There were lots of cars in the 60’s and 70’s that were similar in concept(albeit more expensive), but far better cars in the main than the Avanti, and they have all disappeared-Jensen, Monteverdi, Bristol, Iso, De Tomaso etc, so why even dream of reviving a marque what was terribly outdated when it finally died. V model w/standard trans, 1965 After the closure of Studebaker's factory on December 20, 1963, Competition Press reported: "Avantis will no longer be manufactured and contrary to the report that there are thousands gathering dust in South Bend warehouses, Studebaker has only five Avantis left. Although Blake and Kelly had both opted to keep production in South Bend — Blake had considered moving elsewhere, but decided the goodwill of the locals was an important asset — Cafaro shortly transferred the renamed Avanti Automotive Corporation to a new factory in Youngstown, Ohio. For example, the 289 engine was not offered in Engine R-3346 in your Avanti (R-4900) may be one of the highest numbers that Studebaker assigned to an R1 in an Avanti. Even then, fit and finish often left much to be desired. heavy duty truck engine. I’m sure Dad would have enjoyed it…and had a lot to add! In a meeting in South Bend on March 9, Egbert laid out his ideas. com, accessed 30 August 2009; Chuck Nerpel, “Avanti,” Motor Trend Vol. As far as I can remember, by 1988, we were assembling the cars on Chevy Caprice chassis. The Avanti is not a supple car to drive, nor is it quiet, or smooth. Many readers are having a difficulty with any comparison to the Mustang. "[18] Tom Kellogg, a young California stylist hired for this project by Loewy, "felt it should be a four-seat coupe. In need of capital, Kelly sold part of the company to J.J. Cafaro, a commercial real estate developer from Ohio. in. In 1961, when the Avanti was conceived, Studebaker was already more than 100 years old. The early Studebaker Avanti dressed up its interior with plush vinyl upholstery, bucket seats, full instrumentation, and an “aircraft-inspired” overhead console. In 1962, production Avantis set 29 speed records and a souped-up supercharged Avanti reached a top speed of 171 mph (276 km/h) at Bonneville. One must keep in mind that the DeLorean DMC-12 is being built in the numbers of less than 350 per year. GM canceled the Firebird and Camaro in 2002, but with Avanti’s limited sales volume, the remaining stockpile of donor cars was enough to last through 2004. like the 1997 Aston Martin DB7. The high-pressure area under the bumper is more efficient and airflow through the grille can be detrimental to aerodynamics. Reported, but not confirmed, 5. followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Lark-type 259, VC 14, No. They normally expire after about one year. "[19], The Avanti's complex body shape "would have been both challenging and prohibitively expensive to build in steel"[19] with Studebaker electing to mold the exterior panels in glass-reinforced plastic (fiberglass), outsourcing the work to Molded Fiberglass Body in Ashtabula, Ohio — the same company that built the fiberglass panels for the Chevrolet Corvette in 1953.[20]. President 6H (Canada), 1956 I believe he considered marketing it. followed by a letter and 3 numbers = Avanti 289 w/R2 supercharged, RSC

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