1964 R2 on BRING_A_TRAILER

[Rick Allen]

Currently running on the bring-a-trailer auction site for $30K with 3 days to go.  

Nice '64 R2 maroon with red interior, not factory perfect but still a nice car.

I'm looking at the engine number and the die for the R is not the same as the rest of the stampings and I don't see the last number (1) which according to the should be K321.  I know that back then all stampings were done by hand, and I guess depending on who came in that morning and grabber the stamping tools, no 2 engine numbers would be lined up perfectly.

In any event, wondered what others thought of that engine number vs what is on the production order.  Also, I remember this same car being on the auction before,,,

below are some pictures and the link to the auction is below,,,

No Reserve: 1964 Studebaker Avanti R2 for sale on BaT Auctions - ending July 6 (Lot #153,392) | Bring a Trailer

 

Edited July 3 by Rick Allen
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HMMM!  My '63 R2 didn't look like this but no longer have a pic of that engine block as car is gone. Jim

[mfg]

The engine number on my 56J looks like that (K1021)…. The ‘K’ is very faint but the ‘1021’ is deep & clear.

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[Dwight FitzSimons]

I suspect the Studebaker employee's exact words were "oops, rats."

Below is a pic of my '64 Avanti R2 engine number.  As mentioned these engine numbers apparently were hand stamped and irregularities occurred..\

I notice that the two engine numbers used different fonts.

--Dwight

 

Edited July 4 by Dwight FitzSimons

[Rick Allen]

On 7/3/2024 at 11:00 PM, Dwight FitzSimons said:

I suspect the Studebaker employee's exact words were "oops, rats."

Below is a pic of my '64 Avanti R2 engine number.  As mentioned these engine numbers apparently were hand stamped and irregularities occurred..\

I notice that the two engine numbers used different fonts.

--Dwight

 

Possibly the worker who stamped that engine block previously worked in a factory making signs like the one below,,,