One thing I have learned in my many years in the Studebaker hobby is one should avoid using the words "always" and "never." I have heard many people say that a R1 or supercharged R2 Studebaker would always come with a factory installed tachometer, and would never have a clock.
Well, not really; take a look at the following sales letter, dated October 11, 1962.
You will see that for awhile, Studebaker was shipping R1 and R2 Larks without a tach, and, in some cases, a clock instead of the tach!
Now, it is interesting that a few days later, somebody must have thought of a quick fix to this problem - if we are out of Lark style tachs, why not just put an Avanti tach in a Lark? Thus, the following deviation permit, dated October 16, 1962 was released:
the lesson here? If you see a Lark with a R1 or R2 engine without a tach (or a clock instead) don't automatically assume it is a clone or a basterdized car.
Oh, and for the record, my factory R2 Lark has the correct tach :{)
Well, not really; take a look at the following sales letter, dated October 11, 1962.
You will see that for awhile, Studebaker was shipping R1 and R2 Larks without a tach, and, in some cases, a clock instead of the tach!
Now, it is interesting that a few days later, somebody must have thought of a quick fix to this problem - if we are out of Lark style tachs, why not just put an Avanti tach in a Lark? Thus, the following deviation permit, dated October 16, 1962 was released:
the lesson here? If you see a Lark with a R1 or R2 engine without a tach (or a clock instead) don't automatically assume it is a clone or a basterdized car.
Oh, and for the record, my factory R2 Lark has the correct tach :{)
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