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Yes, I have a R-3 in my Dodge, but it's in the bed.

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picked up my museum engine today. I took lumber and tools to make a cradle for it, but decided that since it is on a reinforced engine stand, it would be a lot easier to try to carry it on the stand. So, Andy Beckman (Museum Director) loaded it with the museum forklift and I tied it down and braced it with car tie downs and 2x4s. It rode 530 miles (South Bend to Harpers Ferry, WV) in 9 hours 15 Minutes with no problems. I had planned to take it directly to Jon Myer for rework, but we mis-communicated and when I called Myer's Studebaker, their phone message said they were all at the Kentucky Hot Rod Show- call back Monday. So, I brought the engine home. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was very disappointed that they didn't have the original Paxton crates and that the air intake tube and maybe air cleaner were lost too. I'm going to have to look for an old photo of the R-3 in the Museum, but I thought I had put a set of drive belts on the display. They were gone and it looks as if someone clipped the springs and part of the bracket of the belt tensioner as it was just swinging loosely below the supercharger. Andy explained that they had taken the air cleaner off my R-4 for "safekeeping" which makes me think they may have a problem with artifacts walking.Paul Johnson

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Paul Johnson
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jimmijim8

I was thinking the same thing. "Loss Prevention" does not apply just to retail/dist/mfg businesses.

Glad that your trip was OK and hopefully, some of the "missing" stuff will show up.

This certainly would make someone think twice before loaning artifacts to museum(s) without a contract defining responsibility(s)...

JT

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Grumpy AuContraire

Well, needless to say I am a bit disappointed that several items from this engine have been "vandalized" from inside a Museum that's purpose is to "Preserve and protect the heritage of the marque". Sorry if that sounds harsh, but as the new owner I'm glad that what's left of the engine will be displayed inside an Avanti and taken out to shows for the public to see and not acquire! Now trying to find replacement parts or have reproductions made is another item on the laundry list of honey dews and oh boy do I have a list!!

Paul give me a call when able so we can finalize the delivery arrangements. I too, couldn't get a hold of Jon and was wondering what happened.

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attrite1

Jon Myer and wife ,son and future daughter in law were at the banquet in Lisle Illinois at the Blackhawk Chapter Midwest Zone Meet on Saturday June 10 2006.

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Robert Kapteyn

I had a whole Avanti that I owned and had on display at the SNM released to someone else. The contract was just paper. The person that took the Avanti in and released it is deceased. I got partial payment from the guy that took the car, but I was still out several thousands of dollars.

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studegary

...Andy explained that they had taken the air cleaner

Wow! Makes my gripe look pretty insignificant. How could the wrong person get a title for the car? Paul Johnson

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Paul Johnson

You have to be careful of the statute of limitations which is generally three years (seven in certain circumstances). Most of these discoveries come well after that time but I still think that the museum is responsible for delivering the property in the same condition/completeness as when you loaned it.

JT

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Grumpy AuContraire

The solution would appear to be "Not" to loan anything, and retrieve items already loaned to the museum until they improve their act. How could you have any confidence in them?

Especially worrying was Paul's comments about parts being removed from an "on display" engine. I feel sure that I couldn't do that at the National Auto Museum in Reno that I visited in January. Nor, for that matter at the Peterson I visited back in 2002.

Imagine if irreplaceable documents disappeared, what would they say then? Sounds like incompetence to me.

Avantilover

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John Clements

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