Posted by docmirror on March 23, 2018 at 12:47:29 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: Got myself a car posted by Tracto-man on March 22, 2018 at 18:49:58:
Wow, now yer talkin' my language. Long time Stude family here. My dad drove a Lark wagon, we also at various times had a Commander, Champion truck, Lark sedan, and the Starlight coupe. The Starlight(or Starliner) coupe was designed by Raymond Loewy. He also had a large hand in the Avanti design as well. If you like the classic look of air force 1, he also designed the scheme for that as well as many other modern designs.
The flathead 6 is a solid if unremarkable engine. It has high nickel content so it tends to never go oval, or rust when not driven. If the engine is free, it's going to run, but you may have oil usage that is pretty high. All depends on how it was broke in.
Word of warning. This has only ONE brake fluid circuit! Strongly recommend replacing the master cyl with a dual circuit design adn separate the front brakes from the rear circuit. Also insure the emer brake is working well.
What a shame such a wonderful car maker made such horrible business decisions. Buying/merging with Packard was a disaster. The last gasp effort of the Avanti was their great hope. They lost money on every Avanti they built. I have a 63 Avanti with the Paxton SC on it. Wonderfully built car, but they just couldn't make enough to get the costs down.
Good luck, fix the brakes right, and don't expect much speed.
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