Gilded Avanti!

[mfg]

What did the folks at 'Road and Track' magazine mean when they described the 1963 Studebaker Avanti as a "Lark in a gilded cage" ??

[r1lark]

They meant it was basically a Lark (chassis, basic engine, etc) with a fancy body.

[mfg]

15 minutes ago, r1lark said:

They meant it was basically a Lark (chassis, basic engine, etc) with a fancy body.

Exactamundo!!

[Gunslinger]

Pretty much the same that the Mustang was essentially a dressed up Falcon...though the press was pretty much universally positive about the Mustang without mentioning its origins and some reviewers were not so with the Avanti.  A bit of anti-Studebaker bias but Studebaker wasn't a big advertiser in car mags at the time...if they advertised in car mags at all.