Last South Bend Stude?

[mfg]

The 1964 Studebaker Daytona Avanti R1 powered Hardtop, now located at the Studebaker National Museum, is the last passenger car to be completed in South Bend….. True ?

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Yes, true.

[mfg]

2 hours ago, Dwight FitzSimons said:

Yes, true.

Sorry Dwight, the answer to this one is FALSE!

[mfg]

Anyone want to take a shot at what the last South Bend assembled passenger car was?

[Dwight FitzSimons]

The turquoise Cruiser?

[Nelson]

Avanti 5643?

[mfg]

4 hours ago, Dwight FitzSimons said:

The turquoise Cruiser?

Sorry no … not the Stude Cruiser!

[mfg]

2 hours ago, Nelson said:

Avanti 5643?

You got it !  R5643 was last passenger car completely assembled in South Bend, with R5642 being finished the same day.

[Bob Preston]

It was delivered to Jackson, MS. 
 

Do we know its current location?

[Dwight FitzSimons]

11 hours ago, Bob Preston said:

It was delivered to Jackson, MS. 
 

Do we know its current location?

R-5643 is in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, OH.  I saw it there some years ago. (corrected per mfg below)

Edited December 21, 2025 by Dwight FitzSimons

[Bob Preston]

How about 5643?

[mfg]

2 hours ago, Bob Preston said:

How about 5643?

Actually, I believe R5643 is the Avanti in the Crawford Collection.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

3 hours ago, mfg said:

Actually, I believe R5643 is the Avanti in the Crawford Collection.

Looks like you're correct.

https://www.theavanti.com/national_mall.html