Tag Archives: Avanti

Rescuing the Avanti #1001

raustin | April 30, 2013

Avanti #1001 Rescue Project. Photo Credit: Renee Crist

LeMay-America’s Car Museum continues to make progress on the Avanti #1001 Rescue Project. More »

Car of the Week: 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2

bearnest | March 12, 2013

It probably isn’t 100 percent accurate to call Jason Ford’s 1963 Studebaker Avanti his “daily driver.” But it’s close. The Luxemburg, Wis., resident doesn’t drive his stunning gray Avanti when there is salt or sand on the Wisconsin roads, and he usually has to shut the car down for at least a few weeks in the dead of winter. More »

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Sixties Swingers: Special ’63s celebrate 50 years of cool

raustin | February 12, 2013

Corvette’s split rear window treatment lasted just one memorable year.

It’s hard to say why the industry peaks in certain years with design and engineering trends, but there’s little doubt 1963 was a time for special cars. More »

Categories: 60's Cars, Editor's Picks, Features, Hobby News | Tags: '63 cars, 1963, Avanti, Buick, cars, Corvette, riviera, split window, stingray | 2 Comments

Fab at 50: ‘New Star’ Avanti was born a half century ago

raustin | April 17, 2012

The production Avanti introduced for the 1963 model year was spot-on to the design Loewy’s team conjured up for the car that was intended to save Studebaker car production.

By John Hull The Studebaker-Packard Corp. board of directors appeared to be setting a course of action in early 1961 that would reorganize the corporation as a mini conglomerate. The new structure would have minimal, if any, reliance on what … More »