PROLOGUE
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
PROLOGUE
President ’ s Corner ............................................................... 5 Editor ’ s Ramblings .............................................................. 6 Letters .................................................................................. 7 In The News ........................................................................ 9 Remembrances Linda Lange ................................................................... 10 Jane Lewis ..................................................................... 10 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals .................................. 11 In The Kitchen with Loewy
Loewy ’ s Favorite Conch Chowder and Crab Dip ........... 12
FEATURES
2023 Meet : Gateway to the Best ....................................... 14 Black Beauty ...................................................................... 20
DEPARTMENTS
Tech & Repair : Q & A with Jon Myer ...................................................... 26 Odds ‘ N Ends with Pete Yuen ............................... 27 , 32 Avantis Should Not Leak Water ................................... 28 Cool Off Your Avanti in an Emergency ........................ 34 Winter Storage Do ’ s and Don ’ ts .................................. 38 A Quick Guide to Steering Issues ................................ 39 AOAI Board Elections ...................................................... 40 AOAI Board Minutes ................................................... 42-44 AOAI Treasurer ’ s Report ................................................ 48 New Members ................................................................. 49 AOAI Chapter Happenings ......................................... 53-58 Avanti Marketplace .......................................................... 74 Membership Services ...................................................... 81 Advertiser index / Chapter Directory .................................. 82 Parting Shot ..................................................................... 83
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SUMMER / FALL 2023
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FRONT : Iowa member Dave Carnock ’ s custom 1973 Avanti II took top honors in June ’ s national meet and is destined for more major awards nationally . Photo by Lewis Schucart
Summer / Fall 2023 Issue 203
ON THE COVERS
BACK : A 1963 Lark and Avanti advertisement originally printed in the LIFE magazine international edition .
Ad courtesy AOAI memorabilia archives
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