1966 Avanti II

The Studebaker factory in Indiana closed in December, 1963. Soon a couple of guys got the idea to reopen a portion of the factory and continue making Studebaker's interesting fiberglass coupe, the Avanti. This business managed to run successfully into the 1980s, which is impressive when one considers that in a typical week they only sold two cars. The frames were built in the old factory, the bodies supplied by the same company that had made them for Studebaker, and the engines came from General Motors. Although an Avanti II made in the early-1980s is hardly distinguishable from one made in the mid-60s, I think this is one of the very early cars. I've never seen an Avanti II before that had the old Studebaker wheel covers. Most Avanti II were sold with Magnum 500 rims or similar newer wheels.

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