"Last Production Car Made in South Bend"- 87 Avanti

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I had the opportunity this week to try and tighten up the door gaps on the Kelly 1987 Avanti #142 and repair the passenger power window. See the registry here: http://www.studebake...v0142x0911.html

Passenger Door panel had this underneath, looks like the assembler's initials and a date:

Attention was turned to the drivers side door

Here is the car number on the cardboard rear of the panel:

And again initials but with an interesting message:

Closeup:

This car was sold with 332 miles on 5/6/88 in Youngstown, Ohio. Google maps says a general distance from South Bend to Youngstown is 313 miles. Looks like it was the last car produced in the old Studebaker factory.