mfg Posted May 24, 2020 Report Posted May 24, 2020 The last production Studebaker Avanti assembled was R5643 because.............?..............
studegary Posted May 24, 2020 Report Posted May 24, 2020 42 minutes ago, mfg said: The last production Studebaker Avanti assembled was R5643 because.............?.............. it was December 31, 1963.
mfg Posted May 24, 2020 Author Report Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) On 5/24/2020 at 10:33 AM, studegary said: it was December 31, 1963. WRONG! Edited June 28, 2020 by mfg
r1lark Posted May 25, 2020 Report Posted May 25, 2020 .......................the rest of the Studebaker Avantis after R5643 were previously assembled engineering prototypes that were updated to '64 specs and assigned serial numbers up thru R5653 (I think 5653 is right.......).
mfg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Posted May 25, 2020 2 hours ago, r1lark said: .......................the rest of the Studebaker Avantis after R5643 were previously assembled engineering prototypes that were updated to '64 specs and assigned serial numbers up thru R5653 (I think 5653 is right.......). Sorry, the re-serialed Studebaker Avanti engineering prototypes which you mention, (starting with #R5650), are irrelevant to this trivia question. This question, phrased another way, asks why Studebaker stopped making production Avantis at R5643?.......In other words, why wasn't a production R5644 built?
r1lark Posted May 25, 2020 Report Posted May 25, 2020 The last production Studebaker Avanti assembled was R5643 because.............Studebaker shut down production.
mfg Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, r1lark said: The last production Studebaker Avanti assembled was R5643 because.............Studebaker shut down production. No Paul, you're still incorrect.......The last production Studebaker Avanti was/is R5643 because that was the last Avanti for which Studebaker had a legitimate customer order. (as of 12/11/63) "With regards to the Avanti, that plant will, therefore, be closed and production will be discontinued as soon as we have assembled the cars for which we now have orders"......L. E. Minkel In other words, if Studebaker Corp. had one more 'solid' Avanti customer order as of 12/11/63, an "R5644" would have indeed been built!......Ed Edited May 25, 2020 by mfg
r1lark Posted May 27, 2020 Report Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 9:54 AM, mfg said: No Paul, you're still incorrect Gosh Ed, you sound just like my wife !
mfg Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Posted May 27, 2020 55 minutes ago, r1lark said: Gosh Ed, you sound just like my wife ! She must be a very intelligent, patient woman!.... (and don't forget to wash the dishes and take the dog for a walk!)
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