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Interesting Avanti Facts.
It’s a fact: The rear window popped out of early production Avantis if driven over 100 mph!
It’s a fact: Ron Hall drove his 1963 Avanti to 200.426 m.p.h. in class DP/S at Bonneville on September 22, 1993.
It’s a fact: Jim Lange drove his twin-turbo Avanti, to a record-setting 211.929 m.p.h. at Bonneville on August 22, 1996.
It’s a fact: A Studebaker Avanti at Salt Lake City achieved a certified 196.62 m.p.h. in 1963.
It’s a fact: Avanti was the first American production automobile to have disc brakes
It’s a fact: “Indy” 500 winner Roger Ward was the World’s first Avanti owner
It’s a fact: The Avanti drag coefficient was estimated in the high 0.30’s when most stock American cars were in the 0.50’s
It’s a fact: Stock Avantis set more than four dozen United States Auto Club records.
It’s a fact: The Avanti appeared in a full page ad for Levis sportwear as “A new class of American automobile.”
It’s a fact: Granetelli broke 29 stock car speed records at Bonneville in 1962
It’s a fact: Raymond Lowey, designer of the Avanti, redesigned Air Force One for JFK.
It’s a fact: Avanti was featured in an industrial design exhibit at the Louvre
It’s a fact: In 1983 hand-crafted Avantis required 1,000 man-hours to make. (Detroit products take 40-80 hours.)
It’s a fact: In 1989 Avantis appeared on the TV show Wheel of Fortune
It’s a fact: In 1989 Scripto gave away an Avanti as first prize in a $1,000,000 promotion (2nd prize was a Thunderbird)!
It’s a fact: Avantis appear several times in the 1998 sci-fi movie, Gattaca
It’s a fact: A red Avanti is parked in front of the high school during the opening credits of the TV series “90210.”
It’s a fact: A plan was devised to stretch the Avanti into a limousine!
It’s a fact: Avantis do appear in Oliver Stone’s film ‘Nixon.’ Try and find them though!
It’s a fact: James Bond clone “Secret Agent Man” drives a mid-seventies silver Avanti
It’s a fact: An R5 engine redlined at 7000 rpm and developed an incredible 575 (possibly 638!) horsepower
It’s a fact: A roll bar and padded dash were standard equipment years before they were offered by other makes.
It’s a fact: A red Avanti convertible appears in the original 1984 movie ‘Karate Kid’.Some Avanti Specs
debaker Avanti Specifications
Item Data
Engine 90° V-8 OHV, water cooled
Bore 3.56 in.
Stroke 3.52 in.
Piston displacement 289 cu. in.
Compression ratio
w/o supercharger 10.25 to 1
Compression ratio
w/supercharger 9 to 1
Brake horsepower n.a.
Torque n.a.
Brakes Dunlop discs, 11 1/2 in. dia. front
11 in. drums at rear
Transmission 4 speeds forward, one reverse, syncromesh on all forward gears Gear ratios: 1st, 2.51; 2nd, 1.91; 3rd, 1.51; top, 1 to 1
Front suspension Coil springs and sway bar
Rear suspension Semi-elliptic leaf springs and radius rods
Steering Power steering, 3 1/2 turns lock-to-lock
Turning radius 37.5 ft.
Wheelbase 109 in.
Overall length 192.5 in.
Overall width 70.4 in.
Overall height 54 in.
Weight, unladen 3,000 lbs.
1963 Studebaker AvantiStudebaker Advertising
23 – Appleton – License to Cruise Car Show – Downtown
24 – Parks Automotive / Firehouse Grill & Pub Car Show 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
24 – Francis Creek Wisconsin – 2nd Annual Show & Shine
24 – 25 Fall Jefferson – Mopars
24 – 25 – Lake Geneva Classic Car Rally
25 – Green Lake – Golden Days Harvest Festival Antique Car Show –
Quote:I am in agreement with everything above. Things got a little slow for me down there on the field, so I packed up and left about 1:30PM. In total, there were only three mustangs at this show, which amazes me since there are so many good ones in the local area. It was a pleasure to meet up with Garibaldi and G Man, and I can now put a face with a car and I am sure we will meet up again at some of the upcoming shows, if not this year, then certainly next year. There is a small local show coming up in New Glarus, I think two weeks from now, which will in all likelihood, be my last show for the year. But, Jefferson comes up next weekend icon_cheers.gif icon_cheers.gif so I will be out on the hunt for NOS and bargains on both days.Marshall
It was good to meet you at the show. Like you said things got a little slow in the afternoon. They do give out a very nice dash plaque.
THis show has a little bit of everything. It is probably the best show to see some of the very old cars. It is not a judged show so there are no trophies involved.
I have been once or twice, they can make a real difference in the right situation. They certainly lessened the back problems I was having.
