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Studebaker International ................................ 30-31
2005 Avanti Calendar ordering information .......... 63
Studebaker Remembered book ............................ 67
Bondo Billy ........................................................ 68
Turner Brake ...................................................... 68
StudebakerParts.Com ......................................... 68
JC Taylor Antique Auto Insurance ........................ 69
Studebaker Parts & Service ........................... 70, 74
Classic Enterprises ............................................. 71
Nostalgic Motors ................................................ 71
Silvertone Exhaust Systems .......................... 70, 77
Avanti Marketplace -- Classified ..................... 72-78
Myer Studebaker Parts ................................. 75, 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
Custom Auto Wood ............................................ 78
Phillips Auto Glass ............................................. 78
Avanti Magazine Tech Index ................................ 80
Back issues ....................................................... 80
AOAI Membership services ................................. 81
ON THE COVER:
Modesto, Calif., AOAI member Jerry Wilson’s 1963
R2 Avanti is featured on the front cover. He’s owned
this Avanti since 1976, when he bought it as his
daily driver. The car’s accents are done in gold leaf.
Read more about Jerry and his Avanti on page 26.
REAR COVER:
A 1962-era Studebaker factory ad that promotes
the Avanti. This particular ad ran in many national
magazines.
IN THIS ISSUE
Spike TV: Under the Lights ..............22
From the president ....................................4
Editor’s Ramblings ....................................5
Letters ................................................. 6-7
New Jersey Avanti dealer opens .................8
Studebaker XUV nears production ..............8
Avanti: Post-industrial ghost story ..............9
My Avanti story (so far) ...........................11
Avanti: A CARography production ............12
Loewy Foundation Italian chapter ............14
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Final chapter: Alice Cooper Avanti ....27
AOAI membership services bid proposal ...16
Avanti judging: Charlotte and beyond .......18
American industrial designer exhibit .........18
2005 AOAI Florida Meet ................... 19-21
AOAI member spotlight ........................ 26
Auto detailing: Clay is the Way ................32
21st Century supercharger technology 33-38
Questions and Answers with Jon Myer ... 39
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Clean with clay ...............................32
Avanti repair .................................... 40-43
Chapter Happenings ....................... 45-59
Avanti Magazine wins award ...................59
AOAI monthly board minutes ............. 60-63
Arizona Studebaker & Avanti meet ... 64-65
2005 Avanti Calendar order form ......... 63
Avanti Calendar .................................. 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 Automobile.
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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
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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, M aryland 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 automatically 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.
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Spring/Summer
2004 Issue 126
AVANTI Magazine
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