Avanti Black

[paul shuffleburg]

I have a flyer for 63 Avanti's and it list the five available colors. I have R-4499 and there is no final assy. date, it

just says "RUSH SOLD". I was wondering when they started painting them black. I know they only painted 115

cars black.

[mfg]

2 hours ago, paul shuffleburg said:

I have a flyer for 63 Avanti's and it list the five available colors. I have R-4499 and there is no final assy. date, it

just says "RUSH SOLD". I was wondering when they started painting them black. I know they only painted 115

cars black.

Hi Paul… someone more knowledgeable may chime in on this, but in my opinion ‘Avanti Black’ was a legitimate option from the ‘get go’…. only to be discontinued, and then brought back as an extra cost option.

If you’re asking what was the serial # of the first production Stude Avanti painted black… I haven’t a clue!

Paul S, by the way, owns a gorgeous ‘Avanti Black’ ‘63 Avanti R1  

Edited 4 hours ago by mfg
Spell.

[Mark L]

BTW, "RUSH SOLD" was an indicator to those in the factory that the car had been ordered by a customer through a dealer, as opposed to a dealer ordering a number of cars to have on the lot, or the corporation sending a pre-arranged shipment to the dealer under a franchise contract. It meant that a customer had been given an expected delivery date.

If the car has not had a full restoration and body repaint, the word "RUSH" may also be written in grease pencil on the outside of the body tub under a fender or on the engine side of the firewall.

Edited 1 hour ago by Mark L