Avanti Increase!

[mfg]

The base price increase between a '63-'64 Studebaker Avanti and a 1965 Avanti ll was..........?

1) $1795.00......2) $2255.00.......3) $2675.00.....or.....4)  $3125.00

[studegary]

4 hours ago, mfg said:

The base price increase between a '63-'64 Studebaker Avanti and a 1965 Avanti ll was..........?

1) $1795.00......2) $2255.00.......3) $2675.00.....or.....4)  $3125.00

None of the above!  I will pick your answer 3) $2675 because that is closest to what I believe to be correct ($7200 - $4445 = $2755).  Of course, a lot more was standard on the 1965 than the '63-'64.  

Edited May 3, 2020 by studegary

[mfg]

3 hours ago, studegary said:

None of the above!  I will pick your answer 3) $2675 because that is closest to what I believe to be correct ($7700 - $4445 = $2755).  Of course, a lot more was standard on the 1965 than the '63-'64.  

Sorry Gary, a "noted Avanti historian" (not me!) indicates that one of the above figures is indeed correct...unfortunately, it isn't your answer (#3)

[Gunslinger]

Gotta agree with Gary..published Avanti Motors history shows a base price of $7200.  The difference between that and Studebaker's base MSRP for an Avanti ($4445) is $2755.

There are discrepancies in the history of the Avanti II base price.  According to John Hull's "Avanti...The Complete Story", the initial MSRP was $7200 which would make the difference $2755 as Studegary said...but the first published price sheet wasn't until August 1, 1965 which lowered the MSRP to $6575 by leaving off items that were standard and now made to be options.  That MSRP would make for a difference of $2130 with Studebaker's MSRP of $4445...which is not a choice given.  Seven months later the MSRP was changed again...to $6041.01 which made for a difference of $1596.01 between Studebaker MSRP...again...not one of the above choices.

The changes Avanti Motors made in the MSRP really don't matter...it's on record the initial MSRP was $7200...that minus Studebaker's MSRP of $4445 is $2755 as Studegary said.  If solid documentation...not the statement of a "noted Avanti historian" without documentation to back his statement up...I'm willing to change my answer.  

We all know that Avanti history is always in flux...accepted histories have shown to be wrong as further investigation and found documents have shown.  I realize that accepting something just because someone says it in print doesn't necessarily makes it correct...but it's what we have to go on until something is found to change it.  It can come under the heading of "I read it on the Internet so it must be right!"

[mfg]

9 hours ago, Gunslinger said:

Gotta agree with Gary..published Avanti Motors history shows a base price of $7200.  The difference between that and Studebaker's base MSRP for an Avanti ($4445) is $2755.

There are discrepancies in the history of the Avanti II base price.  According to John Hull's "Avanti...The Complete Story", the initial MSRP was $7200 which would make the difference $2755 as Studegary said...but the first published price sheet wasn't until August 1, 1965 which lowered the MSRP to $6575 by leaving off items that were standard and now made to be options.  That MSRP would make for a difference of $2130 with Studebaker's MSRP of $4445...which is not a choice given.  Seven months later the MSRP was changed again...to $6041.01 which made for a difference of $1596.01 between Studebaker MSRP...again...not one of the above choices.

The changes Avanti Motors made in the MSRP really don't matter...it's on record the initial MSRP was $7200...that minus Studebaker's MSRP of $4445 is $2755 as Studegary said.  If solid documentation...not the statement of a "noted Avanti historian" without documentation to back his statement up...I'm willing to change my answer.  

We all know that Avanti history is always in flux...accepted histories have shown to be wrong as further investigation and found documents have shown.  I realize that accepting something just because someone says it in print doesn't necessarily makes it correct...but it's what we have to go on until something is found to change it.  It can come under the heading of "I read it on the Internet so it must be right!"

Well said Gunslinger....and you and Gary are possibly right...however, my source indicates the initial base price of the 1965 Avanti ll's was set at $6700.00.

So, if that's correct, the answer would be........#2!

[regnalbob]

27 minutes ago, mfg said:

Well said Gunslinger....and you and Gary are possibly right...however, my source indicates the initial base price of the 1965 Avanti ll's was set at $6700.00.

So, if that's correct, the answer would be........#2!

Gary and Gunslinger are correct.

The base price was $7200.00.

The following is from a press release from Avanti Motors dated August 2, 1965.

 

[mfg]

3 hours ago, regnalbob said:

Gary and Gunslinger are correct.

The base price was $7200.00.

The following is from a press release from Avanti Motors dated August 2, 1965.

 

No, you're incorrect about this Regnalbob....Why?...because the $7200.00 base price you quote was applied to 1966 model year Avanti ll's.

We are discussing the 45 1965 models here....and they had a factory base price of $6700.00.

This information was provided by Charles Soliday, an Avanti Motors employee, and verified by Tom Ventris and Wendall Hanks.