mfg Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 Upon what condition did the buyer of a new Avanti receive a fiberglass serving tray from Studebaker?
studegary Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 He/she attended an initial showing of the Avanti.
mfg Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, studegary said: He/she attended an initial showing of the Avanti. Not correct.....because the question asked what a BUYER had to do to get a tray! Anybody?
mfg Posted July 6, 2019 Author Report Posted July 6, 2019 ANSWER......The Avanti purchaser just needed to fill out a questionnaire concerning his/her new Avanti, send it in, and then Studebaker would thank him (her) with a tray!
studegary Posted July 6, 2019 Report Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) On 6/30/2019 at 3:45 PM, mfg said: Not correct.....because the question asked what a BUYER had to do to get a tray! Anybody? Now I see that your KEY word was buyer. Edited July 6, 2019 by studegary
bob caser Posted July 7, 2019 Report Posted July 7, 2019 Having been a buyer of a new Avanti , 10-24-1963, I was never offered a tray or ever received a form to fill out regarding such. From my point of view the dealers had little interest at this stage of their carriers with Studebaker. In August and September talking to two local dealers regarding ordering a R3 from the factory there was no interest on their part of taking such an order. I was living in the Metro New York area hardly a small market. Bob Caser
mfg Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Posted July 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, bob caser said: Having been a buyer of a new Avanti , 10-24-1963, I was never offered a tray or ever received a form to fill out regarding such. From my point of view the dealers had little interest at this stage of their carriers with Studebaker. In August and September talking to two local dealers regarding ordering a R3 from the factory there was no interest on their part of taking such an order. I was living in the Metro New York area hardly a small market. Bob Caser It's too bad your "friendly Studebaker dealers" were reluctant to order the R3 Avanti you wanted......That car may have ended up to be the TENTH 'production line' 1964 Studebaker Avanti R3!!
bob caser Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 There would have been more than 9 production cars , if the dealers and the factory would have been more attentive. The client base was not the "HOT ROD" magazine reader, which did publish the most complete article regarding the R3 engine. An Avanti with a R3 engine would retail for close to $6,000 dollars and it had serious competition at that price. Bob Caser
studegary Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, bob caser said: There would have been more than 9 production cars , if the dealers and the factory would have been more attentive. The client base was not the "HOT ROD" magazine reader, which did publish the most complete article regarding the R3 engine. An Avanti with a R3 engine would retail for close to $6,000 dollars and it had serious competition at that price. Bob Caser $6000 in 1963 would be more than $50,000 in 2019 dollars.
mfg Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Posted July 8, 2019 6 hours ago, bob caser said: Having been a buyer of a new Avanti , 10-24-1963, I was never offered a tray or ever received a form to fill out regarding such. From my point of view the dealers had little interest at this stage of their carriers with Studebaker. In August and September talking to two local dealers regarding ordering a R3 from the factory there was no interest on their part of taking such an order. I was living in the Metro New York area hardly a small market. Bob Caser Bob, you don't by chance still own the Avanti you purchased on 10/24/63?
mfg Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Posted July 8, 2019 18 hours ago, bob caser said: I still have it, R5051. Bob Caser Hey, that's REALLY SOMETHING!!.....Can you give us more details about your Avanti?
bob caser Posted July 9, 2019 Report Posted July 9, 2019 Long story . I was showing another Avanti in 1985 at the annual La Palma show. This was a modified car, and it won first place in it class. This guy walks up and introduces himself., and we start talking about this car R5487 car and also about R5051 which was being repainted at a local body shop. At this time it was a very nice car with 39,000 miles and never modified. This individual is interested in seeing the car and we make arrangements to meet at the body shop while looking at the car he tells me he had a turquoise 64 in the past and it would be great to build a show car out of my car. So the body shop and this guy proceed to move forward on my car and I support the money side and now realize we are building a trailer queen of Pebble Beach standards. So from 1985 to 1990 they proceed to build "my" show car. The car has been in storage since 1990 only needing the bumpers to be completed and installed.Everything mechanical was rebuilt and no fluids were installed. The engine is turned over by hand and oiled. This is a over restored Avanti something that I now regret. Jon Meyer, John Metzker, Ed Reynolds and Gary Johnson all contributed to this show car. Oh the guy and I became good friends until his passing. His name : Tom Kellogg Bob Caser
mfg Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Posted July 9, 2019 What a story!....What a car!...I've personally always felt that 'Avanti Turquoise' exterior paint to be the color of choice for Studebaker Avantis, and this '64 model with a solid turquoise interior with woodgrain accents really is SPECTACULAR! Thank you for posting the photos Bob! Two other spectacular turquoise/turquoise '64 Studebaker Avantis that come to mind are Dick Vaux's R4892, the first production line 'square light' car, and Randy Rapp's R5089, the first production line R3 Avanti.
bob caser Posted July 10, 2019 Report Posted July 10, 2019 The interior in this car is all NOS , gauges , carpet, steering column, and seats. Ed Reynolds had complete vinyl interior pieces at one time at a bargain price. It would be impossible to duplicate this today at any cost. Bob Caser
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