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Technical Specifications – Disc Brakes
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1962-1964 Time Capsule
 

The 1963 Studebaker Avanti, introduced at the New York International Auto Show in April of 1962, was the first American "production" car to be equipped with caliper disc brakes fitted as standard equipment (spot-disks were used on the aborted Crosley Hotshot in 1950 and full discs made a brief appearance on Chrysler Imperials in 1951). Servo-assisted Dunlop 11 1/2 in. disc brakes made by Bendix are fitted to the front wheels and finned 11 in. drums at the rear

Studebaker Avanti featured in TV commercial for Studebaker disc brakes.
Disc Brakes Ad
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'63-'64 Riviera
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