Blake's Avanti!

[mfg]

The first Avanti Steve Blake actually owned was a ......?..... model.

1) 1970......2) 1972.....3) 1975.....or.....4) 1978

[r1lark]

In the major Avanti article in the Volume 1 Number 1 of Collectible Automobile, there is a long interview with Steve Blake. In it, Steve states that his first Avanti was ".....an old Avanti II, a '68 or '69 with, I think, 90,000 miles......". He purchased this because his Maserati (!) was not reliable enough to drive every day. He later goes on to say that "In late 1974or early '75 I bought a new one."

The four potential answers don't seem to fit, but 1970 is the closest so I'll say #1. Are you sure you are not actually asking about the first new Avanti Steven Blake owned?  

[mfg]

6 hours ago, r1lark said:

In the major Avanti article in the Volume 1 Number 1 of Collectible Automobile, there is a long interview with Steve Blake. In it, Steve states that his first Avanti was ".....an old Avanti II, a '68 or '69 with, I think, 90,000 miles......". He purchased this because his Maserati (!) was not reliable enough to drive every day. He later goes on to say that "In late 1974or early '75 I bought a new one."

The four potential answers don't seem to fit, but 1970 is the closest so I'll say #1. Are you sure you are not actually asking about the first new Avanti Steven Blake owned?  

Paul, you may be correct, however, in an interview with Steve Blake printed in The 'Washington Times', 10/11/82, he stated the model year of the FIRST Avanti he purchased (indeed a used one) was one of the above four choices.

Anyone else have an opinion on this?

[studegary]

On 10/24/2020 at 7:41 PM, mfg said:

The first Avanti Steve Blake actually owned was a ......?..... model.

1) 1970......2) 1972.....3) 1975.....or.....4) 1978

My memory says 1) 1970.

[mfg]

20 hours ago, studegary said:

My memory says 1) 1970.

Close, but no cigar!

[pantera928]

1972

[mfg]

21 hours ago, pantera928 said:

1972

1972 (according to the article) is CORRECT!...........Hat Trick for Pantera928!!!!

[pantera928]

2 minutes ago, mfg said:

1972 (according to the article) is CORRECT!...........Hat Trick for Pantera928!!!!

Every blind squirrel gets an acorn eventually🤣

[wdaly]

1 hour ago, pantera928 said:

Every blind squirrel gets an acorn eventually🤣

Never heard that one before - but I'm not from GA.😆

[pantera928]

1 hour ago, wdaly said:

Never heard that one before - but I'm not from GA.😆

Me either but i have lived everywhere. Not sure where i heard that. Definitely wasn't in Egypt or Libya though

[Dwight FitzSimons]

The phrase is:  Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now & then.

The phrase makes sense only if using the word "even."

--Dwight