John Hull

No black Avanti Scripts as far as I can remember

Yes Dr Ernest Edwards (Passed away on Sept. 12, 2022) was a custom build by Avanti Styling study to see what the backup lights looked like inserted in the trunk lid Only car built that way in Villa Rica Our car number 18

Yes or No

Magazine I prepared and gave to participants at AOAI Tacoma Meet covered known researched and verified prootype info May have a few copies left if someone wants to purchase 25.00 each as I have to locate and ship Let me know

4 Prototypes renumbered R5650 R5651 R5652 R5653 Dave Kinny owns both 5652&5653 New York Auto Show and Operation Airlift vehicles Most significant Avantis ever built

Yep

Translation result of dealing with cards over the years no one Booth SNM (multiple copies) Krem have copies of PO i learned long ago to never say never but if it exists it would probably only be in Paxtons records which I’m chasing currently Regards

I have four photos of a R4 installed in an Avanti at Paxton

I never specified it was ordered without an engine or transmission and labeled it speculation as a possibility If Studebaker got wind a non studebaker engine was going into an Avanti with the work being done at a subsidiary for legal and liability issues it would make sure no paper trail would exist at Studebaker on that car Also it would be god awful advertising a GM engine in a Studebaker product again liability issues ie engine blows warranty etc Officially at Studebaker it would not exist Ray Cash worked for Paxton and drove their transport vehicle many many times from Santa Monica California to South Bend to pick up and deliver Avantis Transportation would not be an issue