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The Avanti was publicly introduced on April 26, 1962, [22] "simultaneously at the New York International Automobile Show and at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting." [23] Rodger Ward, winner of the 1962 Indianapolis 500, received a Studebaker Avanti as part of his prize package, [24] "thus becoming the first private owner of an Avanti."
1970 Avanti II 1976 Avanti II. After Studebaker ended production at South Bend on December 20, 1963, the "Avanti" model name, tooling, Studebaker truck production rights, as well as parts and plant space were bought by local Studebaker dealers, Nate and Arnold Altman and Leo Newman, who incorporated as Avanti Motor Corporation and hand-built a small number of cars. [1]
The following list consists of automotive models produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1899 to 1963 and Studebaker Canada Ltd. from 1964 through the spring 1966. In 1961, many of these were offered with special Marshal (police) packages: a 170 cu in (2.8 L) [ 1 ] 6-cylinder City Marshal, 259 cu in (4.2 L) V8 Patrol ...
Studebaker's Avanti was a last, lovely roll of the dice for the independent carmaker. ... a brief history lesson. During the 1950s, Studebaker was a long-established brand that was essentially ...
From the C/D archive: Some bodies make suggestions, others make statements. All these years later, this car's statement is still loud and clear.
The first Avanti rolled off the assembly line 60 years later, made by Studebaker in South Bend until the company moved to Canada at the end of 1963. Studebaker stopped making the Avanti the next year.
Bodnar, John. "Power and memory in oral history: Workers and managers at Studebaker." Journal of American History 75.4 (1989): 1201–1221. JSTOR 1908636. Clement Studebaker House, Tippecanoe Place National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form. (The heritage research includes details of the early history of the firm at ...
From blacksmith and wagon shop to its demise as one of the Big Four auto manufacturers, this timeline gives the highlights of Studebaker's history.