Avanti Magazine Fall/Winter 2004 #128

WWW.AOAI.ORG ADVERTISING 2005 Avanti Calendar .................................. 34, 68 Studebaker International ................................ 44-45 Studebaker National Museum ............................ 70 Turner Brake ...................................................... 70 Bondo Billy ........................................................ 70 JC Taylor Antique Auto Insurance ........................ 69 Studebaker Parts & Service ........................... 71, 75 Silvertone Exhaust Systems .......................... 71, 77 Classic Enterprises ............................................. 72 Nostalgic Motors ................................................ 72 Avanti Marketplace -- Classified ..................... 73-76 Custom Auto Wood ............................................ 78 Phillips Auto Glass ............................................. 78 Myer Studebaker Parts ................................. 76, 78 Avanti Parts and Restoration ............................... 77 Rogers Protofab ................................................. 77 Lionel Stone ...................................................... 77 Michael Myer Performance ................................. 78 Walter Miller - Literature ..................................... 78 Stan Gundry books ............................................. 78 Rediscovered Paper - Loewy Litho ....................... 78 Avanti Magazine Tech Index ................................ 78 Back issues ....................................................... 80 AOAI Membership services ................................. 81 IN THIS ISSUE Avanti drama review ..........................8 From the president ....................................4 Editor’s Ramblings ....................................5 Letters ................................................. 6-7 Loewy renovation in Winston-Salem ...........9 Hot Rod story analysis .............................10 Former Studebaker-Worthington exec dies 11 AOAI board election results ......................11 Engine tech: Superchargers & the Otto Cycle 12 8 Avanti Motor’s European customer ...17 AOAI logo: 17 years and still going ........ 18 Loewy Foundation design winner .......... 19 Avanti almost a national ad subject ....... 20 “Great Cars” features the Avanti ........... 21 R3 For the Record (reprint) .............. 22-26 2005 AOAI roster update ................ 27-34 2005 Avanti Calendar order form ...... 34, 68 Due Cento: Return to the Salt .....35-38 ON THE COVER: Ohio AOAI member Andy and Sharon Jones’ white 1982 Avanti at the September 2003 Indiana AOAI chapter picnic at Mike Hamang’s home in Pendleton, Ind. At the back right is Mike and Fran Lenyo’s 1980 Avanti “Big Red.” Photo ©2004 by George Ditzler. REAR COVER: One of a number of original Studebaker Avanti magazine ads that the company ran nation- wide during 1962 and 1963, touting both the car’s safety and performance features. Studebaker Museum update ....................36 2005 Avanti International Meet ......... 39-41 Memorabilia donations sought .................42 AOAI member recognition awards ............42 Avanti in Miniature .................................43 Q&A with Jon Myer ........................ 46, 50 Avanti repair ..........................................47 Studebaker Museum construction .... 52-53 Avanti Motors sale update ............... 54-55 Chapter Happenings ....................... 56-67 Mission Statement: The Avanti Owners Association International, Inc has been formed to promote awareness and position the Avanti automobile as one of the most desirable U.S. made cars ever manufactured, to document and preserve the history of the Avanti Automoble. 17 35 Avanti Magazine wants to publish your stories about restoration, ownership, car related events attended or other situations in which you and your Avanti are involved. Please mail all stories or contributions to the editor, or email at EDITOR@AOAI.ORG The information contained herein is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. All recommendations on parts and procedures are made without any guarantees on the part of the authors or the organization. Because of the quality of parts, materials and methods are beyond our control. The AOAI, its chapters, officers, board of directors, and publication authors disclaim all liability incurred in connection with use of this information. Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the organization. Information contained in organization publications may not be used for any illegal purpose. Avanti Magazine (USPS 019-656 ISSN-0889-6267), the official publication of the Avanti Owners Association International (AOAI) , is published quarterly (March, June, September, & December) by the AOAI. EDITOR: Lewis Schucart, 12102 Josephine Marie Drive, Maryland Heights, MO., 63043-4200; (314) 298-9991. PRINTING: The Ovid Bell Press, Fulton, Missouri 65251. (573) 642-2256. Subscription is included with membership, and is not for sale to nonmembers of the AOAI - $25 annually; Canada and foreign countries - $31 annually. Magazine contents are copyright protected; all rights reserved. Reprint rights auto matically given to all chapter editors. Others should contact the A.O.A.I. editor. All materials submitted are subject to A.O.A.l.’s right to edit. POSTMASTER: Send address changes and returns to: AOAI, C/O Cornerstone Registration LTD., P.O. BOX 1743, Maple Grove, MN 55311-6743. Periodical postage paid at Hazelwood, Missouri and additional mailing offices. Fall/Winter 2004 Issue 128 AVANTI Magazine 3

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