Vehicle Description
-Avanti Red with Fawn interior and Black carpeting, Restored,
2-Owners from new, 289 cu in V8 producing 240 HP, rare 4-speed
transmission, Modern air conditioning fitted to factory location,
Power steering, Power disc brakes, Twin Traction, New Halibrand
wheels, White wall radial tires, Fully documented with all
paperwork including window sticker, sales brochure, service policy,
manuals and restoration and service receipts.
The Studebaker Avanti was a very special car in the 1960s. The
design of the Avanti comes from none other than Raymond Loewy, the
man who also designed the Coca-Cola bottle.
Designed by Raymond Loewy's team of Tom Kellogg, Bob Andrews and
John Ebstein on a 40-day crash program, the Avanti featured a
radical fiberglass body design mounted on a modified Studebaker
Lark Daytona 109-inch convertible chassis. Only 4,643 Avanti's (not
including prototypes, some of which were assigned serial numbers at
the end of the run) were produced.
The Studebaker Avanti was built by the Studebaker Corporation at
the direction of its president Sherwood Egbert between June 1962
and December 1963. It has been described as "one of the more
significant milestones of the postwar industry", gaining iconic
status with enthusiasts and collectors.
This Avanti it must be one of the finest of its kind anywhere! It
is complete with a huge history and restoration file.
