mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 In 1965, the 'Avanti Red' #8 (Bonnevile) Studebaker Avanti (63R1014) was put up for sale for the sum of ....?..... dollars. 1) 1800.......2) 2500......3) 4000.....or.....4) 7000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 2500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, pantera928 said: 2500 Sounds about right, however that's not the figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, pantera928 said: 1800 No, not $1800 either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Well, I only have 2 choices left and I figured it would have been bought cheaply and forgotten about $4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, pantera928 said: Well, I only have 2 choices left and I figured it would have been bought cheaply and forgotten about $4000 Sorry, $4000 is also not correct.....#8 was advertised for sale in 1965 with asking price of $7000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Damn. THree strikes. Do we know what happened to the car later? Does it still exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, pantera928 said: Damn. THree strikes. Do we know what happened to the car later? Does it still exist? Yes, it's been beautifully restored to its Bonneville configuration by its current owner....probably better than new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 $7k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Gunslinger said: $7k $7K is CORRECT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 I saw that car (or one purported to be it) in the car corral at Carlisle, PA maybe 15 or so years ago. It was well restored and was possibly for sale. The price I remember is ~$75k. --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: I saw that car (or one purported to be it) in the car corral at Carlisle, PA maybe 15 or so years ago. It was well restored and was possibly for sale. The price I remember is ~$75k. --Dwight Wow!....What could it be worth today?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 The #8 car had sat in a shop a few miles from me for some years waiting to be rebuilt. Without going into it there was a “disagreement” between the shop owner doing the work on it and the owner. Eventually the owner wanted to sell it. I put Gary Woods and the owner together and the sale was made. It had a genuine R3 engine that had been rebuilt but it was not the R3 it had at Bonneville. The car unfortunately had a less than pampered life…the original engine was replaced by an R2…a fire which damaged the car…lots of less than desirable things occurred. It’s now been rebuilt and probably as close to its Bonneville appearance as can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 22 hours ago, Gunslinger said: The #8 car had sat in a shop a few miles from me for some years waiting to be rebuilt. Without going into it there was a “disagreement” between the shop owner doing the work on it and the owner. Eventually the owner wanted to sell it. I put Gary Woods and the owner together and the sale was made. It had a genuine R3 engine that had been rebuilt but it was not the R3 it had at Bonneville. The car unfortunately had a less than pampered life…the original engine was replaced by an R2…a fire which damaged the car…lots of less than desirable things occurred. It’s now been rebuilt and probably as close to its Bonneville appearance as can be. Was Ray Cash the owner at that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 15, 2022 Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 Ray Cash sold the car decades ago. I believe it went through several owners over the years but don’t know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2022 OK...thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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