Avanti Assembly!

[mfg]

The very first (pre-production) Studebaker Avanti was assembled in........................?

[r1lark]

I remember an early article on the Avanti development by Fred Fox, who quoted Gene Hardig saying they built the first prototype in secret because of a union strike, then smuggled to the Proving Ground. So.....the first Avanti was assembled......in secret.

Probably not what you were looking for Ed.

[mfg]

7 minutes ago, r1lark said:

I remember an early article on the Avanti development by Fred Fox, who quoted Gene Hardig saying they built the first prototype in secret because of a union strike, then smuggled to the Proving Ground. So.....the first Avanti was assembled......in secret.

Probably not what you were looking for Ed.

Yes, that must have been a very interesting (and exciting!) time at Studebaker......but we're actually looking for the location (city) where that first Studebaker Avanti was put together.

[studegary]

1 hour ago, mfg said:

Yes, that must have been a very interesting (and exciting!) time at Studebaker......but we're actually looking for the location (city) where that first Studebaker Avanti was put together.

Ashtabula, Ohio

[mfg]

2 hours ago, studegary said:

Ashtabula, Ohio

CORRECT!