mfg Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Studebaker R3 engine # B62 powers another VERY SPECIAL AVANTI!....Anyone know which Avanti it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 No one's heard of R3 engine # B-62? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regnalbob Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 3 hours ago, mfg said: No one's heard of R3 engine # B-62? 63R-1014, the # 8 Bonneville Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Once again 'Regnalbob' has SAID IT ALL!!!.....Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 While a genuine R3 engine, it is not the engine that it had installed at Bonneville. Jon Myer supplied B62 for the car at a much later date. The original engine overheated at Bonneville allowing the #9 car to take the records. The R3 was removed at some point and I believe an R2 was installed for some years. Thanks for using some of the photos I took of the car when I discovered it had been sitting in a shop near me for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 While much has been written about the #9 Bonneville Avanti, relatively little has been written on this #8 car. I'd REALLY like to see an 'in depth' article, (with lots of pics), done on this #8 Bonneville Avanti, hopefully in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobb284 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 The current owner of #8 is a great guy, and the vehicle could not be in better hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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