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2005 Avanti Calendar .................................. 34, 67
Studebaker International ................................ 48-49
Studebaker National Museum ............................ 68
Turner Brake ...................................................... 68
Bondo Billy ........................................................ 68
JC Taylor Antique Auto Insurance ........................ 69
Studebaker Parts & Service ........................... 70, 74
Silvertone Exhaust Systems .......................... 70, 76
Classic Enterprises ............................................. 71
Nostalgic Motors ................................................ 71
Avanti Marketplace -- Classified ..................... 72-79
Custom Auto Wood ............................................ 78
Phillips Auto Glass ............................................. 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
Avanti Magazine Tech Index ................................ 80
Back issues ....................................................... 80
AOAI Membership services ................................. 81
IN THIS ISSUE
Avanti: Post industrial ghost story .......8
From the president ....................................4
Editor’s Ramblings ....................................5
Letters .....................................................6
2005-06 board elections ...........................7
Two-time Indy winner Rodger Ward dies .....9
Designer John Ebstein turns 92 ...............11
Avanti as Art auction sets new record . 12-13
Return to Sherwood’s Forest ....................14
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Everybody Loves Raymond ..............35
The V8 wonder from South Bend ..... 17-19
The Quiet Revolution: Forced induction . 20
GM 700R4 update in a ‘73 Avanti .. 25-26
Q&A with Jon Myer ......................... 27-29
2004 AOAI/SDC Charlotte Meet ...... 30-35
Avanti repair .................................... 30-31
AOAI member recognition awards ............33
2005 Avanti Calendar order form .............34
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ON THE COVER:
The Chicago and Indiana AOAI chapters (and several
others) gathered in late June to take a few “hot” laps
around the former Studebaker Corp. proving ground
track. They stopped long enough for a group photo.
Photo ©2004 by George Ditzler.
REAR COVER:
In 1989, Avantti Automotive Corp. featured their
unique convertible as well as their coupe model in
this vintage, original magazine advertisement.
Charlotte 2004 meet ..................40-46
Studebaker Museum update ....................36
2005 Avanti International Meet ......... 37-39
AOAI Yearly board minutes ................ 47-53
AOAI business plan ........................... 54-55
Chapter Happenings ....................... 56-66
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.
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