Avanti & Loewy in the N.Y. Times

[lschuc]

This Sunday's (June 17) will feature three feature articles on the Avanti and Raymond Loewy, in commemoration of the automobile's 50th anniversary.

They are all posted now on the newspaper's website and offer text and commentary from Studebaker National Museum archivist Andrew Beckman and AOAI president John Hull.

A Classic From Loewy's Portfolio

New York Times

The Avanti's origins are wrapped in legend, thanks to one of the greatest

sources of legends in the world of design, Raymond Loewy. The work of

Loewy, ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/automobiles/a-classic-from-loewys-portfolio.html?pagewanted=all

...

From Savior to Orphan

New York Times

Raymond Loewy, the celebrated industrial designer, directed the development

of its extraterrestrial styling. Even so, the Avanti has not appreciated in

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/automobiles/collectibles/studebaker-avanti-from-savior-to-orphan.html

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A Maker's Beloved Designs

New York Times

STUDEBAKER hired Raymond Loewy in 1936, who then brought in top talent like

Virgil Exner from Pontiac and later, Gordon Buehrig, a designer for Auburn,

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/automobiles/a-makers-beloved-designs.html

[J Boyle]

Do you think that will be the thing to make Avanti prices soar?

Yeah, sure