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Just curious. Can anyone tell me how many Avantis were produced in 1987. How many were manufactured in South Bend and how many in Ohio?

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1 minute ago, Thom said:

Just curious. Can anyone tell me how many Avantis were produced in 1987. How many were manufactured in South Bend and how many in Ohio?

I believe that there were 166 of all body styles (coupe, convertible, LSC).  I would guess that the majority were Youngstown.   

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1 hour ago, studegary said:

I believe that there were 166 of all body styles (coupe, convertible, LSC).  I would guess that the majority were Youngstown.   

Thanks studegary, I recently acquired my 1987 Avanti LSC along with the original Customer Order from The New Avanti Motor Corp., South Bend and an order number 84, and a door tag from the South Bend Plant. I was very curious because I grew up in South Bend and my father worked for Studebaker from 1937 until the plant closing in 1963, and the fact that The New Avanti Motor Corp. was located in a section of the original Studebaker Plant.

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3 hours ago, Thom said:

Thanks studegary, I recently acquired my 1987 Avanti LSC along with the original Customer Order from The New Avanti Motor Corp., South Bend and an order number 84, and a door tag from the South Bend Plant. I was very curious because I grew up in South Bend and my father worked for Studebaker from 1937 until the plant closing in 1963, and the fact that The New Avanti Motor Corp. was located in a section of the original Studebaker Plant.

I purchased 1987 Avanti S/N ---006 new.  I am surprised that ---084 is still a South Bend car.  They may not have all been built in order then, but if they were, that would indicate that more 1987s were South Bend cars than Youngstown cars. 

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