@chewybunz Ah yes, Avanti's could, documented by numerous sources. The record stood for many years for a showroom american car. Avanti's were freaking fast on a top speed...it took a while to get there, not fast in the quarter mile though. This is legit. I own a 63 myself.

they did keep the company afloat, It didn't go out of busines, it simply stopped making cars. Studebaker owned Mercedes Benz of North America, STP, Paxton Super Charger, Olan Engine, Wheel Horse Tractors and then merged with Worthington, to form Studebaker Worthington. Studebaker Worthington Leasing is still in business today. They only stopped making cars. They didn't go bankrupt, they didn't go belly up. They didn't fail. Just ended one business segment.

@redhawkrl

3 жыл бұрын

I think you are thinking of Gravely tractors and lawn equipment and not Wheel Horse.

@chewybunz They are American NEW Car Records, not Italian or German off the showroom floor. Italian exotics are as fast but these were EVERY man cars, not exotics. these records are on the books. All recognized by the auto industry. Larks could do 145 miles per hour. The Hawk could do 135. they have Paxton Super Chargers like Drag Racers. Studebaker sold them that way No other USA car company put superchargers on their engines at the time. They are light, fiberglass bodies too.

@redhawkrl

3 жыл бұрын

Corvair and Oldsmobile both offered supercharged cars in 1963. I had a 1963 Olds Jetfire with a turbo charger.

Did you know that Granatelli had one out there with twin Paxtons hooked-up that almos made 200 MPH ! And that was after all the salt turned into chowder. Quote: Mr 500 Andy Granatelli.

Just finished reading a chaptor on this in Granatellis's Mr 500 book of 1968. Do you know it? ANyways, with that PAxton hooked-up, they really flew; but without, jus OK performance. They were making hey with a whole bunch of studebakers out there. Really super reading on Granatelli's life.

No, I didn't know that. Too bad they don't have the video of that. Studebakers weren't really drag cars, but they were very well built cars at the time. My dad had a 62 R1 GT Hawk with the 289 and 4 speed box and Twin Traction. The coolest part was it was still essentially the 53 Loewy Coupe. Studebaker was good at updating a car to make it look modern.

Yes. They needed too, in order to save money and keep in business. They did their bes, to keep the company afloat; but no cigar......

I hope ANdy and his relatives know this is here.

To All you 277 viewers : Read up on: Andy Granatelli's They CAll me Mr 500. His book from '69.

Hard to believe this was built on a Lark chassis.

@OsbornTramain

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you have to remember, the Lark has a very solid beginning, the chassis was designed in 1953 by Studebaker for it's full car line. The Lark was just one variation on that line of cars. The Lark was using it at the time in 1961when the work on the Avanti began.

avantis were well built cars, but i bet a 170 it was only hitting the high spots in the salt! i would've loved to have been there

@redhawkrl

3 жыл бұрын

Avantis are very straight line stable especially if the original nose down rake is maintained. They are stable at well above 200 MPH with no body panel changes.

The fastest car Ive ever owned was a 1970 Chevy Nova. It could hit 192 mph. That was right before I blew the engine. Lol.

@glennbonnell4241

Жыл бұрын

Falling out of a plane?????

But without the Paxton? How fast?

How long were the Granatelli bros. working there?

135

Should have had a smaller driver would've got ano th er 15 MPH out of the car😂