"Jedidiah" (4barrel4speeddualexhaust)
03/13/2015 at 18:38 • Filed to: None
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"Jedidiah" (4barrel4speeddualexhaust)
03/13/2015 at 18:38 • Filed to: None | 4
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That interior is amazing and you can't fault the Avanti II for using mostly GM G-Body parts, which are nice and cheap.
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E92M3
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 18:48 |
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That's one of the worst looking cars I've ever seen. Which explains why my mother has always wanted one. This is the same woman who fell in love at first sight with a Lebaron convertible (fake wood paneling and all). She also owned a 70's Cougar at one point.
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Jedidiah
> E92M3
03/13/2015 at 18:54 |
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It's nowhere near as hideous as some stuff to come out of the 90s. Same swoopy, diseased look to it.
It depends on the year of the Cougar. I'd rock one up to 76.
E. Julius
> E92M3
03/13/2015 at 18:55 |
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I urge you to take a look at some other Raymond Loewy designs if you aren't familiar with him. This one is certainly one of his most polarizing, but I quite like it.
Jcarr
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 18:56 |
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The front looks like it could be the back. Interesting car.
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E. Julius
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 18:56 |
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I like the Avanti : )
ranwhenparked
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 18:59 |
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Personally, I love the Avantis. But that love stops in 1986, once they ran out of NOS Studebaker chassis, everything after was an expensive body kit.
The best looking ones, IMO, are the gently facelifted 1984-196 models that went to the integrated bumpers, blacked out trim, and square headlights. Still identifiably a 1960s design, but tastefully modernized for the '80s.
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Jedidiah
> Jcarr
03/13/2015 at 19:00 |
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The early Avantis that were actually made Studebaker and not some upstarts had circular lights and I think they look charming.
McPherson
> E92M3
03/13/2015 at 19:00 |
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"You, with the funny name. Meet me in the alley at midnight."
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Jedidiah
> ranwhenparked
03/13/2015 at 19:02 |
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I personally like the orginal with the round headlights.
Cé hé sin
> E. Julius
03/13/2015 at 19:04 |
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Me too. But not that one so much.
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ranwhenparked
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:06 |
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I'm not saying I'd turn one of those down. I just think they did an unusually nice job on the facelift, given how horribly such things usually turn out. The thing was 20 years old by '84, and it only took a few tweaks to make it look like it was brand-new.
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E92M3
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:21 |
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It was a 77. Probably the worst year of the cougar. She did have a 69 Cougar Convertible prior to those which I would love to have today.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:28 |
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One of the moms of one of the guys on my HS sailing team had one. I love them!
Scary__goongala!
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:31 |
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An uncle of mine had 2 of the early cars with round headlights. One was stock and the other he had souped up a decent bit I guess. I only saw them once while he was still in good health and I was rather young. I do remembered that it sounded very good and I've always thought these cars were cool since then.
VonBelmont
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:41 |
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Love at first sight
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 19:54 |
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It appears to have air vents from a Monte Carlo, a generic G-body steering column, and generic GM seat belt anchors. I like how the kept the GM parts-binning to a minimum.
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Jcarr
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 20:11 |
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Do those fender fins obstruct the beam of the headlights much?
dr861
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 20:31 |
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Majestic.
KentWynne
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 20:32 |
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As close to exotic as you can find parts for at Sears, the Avanti sits higher on my bucket list than anything contemporary from across the pond. Time will tell.
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Jedidiah
> Jcarr
03/13/2015 at 20:35 |
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I don't think so, I've a couple in person and don't think they would.
I've never driven one, let alone at night, so I wouldn't know.
Sn210
> Jedidiah
03/13/2015 at 21:12 |
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I want one!