Avanti 63R1171!

[mfg]

Studebaker Avanti 63R1171's claim to fame was.......?........

 

1) First R2 to have 160 speedo.......2) 'Avanti Black' exterior paint......3) Shipped to Italy for period auto shows......or......4) First production three speed transmission

Edited September 8, 2019 by mfg
Added '63'

[studegary]

Not an answer to your question - it was built in September 1962 (57 years ago).

EDIT:  It also should be 63R1171.  It is much too early to have been built without the 63.

Edited September 1, 2019 by studegary

[mfg]

1 minute ago, studegary said:

Not an answer to your question - it was built in September 1962 (57 years ago).

Yes, it's hard to believe that much time has slipped away!.....SCARY!

[mfg]

3 hours ago, studegary said:

 

EDIT:  It also should be 63R1171.  It is much too early to have been built without the 63.

I agree, although the owner of this Avanti chooses to leave out the '63'!

[mfg]

No other thoughts on this one?

[mfg]

Are we saying UNCLE to this one?

[mfg]

HINT!........63R1171 was built with a metric speedometer!

[studegary]

58 minutes ago, mfg said:

HINT!........63R1171 was built with a metric speedometer!

Then I will guess No. 2.

[mfg]

24 minutes ago, studegary said:

Then I will guess No. 2.

Sorry, #2 is not correct.

Any other thoughts on this one?

[mfg]

CORRECT ANSWER......#3!...Initially, 63R1171was used for Italian Auto Shows!

[studegary]

3 hours ago, mfg said:

CORRECT ANSWER......#3!...Initially, 63R1171was used for Italian Auto Shows!

I thought that is what I answered.  I guess that I hit the incorrect number.