long stroke wrote:

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Pete, i am not trying to be a smart ass but do you mind telling us why you bought an Avanti II, when you have two " real " cars already. It is a car that people either love or hate, like most cars i guess but this look never grew on me. Studebaker made some interesting cars to say the least. This car was obviously made long after Studebaker folded but do you know how many Avanti II's were made during the course of production. Cheers. George.

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George, I was org. looking a 63 Chrysler "letter: car but we were too far apart, but then I spotted the Avanti way in the back of storage warehouse!!!  Went back 2 days later when they "dug" it out & drove it, That was it right there. I just got tired of the Catalina after 14 yrs. of having it & too many memories assoc/ with it of past times!!!  I could have "re-done" it again BUT would have had "WAY" more than the car was worth in it & wasn't about to do that!! I didn't add up the total production #;s just checked the 72 & said 105  The 2+2 got a lot of interest at the shows BUT nothing like this car does, + in rides better, has working A/C   & cruise for the long hauls, the Cat didn't have that, guess I'm getting old but I do like those options. Drove the 52 to Lindsay A&W last night & still enjoy that ,it's a hoot to blast through the gears with "both" quads "wide open" !!!!!

Very nice!  I've always thought the Avanti was a really COOL car!

The Avanti II has all the cool looks of the original with a drivetrain that's easier to manage and has the benefits of being upgraded as it went along.

You definitely made out well on this one! 

poncho62 wrote:

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I like it....What makes an Avanti11 not a "real" car?

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          Avanti is a Real car     and this ones nice      Just giving him the gears here on Canadian Pontiac  

         and Pete has a real nice Pontiac as well  

Very nice. I understand about wanting to move on.

And I'd absolutely have no trouble spending a lot of time here...

long stroke wrote:

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poncho62 wrote:

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I like it....What makes an Avanti11 not a "real" car?

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 What that means is that the Avanti II was a vehicle not built by the original manufacturer STUDEBAKER. Studebaker had folder in the U.S. IN 1962 and with that the original AVANTI stopped being made. The Avanti II was built by out side interests. Canadian production of Studebaker continued until 1964 but that never included the "REAL" Avanti. Cheers. George.

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 Actually the last Avanti  Studebaker produced was a 1964 model year before Studebaker went out of business in the U.S. in December of 1963

Studebaker carried on making the Lark and other models in Canada until 1966.

Good link for the whole Avanti story....http://www.danjedlicka.com/classic_cars/studebaker_avanti.html

Found this one in Florida, original owner a fellow in his 80s. Total original car and just beautiful I really love the design.

Brian

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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Wow, that Avanti you saw in Florida is an R2 Supercharged car!

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 Spoke with the owner of a 63,he was an interesting guy, knew all there was to know about

Avantis.................. Supercharged  engine attached.... Great piece of art