AVANTI (USA), 1989
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By JOHN LLOYD from Sedro Woolley, Washington, United States;cropped by uploader Mr.choppers - 1989 Avanti II convertible, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16964933
Avanti (car) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avanti_(car)
The Avanti is an American performance sports coupe based on the Studebaker
Avanti and marketed through a succession of five
different ownership arrangements subsequent to Studebaker's
discontinuation of the model. After the closure of Studebaker's South Bend factory on December 20, 1963, cars carrying the Avanti
nameplate were initially produced from left-over Studebaker components and
later, by the Avanti Motor Company from General
Motors and Ford chassis and engines. Very few cars were made before
all production ceased in 2006. After Studebaker
ended production at South Bend, the "Avanti" model name, tooling,
Studebaker truck production rights and parts and plant space were bought by
local Studebaker dealers, Nate and Arnold Altman and Leo Newman, who
incorporated as Avanti Motor Corporation and hand-built a small number of cars. Leo Newman ran the Studebaker truck
parts division which enabled the company to be profitable at its outset. According
to Stu Chapman, Studebaker Director of Advertising & Public Relations 1964 -1966, in his book 'My Father The Car: Memoirs Of My Life With Studebaker', there
was talk with Studebaker of reintroducing the Avanti to Studebaker showrooms in
1965/66, along with ambitious plans for rebadging an Isuzu Bellett as an entry level Studebaker, and combining with Canadian Motor
Industries. The Altman brothers introduced a slightly modified version of the
car in 1965 under the brand name "Avanti II" which initially had a 327 cu in (5.4 L ) Chevrolet Corvette engine. This evolved to the 400, then the small-block
350, and then the 305 for 1981. The 305 V8 had
electronic engine controls, 155 hp (116 kW), and GM's Turbo 350
automatic transmission with lock-up.
Building one of the 1980s Avanti IIs required 10 to 12 weeks, depending on
special color or upholstery orders. The last Avanti II made came off the line
with a V6 engine from Roush and only one was made. After Nate Altman's death, Arnold
Altman ran the company until it was sold in 1982. From 1963 to 1987, Avanti IIs were
built on the Studebaker-designed chassis, then the Chevrolet Monte Carlo
chassis was used; Chevy discontinued the Monte Carlo in 1989, and Avanti switched
to the Chevrolet Caprice chassis.
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By That Hartford Guy - Flickr: 1991 Avanti II sedan, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22537854
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