mfg Posted July 25, 2017 Report Posted July 25, 2017 What's one very good reason that there are very few pictures that remain of Studebaker's South Bend Avanti production? (assembly)
studegary Posted July 26, 2017 Report Posted July 26, 2017 The first six months of Avanti body production was in Ashtabula, Ohio. When the second Avanti body assembly line start in South Bend, Indiana in December 1962, I believe that it occupied space shared with truck production. Regardless of these facts, I have seen many pictures of Studebaker Avanti production in South Bend.
mfg Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Posted July 26, 2017 I believe you might mean pics of Avanti ll (Altman) production, of which there are many. There are a precious few photos of actual Studebaker Avanti production Gary, and there's a reason for that....Can anyone think of it?
studegary Posted July 27, 2017 Report Posted July 27, 2017 No, I am not thinking of post-Studebaker production.
mfg Posted July 28, 2017 Author Report Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) ANSWER.......The reason there are very few pictures extant of Studebaker Avanti production is due to a 'request' by Egbert NOT to photograph the Avanti during its production. Why?....because Egbert did not want his 'cutting edge' new sports car to be photographed being built in a wooden floored building once used to assemble buggys!! Edited July 28, 2017 by mfg spelling
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