With the step-by-step illustrated instructions, specifications, and wiring diagrams in this manual, you will have the information you need to get your project on the road and keep it there. The book has pages, measures out at 8. You can use the information in this manual to restore the and Studebaker Avanti. Although originally designed for those years, the manual is helpful for restoring later Avantis as well.
Buy now to own the best manual for your car. It makes this noise when I start it up. First of all, congratulations on adding a supercharger; especially from Jon Myers. You should call him ASAP as you purchased it and the mounting brackets from him and hopefully you are still in warranty. Mine; which was rebuilt by Jon, didnt start to wine until 50mph or thereabout. Jon will suggest using the same ATF as what is used in the Supercharger.
Instead of removing and turning upside down, you can get a 10cc syringe, tubing and a small piece of brake line; file the brake line smooth, and use that to draw out the old fluid, introduce new fluid, run on idle for a moment, drain and refill again. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment.
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I can remember riding in the Avanti when I was little. Avanti Red, fawn interior with black carpets. All original, but has been repainted once. Needs a lot of work, such as exhaust, brakes and a basic tune up. It is what my father and I call a "ten foot car". The car had started to be parted out, but I decided to restore it.
It is the middle of restoration and so far has had the interior gutted, front end completely replaced fiberglass and mechanical parts , and brakes redone. The engine is up next, followed by the interior then paint. Bought in from original owner in N.
Sent to Belgium. Engine and gearbox restored. Good condition. One owner from Florida car. Owned for six years. Will be stripping and repainting original Avanti gold. Originally gold with fawn and elk interior, now black with T-5 manual. Monnett R2, powershift. Bruce Supercharged Avanti, red with a tan or camel interior, automatic transmission.
As far as I can tell it spent it's entire life in Louisiana. Originally sold in Denham Springs, La on Jan. Final production date Jan. First sold in Reno as per order on Dec Records indicate car spent its life in So. Cal until Nov. Many time show winner. All stock and original.
Henson R2 purchased in February from third owner. Gold on Fawn, 4-speed Hurst Shifter. Southern California and Arizona all of its life. Now in North Idaho. Original title and service records back to Light gold with perfect fawn leather interior. Purchased from private party in Buena Vista CO in Excellent condition.
Beautiful Kelsey Hayes one off wheels were my only added item. New owner received hubcaps. Needed money for education expenses, my loss their gain. Always overheated in mountains. Car originally from Victory Motors in Savannah Ga. Has what appears to be original miles. Was originally a gold 4-speed R2. Prior to my purchase the supercharger was removed and a factory AC was installed along with the correct heads for a R1.
The car was stored in a barn near Yuba City Ca. Wish us luck! Helgesen R2, automatic, 93, miles, in mid-restore. Red with Fawn interior. Cardwell R2 Original owner, still in original colors. Avanti Gray, Claret and fawn pleated interor, AM radio, automatic, 3.
From all indications it is stock minus the paint now grey, factory gold. Future plan is a complete restoration to factory specs and yes the hog troughs are in great shape! Original invoice lists supercharger, automatic, tinted glass with sun band, power steering, HD springs front and rear, electric windows, Twin Traction, Firestone WW tires, electric washer, radio, rear speaker, front and rear belts, silent mufflers.
Based on old dash plaque, original owner appears to have been "Harry E. Ruther, Inc. Until my purchase a few weeks ago, car was owned and well maintained for 45 years by Andy Popadiuk. It has usual retrofits such as rain gutters and bright metal grille. Less usual retrofits followed front end damage in the mid's. Car was sent to Avanti Motors in South Bend for repairs. The replacement nose cap included square light bezels because of parts supply issues.
There is a late style battery tray, there are holes in the front fenders communicating with wheel well to aid engine compartment cooling, something I understand was phased in post The car is otherwise original, drives very well, has very low miles since engine rebuild and body off chassis detailing in the 80's.
Even power windows work. Previously this serial was misidentified on another registry list as belonging to a different car, an R1 in Los Angeles area.
We love this thing! May 12, 63R Tom A. Snyder Aqua blue with black interior. Shipped by Studebaker to the Chicago Auto Show. Jaffe R1 78, miles, automatic and AC, with original red seats, black carpet, and fawn dash, all in very good condition. Restored white exterior and chrome. Excellent running car used for daily driving and shows.
Peterson Purchased in , partially restored chassis only. Body was removed and returned to Avanti Motors to have the firewall forward replaced due to accident and a nose was installed. Originally, R-1, 4-speed with 3. Now has R-3 , 4-speed with 3. I have been collecting NOS parts for 25 years and they are going to be put to good use. Originally a Pennsylvania car, but no rust repairs needed, just all the mechanicals from sitting so long. No bolt has been left unturned!
Needs lots of tlc. Trunk mounted battery. Avanti II custom wheels and radial tires. Original , rebuilt in Edelbrock carb. Fawn interior, with black dash, and black carpet.
Carpet replaced in Looks great and runs very strong. The car was originally purchased in Wisconson, U. Present home is in Calgary, Alberta. Gold with Black and Fawn interior. Orginal interior was Fawn. Restored 3 times then renewed again in to conform to Switzerland state regulations so that it could be used on the road. Currently, the dash gages are metric and sports a speedometer that reads in KPH's. The true mileage is unknown, possibly over , miles travelled but you could never tell by looking at the car.
Gold, automatic, radio, rear speaker, seat belts. I am second documented owner. Sold new as a gold Avanti. Wrecked, repossessed, repaired and sold as a maroon Avanti.
It was put in a barn in and pulled out 31 years later. Preserving her inch by inch, a labor of love! Mackellar R1 auto, origially Gold with Elk, then red with black.
Now halfway through conversion to Land Speed Car. Orignal will be repainted in spring of The car is all original: paint, motor, interior. The only non original parts are normal maintenance, tires, exhaust, shocks. It is in survivor status. Runs and shifts perfect.
All accesories in working order. Weir R1 with air, PS and automatic trans. It has been stored in garage until frame off re-build began in Non original drivetrain being installed. Car was the first Avanti delivered in the State of North Dakota, and was purchased by a female college student! Car was ordered as R2 HD suspension by dealer in L. Car was modified by dad to use two superchargers on R4 manifold.
When first seen in people thought it was the R5. Now its just called the Twin. Avanti red with red interior, Dayton wire wheels and miles. Doty R1 purchased from Bob Weir in April This well taken care of vehicle is currently painted Mustang Red, but was originally Avanti Gold. Included features such as power steering, air conditioning and power windows.
Nov 15, 63R David D. Gay R2 automatic, power windows. Painted metallic red with a re-done red interior. Mileage uncertain, but may be , It spent the past 15 years or more in Montana and Wisconsin. Williams 4-speed with red exterior and red and white interior. Lawrence Purchased R recently. It belonged to Maurice Frech. He also owned R prior to R It had 88, miles when bought.
This will help to fill in one gap of missing Avantis. All original and correct. I am the 7th owner. Exported to Sweden in where I purchased it in late summer of Still in good running condition just needs some cosmetic care. My dad - Price T. My understanding is that Stremel was originally a Studebaker dealer or the guy that then owned Stremel had been a Studebaker dealer.
Stremel had purchased it back, or took it in trade, from original owner. The car is all original with 33, miles on the clock. When we took it to Studebaker conventions there were always discussions with the judges about the paint. Can't remember the specifics but it was re-painted by the dealer soon after purchase. I think there were some factory paint problems but it was considered a factory authorized re-paint.
It never hurt us in the judging and we won a First Place with it at the Dallas convention in the 70s and a Third Place with it in in Austin. Battistoni I acquired the vehicle from the original owner in November Exterior is Avanti Gold with Fawn interior. Has rare 3 speed manual transmission.
Excellent condition with under 50k miles. May 5, 63R Stuart E. Moody Gold with orange interior. Rostetter Will be rebuilt as street rod. Also have R R2. Robinson Purchased June A complete original car.
Turquoise exterior and interior with R1 engine and automatic transmission. It had been sitting for at least 10 years and hadn't been taken care of during its storage. I've gotten it drivable again and will continue to upgarde it as I have fun driving around town. Grgurich R1, Avanti Gold. We are the 4th owners. The 1st owner used it as a daily driver for 10 years.
The 2nd owner stored it in a barn for 24 years. The 3rd owner completed a 4 year frame-off restoration and then put 6, miles on it over the next 6 years. We now have a great looking car for driving and shows. Mostly original barn find. Restored in late '70's and early '80's by the 2nd owner, we are the 4th owners.
Some interior restoration and exterior detailing to be completed. Gold exterior, fawn-beigh interior. Many auto show wins since Daily driver! Littlefield Originally my father's car purchased about from the original owner, Helen Tyson, who bought it new in the West Palm Beach area.
Shipped to Florida to begin a frame off restoration. Body was too far gone to salvage but the frame and engine were fine. I found a pristine body on eBay with a totally rusted out frame, no engine or tranny, and purchased it from Suzanne Stolle of Appleton, Wisconsin in August That Avanti was R, and I towed it to Florida to use that body on my frame.
Restoration on R is progressing nicely and may be finished by end of The Avanti turned a lot of heads when I was a kid riding in her with Dad. It is a tribute to my father and a labor of love to bring her back to life and travel the road again in it and turn some more heads!
Fishman Maroon with Chevy crate, automatic with overdrive, Turner front brakes, AC rebuilt two years ago, Cragar wheels. It has 46, miles from new and is in gorgeous condition. Christopherson R2 four speed, red with black seats and tan dash and trim, purchased from the original owner in the fall of 72 in Salt Lake City, Utah I drove it to my home in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
I now live in Ogden Utah. It is the little sister of my 56 Packard. Excelent orginal condition, does not need restoration Registration Feb 12, 63R William Nadolskey R1, white, orange interior. Johnston 4-speed, power steering, hill holder, twin traction, radio, Avanti Red, interior color fawn with elk seats and black carpet.
Owned by Lyle H. Does not have AC. Ths R1 was purchased on from a gentleman in Hollywood, Ca. This is my 6th Avanti. One cannot have too many Avantis!
Car is currently in Warner Springs, Ca. Restoration nearly complete. Sat from 82 til purchase in Knop R1 with 65, miles. Body 63RQ Has 4-speed, hill holder, twin traction, AM radio with rear speaker.
Dec 14, 63R John N. Driven until when it was put into storage with about 96, miles on it for the next 16 years. It came out of storage in and in Ron Beardsley had a complete frame off restoration done by Jim Sinclair of Avanti Motors.
It is all original and now has 98, miles on it. Jul 4, 63R Robert G. Hawley I am the third owner of this R1 Avanti. Frame-off restored in and has traveled less than 10K miles since with just , miles total. Multiple firsts since thru My dream car realized. Barrow R2 Avanti blue, second owner, , miles. Engine rebuilt at , miles. Good driver. Recently acquired and I am providing the tlc required to make it a great driver.
Was restored several years ago. Black with fawn and black interior. Factory air original AM radio. I am the 4th owner. The car is an R-1 automatic, engine rebuilt by Cambridge Emerson Fitapaldi Associates in England at ,, and repainted white from gold original. Any repairs needed at that time at Southbend Indiana in The car has been quite a world traveler. I still have to pinch myself to believe she's mine. Would Love to hear from other owners.
Its been a long 40 year wait. First owner stored car from until now. Greg carefully cleaned and dusted the original paint and interior, renewed the hoses and belts and installed a new stainless steel exhaust. I bought the car from Greg with miles. It still wears it's very nice original paint and flawless original interior.
Corvette C4 suspension with coil over shocks, C5 brakes. LS1 engine, T56 transmission, Viper rear end. Chambered side exhaust with LS7 exhaust manifolds. Everything except frame off being addressed. Re-painted white? Odometer says 42, miles, assume it has gone around once. Engine was rebuilt from approximately in Indiana. Runs good drive it at least twice per week , weather stripping needs replacement. Replaced power brake booster, water pump, radiator reservoir repaired, and starter solenoid replaced.
Automatic transmission, Avanti White paint with orange interior. My Dad - Price T. It is original except for a re-paint and new interior done just before he purchased it. Displayed in the Houston Auto Show. Third place at Austin Studebaker convention. Original Avanti red with tan interior. Purcased in Santee, CA in November of At feet elevation in the mountains of Southern California, the Paxton supercharger still puts out 5 psi boost.
I plan upgrades that Avanti fans will recognize such as the new Flowmaster based exhaust system I had installed. I am the second owner. By what paper work I have it appears that the car was originally invoiced to Frank H.
Afton Studebaker in Inglewood, Calif but later sold possible dealer trade? I have owned the car since Sold in North Carolina from Honeycut Motors in Factory built with R-2, automatic transmission, Avanti red with red interior, power steering, AM radio, non-power windows, tinted glass. First Avanti to run the quarter mile in under 12 seconds. Current record holding at Perforated seat and back insets. Restored in Walker Black on black R2, 4-speed, engine number Rs, body number 63Rrq But be sure to back over one in the way out to spare another car the indignity of wearing these fugly lamps.
I have always thought that these had one of the best interiors ever and this one is a fine example as to why. Just gorgeous. These are finally appreciating as many other ignored unique cars have been lately.
The hobby moves on and has even embraced 80s and90s pickup trucks. If a Chevy C10 is worth 20 grand the this is worth a considerable amount more! One thing, put some white wall tires on it that fit the wheel well. If money were no object, this is the one for me. All Avanti engines had flat top pistons. The regular had dished pistons. The headers were optional but probably added later. Ok, so people are referring to the light source, not the luminaire.
It was a Grand Tourer GT , meant to be driven long distances in comfort, so as long as you keep north of the heat in the summer, and south of the snow, ice, and salt, in the winter, you will be fine.
Fit and finish was better than Ford or Chevy, the V8 and its supplements, were less so. The Studebaker V8 was one of the best V8 engines ever built. They are much sturdier than either Ford or Chevy. Long distance travel can be uncomfortable due to lack of leg support. I know I have owned them andstill do.
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