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From: Roze Hanks <rozeh@hendersonauctions.com> : Hi there... First... I've been a Raymond Loewy/Avanti fan since my teenage years (several centuries ago) and LOVE this site! Looking forward to checking out all of it. Second... I work for a company (Henderson Auctions) out of Livingston, La. and we are auctioning a 1963 Avanti R2 with under 80,000 original miles, this coming Saturday, May 3rd. I would like to pass on the info to your members if that is OK, and wanted to send through you "just in case." I saw this specific R2 the very first day I started my current job almost 2.5 years ago... took that as a "sign from God" i was with a great company! This one has been very well maintained. If/when we have another one (or more) in the future I will forward to you first as it would be terrific to "keep these in the family" of Avanti owners who genuinely appreciate these amazing classics! So... here is the auction link (there is no reserve) https://bid.hendersonauctions.com/ui/auctions/123679/19386944 The live / online auction is being held at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in case anyone is in the area this weekend for the Indy Race. I sure hope to be an Avanti owner one day. COOLEST CAR EVER!!! Thank you and have a blessed day!

This is NO LONGER listed on Craigslist.

I never heard about Studebaker Restoration, Ltd. in Long Beach, California. It popped up on a Google video today. I don't believe I've seen anything or any ad or comment in the SDC or AOAI magazines. Is the owner an SDC or AOAI member? Their website is: https://www.studebakerrestorationltd.com

@Zedman @64studeavanti I changed the group posting settings to allow more space (mb are now doubled) so you can post more images with your postings. I also made it possible to delete old image in your own account. When you're logged into the forum, to Account - > My Attachments. You can then delete old attachments that you save, but remember that any forum message/post will then not show those images. So just use this for something that is really old and you don't want or need the posting to stay online. Hope this helps everyone! Lew

I have hear that Trim Black (a flat black) is standard for the spare tire well and areas not covered by carpet. So for early cars, just the spare tire well is painted in Trim Black.

I checked and your allowance for attachments is not at the limit. Currently shows 91.66 MB of 146.48 MB allowance. But I am looking in our settings to at least increase the limit of files stored under your account, or others at or near the limit. May be a day or two before I can check this out, but will let you all know here. Lew

Jim, The AOAI 2025 Meet will be in Washington County, PA September 16-20th. All the details will be in the next Avanti Magazine coming out shortly. Book your hotel room now. The Doubletree Hotel is sold out. The Doubletree and Hyatt are AOAIs host hotels. You can still book a room at the Hyatt next door. Hyatt | Select Room or The Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington Casino Area Book On-Line Now A complete list of hotels are listed on SDC Intl Meet - Host Hotels as the hotel contracts get signed. This list of hotels as well as a link to the combined AOAI and SDC registration page will be on both the AOAI and SDC websites in the next week. The next issue of Avanti Magazine goes to press at the end of next week and should be in the mail about 2 or 3 weeks later. Lew

Well, if a replacement engine pre-1962 from a dealer's existing stock could have been installed, but all 1963 and 1963 V8s used full-flow engines.... except for possibly export versions to some countries.

Alfred Vacano is the longtime president of the Switzerland AOAI chapter and is listed in the last page of any Avanti Magazine issue. I don't know how frequently he uses his email, but a.vacano@gmx.ch should get to him, and his phone number is also on the last page of any magazine. But I have not heard from him for some time.

Actually, R5643, the last 1964 Avanti has 6,342.9 original miles, photographed multiple times for Avanti Magazine. Below, the first and last R3 Avantis!!

There are a number of Avantis (1963 to 1985 and 2001-2005) in Switzerland, France and Germany. The Swiss Avanti club usually has a nice meeting in May or June each year. You can contact Alfred Vacano in Arbon, Switzerland, a.vacano@gmx.ch for more details of their club.

Jim, I'll call you later... but my contact information, email and phone is in any issue of Avanti Magazine, and I've had the classified ad in some of the magazines too.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of ERISA — the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — which regulates and safeguards workers enrolled in private pension plans. Before 1974, private company pension plans, which date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were informally administered, had little oversight or requirements, had no controls and were targets for corruption. It took several high-profile pension failures and inadequacies to spur the law that now protects the more than 75% of workers enrolled in company pension plans. That’s where the Avanti and form South Bend UAW Local 5 Lester Fox enter the picture. https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/50-years-of-erisa

I don't know where your headlight gaskets came from, but the absolutely correct rubber gaskets and NEW round or square headlight glass is available from Endurance Built Products. [https://endurancebuiltproducts.com ] I believe that Studebaker International also carries both of the above too.

It sounds like the husband was a hoarder.....

Is that real Bonneville salt on the garage on the garage floor under the car???

Don Lindner's Avanti houses in South Bend get some love from a recent guest. LINK: I accidentally booked a room at a Studebaker Avanti Superfans bed and breakfast and it was epic

Do you have any pictures of the car, exterior, interior and under hood that you can post?

That's what I did some years ago!

That would have been George Dimitsas with Olympus Avanti who had made and sold stainless steel hog troughs/torque boxes. He moved to Sevierville, Tennessee about 10-15 years ago. He only had them made and sold, but not installed. Olympus Avanti ads and contact information are in Avanti Magazine. His ad still lists the torque boxes.

Whoever buys this, I'll send a photo from the Indy 500!!

No longer listed on Craigslist in Oregon. Must have been sold.

Sorry to report that Barb passed away last Monday, July 8. There is no one to contact at this time. Was she working on your seats this month?

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If you're reading this post, you already know that the AOAI Forums are back online. There was a main server problem last week that we got resolved fairly quick, bringing back the main site, aoai.org and the shopping cart at aoai.org/shop, but several things got out of sync on this forum and either pages would not load or users could not post or log in. It is finally resolved today (Tuesday, July 9) and everything is back. You may notice some posts will show broken/missing images. I'm working to re-sync images with their posts and they should be viewable sometime this week.