Avanti Article

[Ernie]

Good article EXCEPT for the last sentence!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/classic-cars/avanti-the-last-attempt-to-keep-studebaker-alive/article8827135/

Ernie N.

[Guest dapy]

I don't think it was to 'lift the fortunes' of Studebaker which at the time was terminal...highest labor costs in the industry and serious competition from Detroit. I think it was Egbert's personal statement to the reactionary South Bend elders. I believe he left the company under the proverbial 'cloud', and sadly died at age 49 a few years later. No doubt that the Avanti was his legacy, but I wouldn't rename the car "Egbert".