PROLOGUE
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
PROLOGUE
President ’ s Corner ............................................................... 5 Editor ’ s Ramblings .............................................................. 6 Letters .................................................................................. 7 In The News Paula Murphy : Undaunted ............................................... 8 High Fashion and Avanti .................................................. 8 Members and Their Avantis ............................................. 8 Bringing a Car Back from the Flames .............................. 8 Creating a Bob Palma Scholarship .................................. 9
Reviews A Studebaker by Porsche .............................................. 15
Remembrances Robert " Bob " Bryant ...................................................... 12 Alphons Riedel .............................................................. 12 Jack Fuller ..................................................................... 12 Roland Lusted ............................................................... 13 Charles Emsweller ......................................................... 13
In The Kitchen with Loewy Favorite Party Hors d ' oeuvres ....................................... 14
FEATURES
When Quality Was the Name of the Game ....................... 11 Avanti Shines at Amelia ..................................................... 16 ' 63 Avanti Glistens ............................................................. 18 Was Studebaker Ahead of its Time ?................................. 20 R4 Installed by Paxton ....................................................... 22 30th Avanti Celebration Remembered ............................... 23
DEPARTMENTS
Tech & Repair : Q & A with Jon Myer ...................................................... 24 Repacking U-Joints ..................................................... 26 Avanti Stance .............................................................. 28 Odds N ' Ends .............................................................. 32 Dash Facts .................................................................. 38 Power Steering Seals .................................................. 41 Custom Radio Installation ............................................ 42 AOAI Board Minutes ........................................................ 44 AOAI Treasurer ’ s Report ................................................ 48 AOAI Chapter Happenings .............................................. 53 Avanti Marketplace .......................................................... 78 Membership Services ...................................................... 85 Advertiser index / Chapter Directory .................................. 86 Parting Shot ..................................................................... 88
ON THE COVERS
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SPRING / SUMMER 2023
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FRONT : Member John Petru ' s beautiful 1963 Avanti on the lawn during this year ' s Amelia Island , Florida , Concours d ' Elegance .
Photo by John Petru
Spring / Summer 2023 Issue 202
BACK : An original 1989 Avanti Automotive Corporation ad .
Ad courtesy AOAI memorabilia archives
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