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I'm fine with PS and PB. I remember my dad's 68 Fairlane was a 3 on the tree (289) with manual steering and manual brakes. Not an easy car to maneuver at low speed. especially for a new driver.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Those gas-fired heaters are something I don't recall from those days other than the Corvair using one.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Accessories/56gasheater/index.htm
The best for my car was in the MBCA Star a few years ago, where the random shot of the annual local chapter gathering just happened to feature this:
old Beetle. If you had an exhaust leak you got exhaust in the car!
I NEVER heard of a gas heater in any other kind of a car until now. It seems they would have been dangerous!
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=55805
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I might've mentioned this earlier, but the last two big car shows in my hometown, I came across a firethorn-like '65 Satellite convertible, which immediately reminded me of my sixth-grade math teacher, Mrs. Miller's, car. I walked around front and it said "Owner: Nancy Miller". I met her husband at the show this year. His wife received the car as a college graduation gift in 1965 and has owned it since. Bone-stock and a nice Mopar. I think it'd warrant an article in a Hemmings publication as a one-woman-owned car for over 50 years. I sent her husband a Facebook PM suggesting it, but it looks like neither of them hardly-ever post anything to Facebook.
I recall the car, and admired it in the teacher's parking lot, in the 1969-70 school year.
The only groovy accessory I remember on my Studebakers was the hill holder.
They live in my old hometown, an hour-and-a-half away. She is from Long Island NY and the car came from a dealer there (they have the original invoice and pics of her in the car at the dealer on the day it was picked up!). I might drop a snail-mail message to them, and include either a Hemmings or Hagerty article of similar ilk, and promise I'll assist them if they want; if not, I'll never bring it up again, no sweat!
https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0817-300013/1963-studebaker-avanti-r2/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155865362995942&set=gm.10154571007010916&type=3&theater
I'm old enough to remember that they were high from the beginning; I mean, as used cars, they brought far-more than other Studebakers. They then levelled off for a long time.
I think some of it is people wanting something different from the Big Three, and I think some of it is the mid-century modern vibe it gives off.
Some will say I'm crazy, but I think it's stood the test of time better than a '63 Corvette, although those still bring crazy money. I looked at some pics of a '63 split-window today. For one, I think the split window concept was a dumb idea, but the styling is definitely busier than an Avanti, and I hate the headlights-up look in them. They're a sedan-style door too (frame around the glass). All that said, of course I realize most would say the 'Vette is more dynamic styling than the Avanti.
I always thought the Avanti was sort-of a hybrid between luxury and sports car, but leaned more 'Vette-like than cars like the Riviera or Thunderbird.
I think an Avanti is definitely sportier than a Thunderbird - which to me lost that ideal in 1958.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
The lack of a rolled edge in the bed was unusual, as was the double-walled bed and concealed cab step, when it was introduced.
This styling came out in mid-'48 as a '49 model and it was quite long-in-the-tooth by '59 for sure.
Rolls-Royce prices have acted almost as bad as Seattle real estate. In the early-mid 60s, a new Silver Cloud was around 15K. Today, a Phantom starts at over 400K. There was a Phantom then that cost like 30K, but I consider it more special than a modern Phantom.
https://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/4250-cha/1964-studebaker-cruiser
I love the unusual, as you know. There is no four-door '64 Chevy II, Falcon or Fairlane, Dart, or Rambler I could like nearly as well, LOL. I'm a fan of the big-cutout rear wheel opening, which really didn't start appearing on most Big Three family cars until much later. This car has disc brakes too. The fact that it was built one month before South Bend shut down (serial no. is less than 5,000 cars from the last South Bend car that's in the museum) is interesting to me too.
The wheel in my car is solid turquoise and no paint missing, luckily.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
https://www.facebook.com/groups/370868049751775/?multi_permalinks=842483525923556¬if_id=1508687776313809¬if_t=like
I am also in the storage rental club, as I think a couple years here outside in the damp would really harm my old car. I almost look at it as necessary maintenance.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech