] on an Avanti would conceal additional track width. M/T Corvettes from 1985 - 1996 had Dana 44 IRS (all 1984s, and every A/T C4 'Vette had Dana 36 IRS). I'd like to find a way to adapt C4 suspension to a blended bumper Blake car; both the front, and the 5-link rear complete with IRS. Aforementioned fender flares would be required to accommodate. I'd post pictures directly though some of them are huge and they'd stretch the screen, so here are links to the pictures. If the Tiny Pic website also loads, click on the picture and it should somewhat 'pop out'. Then click in the lower left corner where it says "View Raw Image." http://oi42.tinypic.com/wb5fo5.jpg http://oi41.tinypic.com/2j5yrfb.jpg http://oi44.tinypic.com/2mchmkp.jpg http://oi40.tinypic.com/vmx6p1.jpg http://oi44.tinypic.com/210j5mg.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Bumping up whilst bringing some good news. Ryan Lynn, via the Avanti Owners Association group on Facebook, tells us the Avanti GT is back in the states and he shows us these recent photos:https://scontent-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t31.0-8/10655287_10152968006873013_3331639369122017230_o.jpg https://scontent-b-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/10548118_10152968006888013_4232906399220023762_o.jpg https://scontent-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/10431295_10152968006883013_8856361217524606760_o.jpg https://scontent-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/t31.0-8/10694195_10152968006933013_5798345311499618209_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10365484_10152968006928013_7244822509448448519_o.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Kile Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks for the Photos. Charlie RQB3921 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 What a truly awesome Avanti!......Sure wish they had the time to build more like that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobb284 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 While the actual Escort Avanti GT may or may not physically be long-gone, its build is not a giant secret. I would love to duplicate this while keeping it street-able and update with new advancements. The factory 1984 and 1985 Avanti track is 57.4" front and 56.6" rear. The factory 1984 (through 1991) Corvette track is 59.6" front and 60.4" rear, both are differences where flares of 1.2" front and 2" rear [each side] on an Avanti would conceal additional track width. M/T Corvettes from 1985 - 1996 had Dana 44 IRS (all 1984s, and every A/T C4 'Vette had Dana 36 IRS). I'd like to find a way to adapt C4 suspension to a blended bumper Blake car; both the front, and the 5-link rear complete with IRS. Aforementioned fender flares would be required to accommodate. Fender flares are not required if you narrow the front and rear suspension from the C4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I would go with the flared fender option but that could just be my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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