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Section 25: Chit Chat Subject: avanti Msg# 1035342
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| WOW, you really know your Studebaker history. I also loved the '53 & '54 coups, styling way ahead of their times. Only knock on Studebaker, you pulled in to a gas station and told the guy fill up the oil and check the gas! | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Studebakers were made in Canada from January 1964 until the last Studebaker was assembled on 3/17/66. However, Avantis were never made in Canada. After the South Bend factory closed during the 64 model year, Studebaker Avanti production ended. It resumed in 1966 in one of the old South Bend factory buildings under the leadership of Leo Newman and Nate Altman, who jointly owned the Studebaker dealership in South Bend. The Avantis from 1966 on were originally known as Avanti II, later just Avanti. They used Corvette engines since the Studebaker foundry was shuttered after the 1964 model year. Only the 1963 and 1964 Avantis were known as Studebaker Avantis. They used Studebaker 289 cubic inch V-8s rated at 240 horsepower (naturally aspirated) or 289 horsepower (supercharged). A few were made with more high performance modifications and were rated at 335 horsepower. I've been to the museum several times. It's one of the better ones. |
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