Avanti Date!

[mfg]

Why is 10/1/63 an important date in the history of the Studebaker Avanti?

[regnalbob]

Avanti Red paint discontinued and replaced with Avanti Maroon.

Metallic Red Vinyl discontinued and replaced with Claret Red Vinyl.

[mfg]

3 hours ago, regnalbob said:

Avanti Red paint discontinued and replaced with Avanti Maroon.

Metallic Red Vinyl discontinued and replaced with Claret Red Vinyl.

This is relevant, however, not the reason that the date of 10/1/63 is truly important  in the story of the Avanti.

Any other thoughts concerning this date?

[Nelson]

4 hours ago, regnalbob said:

Avanti Red paint discontinued and replaced with Avanti Maroon.

Metallic Red Vinyl discontinued and replaced with Claret Red Vinyl.

I don’t think the red vinyl was ever discontinued? Wasn’t 5642 white with red vinyl for instance?

[mfg]

1 hour ago, Nelson said:

I don’t think the red vinyl was ever discontinued? Wasn’t 5642 white with red vinyl for instance?

I believe R5642 did have an all ‘Metallic Red Vinyl’ interior… but that discontinued color was special ordered… a personal preference of the original purchaser of the car.

[mfg]

Studebaker Corporation, in 1963, apparently issued two different ‘start’ dates for unsold 1963 models to be titled as 1964 models…. The dates are 9/1/63 and 10/1/63….The jury is out, and I’m asking Ron to check into this.

[Nelson]

I don’t remember the PO for that car saying “sold rush” but I might be wrong. It was an R3 so would think they had to be ordered special.

[mfg]

2 minutes ago, Nelson said:

I don’t remember the PO for that car saying “sold rush” but I might be wrong. It was an R3 so would think they had to be ordered special.

Apparently, R5642 was ordered the way it was… a very expensive Studebaker Avanti… to try to recoup some of the investment capital loaned to a family member in an attempt to prop up a Studebaker dealership he opened.

After Studebaker ended car production,  ordering this car was apparently one  way for the loaner to get some of his money back…. By ordering a new ‘very expensive’ Studebaker… at no charge.