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- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
R4 Paint - Prep Work and More
Down to the last prime, block and final sand...the R4 is ready for the paint booth. It’s smooth as glass, evenly peaked on the rising...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
Starfire Pearl White R4
From one light direction it shimmers silver, from head on it glows pearl white, when you get up close you see the array of cut pearl...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
R4 - From Wrecked to Custom Show Car
R4 Avanti Tribute Car Debuts at MCACN Show in Chicago When a restorer works on a car like this, taking it from a front end hit with...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Lew’s Lark Convertible
We continue to work on this little bird. It's a long process stuffed into the work schedule, here and there as we have extra time. Extra...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Bez Resto Car in Atomic Ranch Magazine
Fun to report that an Avanti restored by us, is the featured ad image placed by AOAI in this month’s Atomic Ranch Magazine. Great idea...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Raymond Loewy Carburetor from France
What is this? It’s the original carburetor tag from the first Avanti (R2) that Raymond Loewy owned. Lew Shucart, recently in France,...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
All Four in the Air...
Freshened Paul Windish's 1976 Avanti...upgraded suspension, installed new weather seals, re-arched rear springs, installed new clock and...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
Why I Use Delrin
On this upper inner control arm bushing, you can see the shaft is no longer centered in the rubber bushing. These bushings wear...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Do Your Seats Have Pizazz?
Elk solid with perforated inset. Upholstery!! We're not impressed with the light weight vinyl and poorly fitting seat covers available...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
Studebaker Paint Matching
It’s always fun to find local paint suppliers, who have the Studebaker original colors on file. This is a rarity. Through the combination...
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jewlgurl
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
CA Avanti Heads to Switzerland
We assisted a client in purchasing this car from California, a supercharged 1963 Avanti R2 with AC added by Auto Alchemy. We did body...
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