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Sorry no Geoff…..See above.

Looks REALLY good!

Yes, 1962 saw the fewest Studebaker Avanti ‘new car’ sales! Breakdown….. 48% of new Avantis sold in ‘63 44% of new Avantis sold in ‘64 6% of new Avantis sold in ‘65 2% of new Avantis sold in ‘62 The above percentages were taken from a survey sent to purchasers of new Studebaker Avantis in 1966, by the firm of Morrison-Gottlieb. Although the response to this survey was “ Excellent “, not every buyer of a new Avanti responded to it… hence… the above percentages aren’t written in stone!

Thank you for your concise reply Bob. Yes, both my ‘83 and my ‘85’s seventeen digit ‘VIN’ number begin with 12AAV. And, of course, to register my Avantis the VIN number was the only identification number the Mass registry cared about. However, the OP of this thread, Brooks Barnes, asked where he could find an RQB number on his ‘85 Avanti and, lacking a better term, I referred to it as an internal (factory) sequence number, and it could be found on a steel plate affixed to the left ‘A’ pillar on his car. Apparently that plate is missing or obscured on Mr Barnes’s ‘85 Avanti… but I strongly feel that there was RQB4152 placed on that plate when his Avanti left Avanti Motors… as did apparently all other ‘85 Avantis have an RQB+ four digit internal sequence number. When Avantis began to be produced again for the ‘87 model year, the internal ‘RQB’ designation was gone and the seventeen digit VIN number, starting with 12AAV, or sometimes just AAV, began to be commonly used for rosters, etc…. Take care, Ed C

Well, that will help at registration time very much… It’s all that you really need to confirm your car’s “identity”!

Any other thoughts on this question?

I don’t think your Avanti ll has a VIN……because the seventeen digit VIN’s were not applied to American cars until 1981….. Your car has a SERIAL NUMBER (RQB2273), and it should be registered under that number…. unless your State insists on applying a new seventeen digit number to your Avanti… It’s odd that you cannot find the factory metal serial number plate on the driver’s side ‘A’ pillar…. For whatever reason, a previous owner must have removed it….(It was only riveted on)….perhaps during a repaint?

A relatively high number.. and YES… 81% is the correct answer!

Good thinking… but no, not 28%!

Reasonable guess…. but no, not 44%!

Sorry no, not 1965!

It’s good to have you ‘on board’!!!!

What percentage of purchasers of new Studebaker Avantis had another car at home?…..(A 2nd car) 1) 12%…..2) 28%……3) 44%….. or 4) 81%

Which of the following years represent the LEAST amount of Studebaker Avanti new car sales? 1) 1962….2) 1963…..3) 1964 ….. or…..4) 1965

I don’t think that you are using this forum improperly… however, anyone who owns a pre-1987 Avanti and doesn’t obtain a shop manual for it is missing out on some really basic information. ( I’m referring to the 63-‘64 Studebaker Avanti shop manual, which covers many things pertaining to later year Avanti ll models.)

Be cautious before opening sites such as this one!

I believe ordering a ‘63-‘64 Stude Avanti shop manual would benefit you greatly.

Actually, it all depends on how you drive the cars… for ‘moderate’ operation it probably makes no difference.

Wow!…. It appears you’ve definitely caught the ‘Avanti Virus’ !!!… Good for you!

Seventeen digit ‘VIN’ didn’t come into play until 1981… This Avanti is a ‘75.

The quality of Chinese products has improved tremendously over the past couple decades…. That’s why America is now playing ‘catch up’ …..Just sayin’

When it comes to spark plugs…. To each his own I guess!!!!

Message to Bob Johnstone…. Hi Bob.., if you check any of the rosters sent out to AOAI members over the last several years, you’ll see that every 1985 Avanti listed has its internal four digit serial number preceded by the letters RQB. I feel that ‘AAV’ did not become the standard prefix until the 1987 model year Avantis… Thanks, Ed ( Of course, when it comes time to register a 1985 Avanti, it’s the seventeen digit VIN number that only counts!)

That sounds right Dwight… but try to find H14Y’s (a Champion plug I always liked) at your local FLAPS quick & in a hurry!!!