mfg Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Of the following list, which would YOU consider to be (financially) the most valuable of these historic Studebaker Avantis?.....(There are other possible candidates, but for now let's just consider the following twenty cars!.................................................................................... The 'Bill Burke' Bonneville Avanti #90 The Hot Rod Magazine R3 Avanti 63R-1025 The 'Due Cento' Avanti Joe Granatelli's 429 Cad powered Avanti Bonneville Avanti #8 The 'Ian Fleming' Avanti Avanti 63R1001 (first production) The 'Egbert Avanti' R4130 Any one of the nine 'production' R3 Avantis Bonneville Avanti #9 The 'Roger Ward' Indy 500 Avanti The 'Sears-Allstate Tire' Avanti And, to be fair, let's assume all the above Avantis are in EXACTLY the same (#1) condition!.....................................OPINIONS?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbk Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 The first real R3 Avanti #5089! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 My opinion is R 5643. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dudley Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 # 9 Avanti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 A vote for either of the speed record Avantis (#8 or #9) from "Andy R" over on the SDC Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 A vote for Avanti 63R1001 (first production)...... from 'sweetolbob' over on the SDC Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Another 'vote' for the two Bonneville Avanti #8 & 9,....... from 't walgamuth' on the SDC Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Not that it necessarily would be the most valuable, but the one I would most want to have is the 'Egbert Avanti' R4130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) And 'ddub', from the SDC Forum, also leans towards Sherwood Egbert's Avanti R4130 Edited March 25, 2017 by mfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 'studedave' (SDC Forum) likes 63R1001 (first production) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 I guess I'll toss my two cents in!......In my eyes, it would be a tough choice between the 'Egbert Avanti,' (for so many reasons), and the Bonneville Avanti #9.......... However, considering the fact that the R3 engines would only be a small footnote in Studebaker history if it wasn't for all the records #9 set at the Bonneville Salt Flats,.... and then considering the current value of the R3 equipped Avantis which were based on #9, I'd have to say that Bonneville Avanti #9 is today the MOST FINANCIALLY VALUABLE (and historic) of all the Studebaker Avantis! (IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 WCP (from the Studebaker Forum) chooses 'Any One' of the nine 'production line' R3 Avantis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 'jnormanh', from the SDC Forum, feels 63R1001 is the most valuable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Why do you refer to an Avanti as "'The Sears-Allstate Tire' Avanti"? There was a whole run of 1964 Avantis that were originally shod with Sear Allstate tires. I owned one of them. Perhaps you mean the one that the ladies ran cross country. I have seen that one many times over the years. I believe that it had 6K miles the last that I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 2 hours ago, studegary said: Why do you refer to an Avanti as "'The Sears-Allstate Tire' Avanti"? There was a whole run of 1964 Avantis that were originally shod with Sear Allstate tires. I owned one of them. Perhaps you mean the one that the ladies ran cross country. I have seen that one many times over the years. I believe that it had 6K miles the last that I saw it. We're referring to the Sears-Allstate Tire Cross Country Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Bob Caser, (from the SDC Forum), 'votes' for the Egbert Avanti R4130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 'rusty65', (from the SDC Forum) 'votes' for the Sears Allstate Tire Cross-Country Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 'Milaca', (from the SDC Forum) 'votes' for the 'Due Cento' Avanti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Brad Bez 'votes' for the first R3 'production' Avanti, R5089. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) On 3/24/2017 at 10:01 PM, studegary said: See post #3 on this thread. Edited March 27, 2017 by mfg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 '8E45E'' (from the SDC Forum) 'votes' for the Due Cento Avanti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Still would like to see a few more 'votes' here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Easy Sherwood Egberts Avanti. Without him they wouldn't exist. pb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Thanks 1963r2,......... and '53k, from the Stude Forum, places a 'vote' for the Due Cento Avanti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 '63t-cab', from the Stude Forum, puts in a vote for Bonneville Avanti #9! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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