Hi, I tried to reply to the post larktruck started , Here are pics of my original Avanti #2274 black painted scoop area, maybe cars that are not painted black have been repaired & repainted body color without the knowledge of the current owner. Ed
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I will admit, the black looks better on a lighter colored car.I like it. Perhaps they made 'em both ways. I have personally seen brand new ones that were not blackened out.
My original Avanti red car was not.Bez Auto Alchemy
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Yes they are, just like the dozens of repainted GT Hawks out there with the inside bottom of the hood behind the Grille painted body color, and most owners do not even know it!StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Originally posted by LarkTruck View PostFound my pic of one of the nicest original Avantis in existance, sure looks black to me. [ATTACH=CONFIG]16140[/ATTACH]
Oh, and it even has painted trunk hinges!!!!
JS
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The pictures posted by JTS359 look like something the factory would have done. The masking on the front of the opening looks like it was done quick & isnt exactly even as one would have expected by an owner or dealer. Notice too the overspray inside of the nose panel & how there is no paint on the rubber filler for the bumper bracket, but the radiator support bolts are painted but none at all on the radiator. Looks pretty original to me.59 Lark wagon, now V-8, H.D. auto!
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Originally posted by mbstude View PostIs that the Slifer car? If so, I'm pretty sure I remember him telling me that the car had been completely disassembled and put back together.
JimI was STUDEBAKER, when STUDEBAKER wasn't "KOOL".
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Originally posted by Warren Webb View PostThe pictures posted by JTS359 look like something the factory would have done. The masking on the front of the opening looks like it was done quick & isnt exactly even as one would have expected by an owner or dealer. Notice too the overspray inside of the nose panel & how there is no paint on the rubber filler for the bumper bracket, but the radiator support bolts are painted but none at all on the radiator. Looks pretty original to me.
Keep this thread going....I'm wanting to see a consensus as to what I should be painting future restorations. I love this forum for advancing my knowledge of the marque.Bez Auto Alchemy
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Brad, take a look at the other pics of my Avanti. Easy to figure out the masking as you'll see. An area never touched until I cleaned the grime off. You know the history. BTW, production was Feb 63Jim
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