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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / March 2006Got the Loan
Hi Guys, Well I gave up and called the Credit Union(after telling self to just let it go). They said they tried yesterday to get hold of me but the phone was busy. The Manager took one look at my credit history and said Give the lady what she wants. Kewl, Looks like Red's getting her Kewl back. So here's the next ponder: Will the owners of real avaniti's snub there nose at the II? Ok is that like asking "do these jeans make me look fat"?? giggle Rhonda aka Red2ubabe Nice going, Rhonda. That's an '89 Avanti convertible? A friend here in Calgary had an '88, IIRC. They are a very pretty car, but I thought the build quality, detail-wise, was kind of low. But it would make a pretty cool daily driver, especially in your climate. Buy it, and drive it like you own it. <GGG> Gord Richmond Wait until you drive one in the rain. I rode in one in a downpour and we might as well have put th top down the way the water pours in. Of course, even the Studebakers leaked. Avanti's, hot in the summer, cold in the winter, wet in the rain, but right pretty in the driveway. <g> > Nice going, Rhonda. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Gord Richmond  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Daytona convert. 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 53 coupe rod. I've never seen an example of a "dry" convertible in US made cars and even the foreign ragtops tend to get damp. I do remember a friend's Karmann Ghia that didn't leak and was downright comfortable in winter though. Sorta like floor manual transmissions. American cars suck but foreign four/five speeds tend to be smooth as silk. Go figger... As far as the original Avanti(s) being "wet," my old '63 was put together pretty well and the only time precipitation would make its way inside was when it was parked outside and there was a fine powdery snow, a tiny bit would find itself on the driver's side rear seat. The floor shifter however rattled no matter what you did with it. Despite the shortcomings, that Avanti was the best "driving" car I ever owned and on occasion, I sorta regret selling it.. JT > Wait until you drive one in the rain. I rode in one in a downpour > and we might as well have put th top down the way the water pours in. Of [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 60 Hawk > 53 coupe rod. > Wait until you drive one in the rain. I rode in one in a downpour and > we might as well have put th top down the way the water pours in. Of > course, even the Studebakers leaked. Avanti's, hot in the summer, cold in > the winter, wet in the rain, but right pretty in the driveway. <g> Strangely enough, the '62 Lark convertible I had in the mid '80s (1990 Keystone raffle car) did not leak anywhere. I bought it near Buffalo, NY and drove it back to Harpers Ferry, WV in a driving rain. No water got in the passenger compartment OR the trunk. It had the original top, door and trunk rubber. Paul Johnson I've been to meets where Studebaker folk have bitched about late Avanti II's being near the Studebakers, and meets where the Avanti II guys wanted nothing to do with the Studebakers. Then there are a few like me that think that real Avanti's have bumpers. <g> Enjoy the car because you like it, don't worry about the peanut gallery. > Hi Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > giggle > Rhonda aka Red2ubabe SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Daytona convert. 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 53 coupe rod. I hear thjat at one time the Swiss Avanti owners didn't deem to speak to the Swiss Studebaker owners. Don't know if that's still the same. Karl > I've been to meets where Studebaker folk have bitched about late > Avanti II's being near the Studebakers, and meets where the Avanti II [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > 60 Hawk > 53 coupe rod. CONGRATS AND SCREW THE NAYSAYERS!!!! If a Avanti II trips your trigger,who cares what "they" think!!!!! > Hi Guys, > >... So here's the next ponder: Will the owners of real avaniti's snub > there nose at > the II? ... It's usually the other way around (though yours is a real Avanti to when you get right down to it). Real owners like them all and welcome them. I have owned three '63s, four '64s, a '66, a '72, a '76 and an '83 and loved/hated them all, but was never "discriminated" against by one faction or the other. You need to sign up for the Avanti Group too- more later Avanti owners post there. E-mail avantigroups@yahoo.com and ask to join. It is a moderated group with selective membership. Paul Johnson Join the Avanti Owners Association (AOAI) also. Lots of Avanti II's in the club, great group of people, great source for parts and tech knowledge and the best magazine in the hobby all for just $25 per year. You can read about it and join on-line at www.aoai.org The AOAI International meet is in Palm Springs this year if you are interested. Lots of vendors, geat seminars, Avanti and automobile related tours/activities, car show, and great comraderie. Info on the meet is also at www.aoai.org and you can sign up on-line if you wish. "1962r2" > > Hi Guys, > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > group with selective membership. > Paul Johnson Congrats Rhonda and do what makes you happy without worrying about the jerks you will encounter. Besides, who says you have to hang out with any one particular bunch because you own a similar car? Hang with whatever crowd you enjoy being around and buy whatever makes you happy. Life is short, enjoy the hell out of it! Studebaker George F**K everyone else, are you buying the car for you or your image? WOOHOO!! Congratulations! Trish's 88 convertible hasn't leaked a drop in the almost three years she's had it...and we've driven it in some BAD rainstorms. Okay, not INTENTIONALLY...but we do drive it and on the way to a couple of chapter meets and once on the way to the racetrack, we got caught in a couple of Texas frog-strangler downpours and it never leaked (except around the seal to the front window when the back window needed "adjustment"). Drive the heck out of it...and ENJOY it! Remember..that one is built on a Monte Carlo frame, so all the suspension is GM...a lot smoother, MUCH nicer ride and much more fun to drive! Bob Great Rhonda,I hope you love it! > WOOHOO!! Congratulations! > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Bob |
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