NOS parts

[JDP]

Yesterday I got a phone call from a fellow looking for a NOS orange interior for a Avanti. When I tried to explain that those were long gone 20 years ago and that I was working on a close modern match, he insisted that he had to have NOS. He then went on to explain how rare and valuable his Avanti was and how much he was spending on a restoration at $85/hour. Seems he's in over 100K so far, hope it's a nice car.<g>



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64 R2 4 speed Challenger
63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk
63 Avanti
54 3R Pickup

[rockne10]

It is against God's laws to not separate fools from their money. Actually, I think your "close modern match" was exactly the NOS interior he needed.[}]

[mbstude]

I've seen an Avanti with orange interior. Man, it was awful. (my opinion) Wonder why anyone would want orange interior... [?]

Matthew Burnette, the 16 year old Stude nut. South Georgia Chapter

63 Daytona HT (project)
51 Stude dump truck (yes, I won the raffle)
52 Commander Starliner (basket case)

MANY more Studes in the family and a few parts cars

http://community.webshots.com/user/mbstude101

And here: http://community.webshots.com/user/mbstudepagetwo

[N8N]

see, there *IS* something more expensive than a cheap Avanti!

nate

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55 Commander Starlight
62 Daytona hardtop

http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel

[JBOYLE]

I'll sell him my very original Avanti for half that!!!

You can't just go out and buy 43 year old trunk carpet like mine! If the Keno Brothers from "Antiques Roadshow" were into old
trunk-grade carpet, they'd go nuts. We're talking [u]real</u> patina.
Why the tattered owners manual (complete with rusty staples) must be worth a fortune if you really want originality.

It even has South Bend air in the tires.*



*Don't tell him, but the last owner was in South Bend. Let's let him think it's OEM air.

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

Washington State

[Roscomacaw]

I've met a few like him thru the years. In short order you realize your reasoning is falling on deaf ears. "OK - bye now. I got's more meaningful things to do - like watch paint dry!"

Miscreant at large.

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President 2-dr
1955 President State
1951 Champion Biz cpe
1963 Daytona project FS

[JDP]

Yep, Bob, he started to lecture me about my lack of Avanti knowledge. Funny thing was, I was sitting in one, on my cordless as he was talking.

Studebaker On The Net http://stude.com
64 R2 4 speed Challenger
63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk
63 Avanti
54 3R Pickup

[Transtar56]

Don't you wish you were the guy restoring it for him,at 85/hour?
Where does one get jobs like that? I know if I found one that was steady,Id have fired up my last boiler.
On second thought,mabey not,he sounds like the type that would drive you nuts,if a phillips screw was turned one degree of rotation past what the original in his picture had.

[Canadoug]

I hope there is still a good supply of NOS available for my Lark. SASCO here I come.

[Blue 15G]

We all know these definitions:

NOS = New Old Stock

NORS = New Old Replacement Stock

I've seen another category from time to time and I call it:

NOJS = New Old JUNK Stock.

These are parts that have never been installed on a car, but are so deteriorated from sitting around in bad storage forever that you would never put them on a vehicle of any worth.

[stratovue]

SI has a few N.O.S. orange pieces.

[JDP]

He wants a the entire interior, I told him that I'd seen a few pieces here and there.

Studebaker On The Net http://stude.com
64 R2 4 speed Challenger
63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk
63 Avanti
54 3R Pickup

[Canadoug]

I remember seeing the pixs of SASCO's move. What a crying shame to see that source of goodies for our cars , go to ruin. [ or so it seemed to me ] Fingers crossed the Lark stuff was saved.
SASCO here I come.

[N8N]

what year lark? I know they have TONS of '62 door panels.

nate

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55 Commander Starlight
62 Daytona hardtop

http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel

[Canadoug]

hi nate .............1959