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The Studebaker Avanti is a personal luxury coupe [7] manufactured and marketed by Studebaker Corporation between June 1962 and December 1963. A halo car for the maker, [ 8 ] it was marketed as "America's only four-passenger high-performance personal car."
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]
She drove a six-cylinder Napier motorcar, a 75 kW (100 hp) development of the K5, in a speed trial in Blackpool. [13] [14] [15] In 1963, Paula Murphy drove a Studebaker Avanti to 262 km/h (163 mph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats as part of Andy Granatelli's attempt on the overall record. [12]
The next year, Avanti serial number R1007 set a speed record of 170.81 mph, making it the fastest production car in the world. The original Avanti's flame burned briefly but brightly.
Problems with the Avanti's fiberglass-body, production issues and low sales contributed to the end of the Studebaker car company. A side view of Larry Sanburn's 1979 Avanti II at Butler Winery ...
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.
Studebaker Avanti R2 1962–1963 158 mph (254 km/h) unknown for version tested data on speed tests and configuration of the car tested unknown at this stage Studebaker Avanti R3 1962–1963 171.1 mph (275 km/h) 6 [2] insufficient made Talbot Lago T26 Record and Grand Sport: 1946–1954 105 mph (169 km/h) (Record) and 124 mph (200 km/h) (Grand ...
English: A 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1 photographed during the 2019 Greenwich Concours d'Elégance, ... ISO speed rating: 100: Date and time of data generation: 16:16 ...