As I recall the Studebake Avanti came out with a set of gages in a panel just above the top of the window...just like in the cockpit of the airliners. The car was way ahead of it's time. Aluminum frame, fiberglas body, etc, etc. American public thought it to strange. Wouldn't buy it. Company closed. A fine vehicle was moved into private production - custom orders only. Once in a while I see an Avanti here in Birmingham. I know there are two here at least. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jeffrey R wrote: > Has anyone thought about or actually mounted aux. gauges up by the rear view > mirror, on the ceiling of the cockpit? > > I saw an interior photo of a bus on eBay that has the a/c vents up above the > rear view mirror and it looks like the visors are mounted under the a/c > vents. So this made me wonder has anyone without the overhead a/c put a shelf > up there like some American pick ups have as an aftermarket set up? Is there > really any usable space up there? And again, back to the gauges---do you > think a gauge pod could be mounted up there, or is the whole idea just too > stupid? ie. lights in the guages at night would be too distracting or > whatever. > > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > NYC |
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