mfg Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 So what's so special about Studebaker Avanti R5269? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 No thoughts on this question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 It's one of the Sears/Allstate cars and is still all original...hoses, belts, etc., with only somewhat over 4k miles on it. It was also spotlighted in a back issue of Hemmings Classic Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Gunslinger said: It's one of the Sears/Allstate cars and is still all original...hoses, belts, etc., with only somewhat over 4k miles on it. It was also spotlighted in a back issue of Hemmings Classic Cars. That's it!!....One EXTREMELY original Studebaker Avanti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Is this one of the Avantis that I used to visit at Joe Erdelac's dealership? I know that he bought an Allstate car and had it shipped back from California because he did want to put miles on it (unusual at the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuyler Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hmm! Makes me wonder. My 1963 Avanti ( built 12/1962 ) has a Sears Allstate spare tire. It appears used but very original. Could it be a Allstate car or just have a replacement tire? Is there a list of serial numbers for the "Sears/Allstate cars, how many were there? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuyler Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 I take my question back. After re-reading the initial question from "mfg", I see that the car in question is # 5269. My car is 2318. Probably too many cars apart to make my car a Allstate car! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 8 hours ago, schuyler said: I take my question back. After re-reading the initial question from "mfg", I see that the car in question is # 5269. My car is 2318. Probably too many cars apart to make my car a Allstate car! Thanks. I believe that your car is much too early to be an Allstate car. The production order tells what the car came with, including tires. The car in question seems late to be an Allstate car (probably at the end of the run), but I do not know how many they made and if they were sequential. I owned an Allstate Avanti, IIRC it was 5176. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted July 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 20 hours ago, studegary said: I believe that your car is much too early to be an Allstate car. The production order tells what the car came with, including tires. The car in question seems late to be an Allstate car (probably at the end of the run), but I do not know how many they made and if they were sequential. I owned an Allstate Avanti, IIRC it was 5176. I also believe that I (years ago) also owned one of the Sears-Allstate Avantis!....It was a true '64, with the typical 'Avanti Red' exterior paint and black/woodgrain interior. It also featured the R1 engine, Powershift transmission and power steering...and the desirable 'manual windows'! As far as the factory installed tires go, this Avanti's (R5180) production order reads this way.........."51A 670 White All State Tires" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studegary Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 hours ago, mfg said: I also believe that I (years ago) also owned one of the Sears-Allstate Avantis!....It was a true '64, with the typical 'Avanti Red' exterior paint and black/woodgrain interior. It also featured the R1 engine, Powershift transmission and power steering...and the desirable 'manual windows'! As far as the factory installed tires go, this Avanti's (R5180) production order reads this way.........."51A 670 White All State Tires" My 5176 was originally the same color, interior and options as your car. At that time, there were several built in a row that were identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avantiaz Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 My 64 R-5014 came from factory with Allstate tires.Pencil change on production order. It was not one of the Allstate cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 A NOS set of Sears-Allstate 6.70x15 whitewall bias ply tires would really be something to find nowadays!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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