mfg Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Anyone know what's so special about Studebaker Avanti 63RQ3422? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Was this the Loewy Avanti with the "V" on the front? Didn't it just recently get restored, or sold, or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschuc Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 63R-3422 (Body No. 63RQ-2430) was Raymond Loewy's personal Avanti which he used at his home in New York and later Palm Springs. The car was picked up by Avanti designer Tom Kellogg on April 16, 1963 and delivered to Loewy via Kellogg to Loewy offices in New York City. The car was originally Avanti Gold, but was repainted two-tone beige and white and the Loewy signature "V" added by custom builder Pichon & Parat in Sens, France. The car is now privately owned by an AOAI member in southern California. Attaching the car's build sheet and drive-away paper, signed by Tom Kellogg. An almost identical car was owned by Loewy for use at his Paris home in 1963 and 1964, before being traded in at a Paris Studebaker dealer. It is now owned by French photographer Daniel Denis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Supercharged job with a 3.73 rear end....I LIKE HIS STYLE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lschuc Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Loewy had exhaust cut-outs added, operated by two manually operated cables mounted on the console in front of the transmission shifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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