AVANTI MAGAZINE
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CONTENTS
Summer/Fall 2012
14
Adventures in
Avanti Motoring
19
Trio of books
spotlight
museum,
Avanti design
FRONT COVER:
Member Dale &
Sandy Ploung’s
1989 convertible in
Palm Springs
Photo by Daniel Denis
BACK COVER:
Michigan artist
Don Wieland is
this year’s Stellar
Scholars Avanti
Award recipient
with his 50th
Anniversary
commemorative
print
24
Features
Part 3: Week in LA
Glitz & Glamour in
Palm Springs
28
50th
Anniversary
Avanti Meet
Tech
News
5
From the President
42
Q&A with Jon Myer
9
Greyhound bus book features Loewy
6
Editor’s Ramblings
44
10
AOAI Board Elections
7
Letters
13
Avanti in the news
12
Gold Out of South Bend: Stellar Scholars
22
Avanti Celebrates MFG Anniversary
16
Avanti at 50: An American Design Dream
18
Just Another Typical Car Show
23
Recipe: Loewy’s Baked Swordfish
Ignition Switch Design Flaw:
Preventing a Disaster
Axle Swap in Canada
A/C Troubleshooting with Gauges
Alternator Wiring Addendum
Lubrication Guidelines for Classic
and Antique Cars
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28-37 50th Anniversary Avanti Meet
50-53 AOAI board minutes
54
Chapter Happenings
72
Avanti Marketplace
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