You hardly ever see a Studebaker Avantis any more. My dad loved Studebakers and Hudson Hornets. I drove a 63 Lark around 1977 - 1978 while in college.
There was a white Avanti that sat outside of my dad's shop for awhile in the mid-70s. Dad alternated between operating his own garage and working as a maintenance man for large companies. In 1975, he worked as the maintenance man for a company that manufactured industrial HVAC systems for hospitals and airports, etc. One of his bosses bought an Avanti that was pretty tired, and he wanted dad to get it ready for the road. The motor smoked pretty badly and had issues that required a rebuild, but the guy didn't want to spend the money. The car could have been bought at the time. The economy was pretty crappy and inflation was high, so I wasn't able to talk dad into buying the car. He said the guy wanted too much for it.
It disappeared while I was off at college, and I have no idea whatever happened to it. The company went out of business in 1982.
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