CONGRATULATIONS ON SAVING AN AVANTI FOR POSTERITY//-YOU DESERVE A MEDAL OF HONOUR FROM AOAI OR FROM ME PERSONALLY//--I AM A TRUE STUDEBAKER ENTHUSIAST AND THE AVANTI WAS A VALIANT EFFORT BY SHERWOOD EGBERT AND THE SMALL AVANTI DESIGN AND ENGINEERING TEAMS TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO A ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUFACTURER THAT GAVE OUR PIONEERS THE WHEELS TO ''GO WEST YOUNG MAN''--AS A YOUNG MAN AND STUDEBAKER FANATIC I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO BUY A 3 YEAR OLD AVANTI R2 VIN R3908 ENGINE#RS2286 FROM STP CORPORATION THAT USED IT IN ENGLAND TO PROMOTE STP PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM--I CAN FURTHER REPORT THAT IT IS NOW IN THE SAFE CUSTODY OF MY GOOD FRIEND TONY WEBER WHO IS HAVING IT COMPLETELY REBUILT IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HOPES TO DRIVE IT BACK TO ZAMBIA IN MAY OF THIS YEAR--WITH LUCK I WILL BE HIS CO-PILOT IN THE RIGHT HAND SEAT//-MY NAME IS GEOFF GOGLE AND I LIVE IN SUMMERLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA--MY SMALL STUDEY FLEET CONSISTS OF --A BEAUTIFUL 57 SILVER HAWK HARDTOP[EX--BASKET CASE]--56 GOLDEN HAWK[sTILL BASKET CASE] 60 LARKV111 HARDTOP AND MY FIRST STUDEY A 57SILVER HAWK COUPE 289X4BBL AFFECTIONATELY CALLED ''THE JAG SLAYER''WITH MY SON IN AFRICA
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CONGRATULATIONS ON SAVING AN AVANTI FOR POSTERITY//-YOU DESERVE A MEDAL OF HONOUR FROM AOAI OR FROM ME PERSONALLY//--I AM A TRUE STUDEBAKER ENTHUSIAST AND THE AVANTI WAS A VALIANT EFFORT BY SHERWOOD EGBERT AND THE SMALL AVANTI DESIGN AND ENGINEERING TEAMS TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO A ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICAN VEHICLE MANUFACTURER THAT GAVE OUR PIONEERS THE WHEELS TO ''GO WEST YOUNG MAN''--AS A YOUNG MAN AND STUDEBAKER FANATIC I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO BUY A 3 YEAR OLD AVANTI R2 VIN R3908 ENGINE#RS2286 FROM STP CORPORATION THAT USED IT IN ENGLAND TO PROMOTE STP PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM--I CAN FURTHER REPORT THAT IT IS NOW IN THE SAFE CUSTODY OF MY GOOD FRIEND TONY WEBER WHO IS HAVING IT COMPLETELY REBUILT IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HOPES TO DRIVE IT BACK TO ZAMBIA IN MAY OF THIS YEAR--WITH LUCK I WILL BE HIS CO-PILOT IN THE RIGHT HAND SEAT//-MY NAME IS GEOFF GOGLE AND I LIVE IN SUMMERLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA--MY SMALL STUDEY FLEET CONSISTS OF --A BEAUTIFUL 57 SILVER HAWK HARDTOP[EX--BASKET CASE]--56 GOLDEN HAWK[sTILL BASKET CASE] 60 LARKV111 HARDTOP AND MY FIRST STUDEY A 57SILVER HAWK COUPE 289X4BBL AFFECTIONATELY CALLED ''THE JAG SLAYER''WITH MY SON IN AFRICA