DID YOU KNOW....

[j the teacher]

From...

hemmings blog

"One of the more interesting lots offered by Auctions America was the Studebaker pictured above: a 1963 Avanti that had been presented to 1962 Indy 500 winner Roger Ward. Production delays prevented Roger from receiving the car on race day, but there’s another twist to the whole story. What was originally presented to the open wheel racer was an Avanti equipped with a supercharger, which did not permit the installation of air conditioning. Reportedly, Roger intended to drive the car, so Studebaker – at his request – instead gave Roger this particular model. So with all that Indiana history at an Indiana sale, it should have done well, right? Even touting its 94 out of 100 points judging result at the 2009 Avanti meet could not muster sales beyond the reserve; bidding ground to a halt at $30,000"