Avanti Headlight Shapes

Hello All !
My Question ! I have a 1964 Studebaked Avanti #5356 The car does not have round headlights with rectangular glass covers , but has rectangular headlights with rectangular glass covers . Does anybody know anything about thia combo ?
Thanks Ron

[lstude]

I think someone did a switch-a-roo with a later model Avanti II

Leonard Shepherd, editor, The Commanding Leader, Central Virginia Chapter, http://centralvirginiachapter.org/

[lstude]

I think someone did a switch-a-roo with a later model Avanti II

Leonard Shepherd, editor, The Commanding Leader, Central Virginia Chapter, http://centralvirginiachapter.org/

[Karl]

HOW LONG YOU HAD THIS CAR? AS LEONAED SAID. THOSE WERE AVANTI II LIGHTS.AND SOME ONE CHANGED THINGS.IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIT UP FRONT.AND THOSE WERE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE .

63 Twin Supercharged Avanti
64 Avanti R3w/NOS
88LSC Avanti 350 Supercharged w/NOS

[Karl]

HOW LONG YOU HAD THIS CAR? AS LEONAED SAID. THOSE WERE AVANTI II LIGHTS.AND SOME ONE CHANGED THINGS.IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIT UP FRONT.AND THOSE WERE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE .

63 Twin Supercharged Avanti
64 Avanti R3w/NOS
88LSC Avanti 350 Supercharged w/NOS

[Dick Steinkamp]

Rectangular headlights started appearing about 1975.

[Dick Steinkamp]

Rectangular headlights started appearing about 1975.

[JBOYLE]

quote:Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp

Rectangular headlights started appearing about 1975.

Dick is correct, I think they first appeared on 1975 GM cars...like th Monza coupe (rebodied Vega).
But Avanti's did not get them until the Steve Blake era of 1982...the same time when the car switched to plastic integral bumpers.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[JBOYLE]

quote:Originally posted by Dick Steinkamp

Rectangular headlights started appearing about 1975.

Dick is correct, I think they first appeared on 1975 GM cars...like th Monza coupe (rebodied Vega).
But Avanti's did not get them until the Steve Blake era of 1982...the same time when the car switched to plastic integral bumpers.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[Dick Steinkamp]

I'd like to see a picture of the car. Perhaps someone replaced JUST the headlight buckets with ones to accept the rectangular ones. That might look good on a '64 with the rectangular lenses.

[Dick Steinkamp]

I'd like to see a picture of the car. Perhaps someone replaced JUST the headlight buckets with ones to accept the rectangular ones. That might look good on a '64 with the rectangular lenses.

[JBOYLE]

A recent thread showed a 78 car with later rectangular headlights...

http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/sdc_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9565

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[JBOYLE]

A recent thread showed a 78 car with later rectangular headlights...

http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/sdc_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9565

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by castileguy

Hello All !
My Question ! I have a 1964 Studebaked Avanti #5356 The car does not have round headlights with rectangular glass covers , but has rectangular headlights with rectangular glass covers . Does anybody know anything about thia combo ?
Thanks Ron

Your Avanti was assembled by Studebaker during September 1963. There weren't any rectangular headlights that were legal for US use at that time. I believe that your car has (much) later Avanti II units or else the car was modified with European lights.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by castileguy

Hello All !
My Question ! I have a 1964 Studebaked Avanti #5356 The car does not have round headlights with rectangular glass covers , but has rectangular headlights with rectangular glass covers . Does anybody know anything about thia combo ?
Thanks Ron

Your Avanti was assembled by Studebaker during September 1963. There weren't any rectangular headlights that were legal for US use at that time. I believe that your car has (much) later Avanti II units or else the car was modified with European lights.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)