Avanti Owners Database (1984 - 1991)

(The manufacturers plate containing the "RQB" serial number was pinned on the drivers door jamb, even though the VIN number plate was attached to the dash at the lower windshield area. Some cars are advertised as "RQB, some as "12AAVxxxxxx". This co-mingling of ID plates occurred until the 86 model year when the "RQB" plates disappeared.)

R-1001 - R-1999
R-2000 - R-2999
R-3001 - R-3999
R-4001 - R-4999
R-5001 - R-5653
RQA
RQB
1984 - 91
AVX 1996 -
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An ongoing database of ownerships of the Avanti Automobile. Some are members of the Avanti Chat group. No addresses or phone numbers will be included to protect privacy.
The 1984 era is marked by the sale of The Avanti Motor Corporation (Newman & Altman) to Stephen Blake, a Washington area developer. His well intended attempts to bring the car into a more modern setting, with engineering changes and looks, ended in catastrophe with the 1986 paint debacle, leaving the company in backruptcy. Mike Kelly, then enters the scene and again raises the company up, melding a modern chassis with the classic body, partnering with J.J. Cafaro and moving the company to Youngstown, Ohio. ....

VIN Numbers
From 1980 up until today, the VIN number has been defined as a 17-character alphanumeric identifier. In 1980, a rule was put into effect by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (U.S. Department of Transports) that required all new vehicles sold in the United States have a 17-character VIN. Today we have a fixed VIN system for all major vehicle manufacturers, including motor vehicles, trailers, motorcycles, and mopeds. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Avanti VIN Numbers read as "12AAV1234annnnnnn"
Interpret your VIN Code here

To some, there was a bit of sausage made with Avanti and VIN numbers. This page, starts with 1984 models and the sequence number are the same, whether RQB or AAV


Regardies - March 1983

Obit - Stephen Blake

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[ 1984 ]

Mr. Blake, upon taking control of the company embarked on making changes at Avanti. One of the first items on his list of things to do was to drop the "II" designation and return the car to its original roots. It would again be known as the Avanti. Next on the list was to introduce a special model to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Avantis introduction. The 1983 20th Anniversary Model was introduced at the Chicago Auto Show. This all black, no chrome, euro-tech look Avanti was a radical departure from previous editions. The Anniversary car was followed by a special limited run of touring coupe editions. Work began late in 1984 on two projects which would point the way to the direction Mr. Blake felt Avanti should be heading. The first was the development of a convertible to complement the coupe and the Avanti GT a mid year replacement for the coupe with a custom chassis and suspension. Both projects while completed were not actively pursued as Avanti Motor Corporation filed for Bankruptcy early in 1985.
Mr. Blake was also responsible for a limited racing program where a specially prepared Avanti was raced at Daytona.

Among other things, 1984 produced changes in bumper styles from steel to designs in Kevlar, color coded units with comparably changed front & rear support structures. The use of Recarro seats was discontinued after 1985 for much less expensive GM seats. The 87/88 Avanti used the Monte Carlo SS type.
Mike Kelly also created the 'Touring Coupe' option with 'blackout' chrome trim & Western Mag wheels. Here is the Touring Coupe Registry maintained by Thomas A Krolikowski. This revision - July 2003



1989 AAV-0472 ( Convertible)
Bill Austin, Orlando, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011
1989 AAV-0474
Ivan Hankins, Raleigh, NC
AOAI Reg. 2011
1989 Coupe AAV-0478
Roger Main, Creston, IA
since Feb 1997 - AOAI Reg. 2011
1989 AAV-0482
Keith A. Phildius, White Pine, TN
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0483

(mbucek), Chicago, IL - Ebay Sale, July 2009

1989 AAV0488

Indian Head Park, IL
AOAI Reg. 2011
26 Dec 2005



1989 AAV-0491

(NationalMarketingClassifieds), Anderson, SC
Ebay Sale, July 2009
1989 AAV-0493
Norman Pokorny, Rye, NH
AOAI Reg. 2011
1989 AAV-0496
Michael A. Dias, Las Vegas, NV
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0497

No information
Pics - April 2004



1989 AAV-0499 (Convertible)

(sonnyi172695), Copiague, Long Island, NY
Ebay Sale - August 2007


1989 AAV-0500
Marty Winnick, Poinciana, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0504

Doug Hatch, Los Alamos, NM
AOAI Reg. 2011
Owned since 2008

Former Owners/Locales;
Matthew Chess, Columbus, OH
Jennifer Jaeger, Sag Harbor NY


AAV-0505
Alfred Abbuehl, Zumikon, Switzerland
AOAI Reg. 2009

1989 AAV-0510

(sandiegans), Wilmington,NC
Ebay Sale - December 2004



1989 AAV-0512

Max Starkey, Peru, IN
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;
(sdvipclassics), San Diego, CA - Ebay Sale - January 2006

14 Aug 2006 - Palm Springs, CA

    Pluses on these 89's. No Troughs, King pins or power steering hoses hanging down or gas tank fumes in the car.

1989 AAV-0515
Todd Peterson, Houston TX
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0516

(emotorclassics), Fairfield, OH
Ebay Sale - June 2006


1989 AAV-0516

(hlcc), St. Louis, MO
Ebay Sale - May 2005


1989 AAV-0516

(kberry56), Round Rock, TX
Ebay Sale - April 2004



1989 AAV-nnnn
Convertible
Dale Ploung, Corona CA
AOAI Reg 2011
Since 2003

Former Owners/Locales;
Rusty Oft, Phoenix, AZ
Wayne Francisco, Enzo Stuarti



1989 AAV-0519

(theclassiccarguy) Montpelier VA
Ebay Sale, April 2010

and


1989 AAV-0519

Marvin Goode, Richmond, VA
Ebay Sale, August 2009

AND


1989 AAV-0519

(calabrosc), Richmond, VA - Ebay Sale - May 2005



1989 AAV-0526

Richard Remund, Clearwater, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;
(Sellitshort), Colorado Springs, CO - Ebay Sale - April 2008



1989 AAV-0528

Carschmidt), St Louis, MO
bay Sale - July 2008

1989 Convertible AAV0530

Joseph Dolezal, Willowbrook, IL - 18 June 2002 - AOAI Reg. 2011
1989 AAV-0532
John Grindas, Wake Forest, NC
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0533

nkrax), Roswell, GA
Ebay Sale - April 2005



1989 AAV-0534

Barrett-Jackson Auction
Jan 2005
Listing

Previous:

Barrett-Jackson, 2001

Hugh Severs
Al Jardine (Beach Boys)
until Jan 2001
Holiday, FL



1989 AAV-0536

Ken Kidwell, Deltaville VA, May 2011

Former Owners/locales;
Former owners/locales;
Jeff Rice, Brooklet GA
Nov 2010 - May 2011?

Valdosta GA
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Wayne Powell, Lawrenceville GA, AOAI reg ?-2007



1989 AAV-0539

(chequeredflagcars), Marina Del Rey CA
Ebay Sale - July 2010

1989 AAV-0540

Bill & Liz Doyle, Cle Elum, Washington
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;
(Avantidan), Villa Rica, GA - Ebay Sale - April 2007

and



1989 AAV-0540

(exoticcarsalesflorida), Naples, FL
Ebay Sale - May 2007
1989 AAV-0541
William Haris, Syracuse, IN
AOAI Reg. 2011

1989 AAV-0544

Ebay sale - Sep 2011

&

Ebay Sale June 2011

&


1989 AAV-0544

Northshore Auto Sport, Chicago IL - Ebay Sale May 2011


1989 AAV-0552
Steve Teasdale, Loxahatchee, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;

Craigslist - July 2009

and


1989 AAV-0552

(peteb921), Los Angeles, CA
Ebay Sale, May 2008

Convertible AAV-2225K1000552
Barrett-Jackson Auction
2001 Listing

2000 Listing


1989 AAV-0563 (Convertible) (Supercharged)
Ken Kidwell, Deltaville VA, 2011

[ 1990 ]



AAV-????

Ernest Edwards, Syracuse NY
AOAI Reg. 2011
Photo - July 2011 - Gettysburg PA
1990 AAV-0002 4DR
Jim Buckley, Clarkston, MI
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 - 4-door AAV-0057 (?)
Gary Croletto
1990 4-door

AAV-1001

Virgil Marple, Maple Plain, MN
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 AAV-1003 (4DR)
Arnold Hoskovec, Bates City, MO
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 AAV-1006
Arnold Hoskovec, Bates City, MO
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1010 4-door
(duke10cecil), Washington D.C.
Ebay sale - June 2010

and


1990 AAV-1010 4-door
(calabrosc), Petersburg, VA
Ebay Sale, March 2004


1990 AAV-1010 4-door
Lance Motors, Monroe, NJ
Ebay Sale, May 2004



1990 AAV-1013 4-door

Woodhaven motors, Conroe, TX
Ebay Sale, December 2004

1990 AAV-1014
David Van Meter, Fallon, NV
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1015 4-door

(mattchess), Columbus, OH
Ebay Sale, February 2009

and


1990 AAV-1015 4-door

(serg71980), Boyds, MD
Ebay Sale, January 2008

    previous owner....J.J. CAFARO....
    Buyer: Matt Chess, Columbus, OH

1990 4-door

AAV-1018

Virgil Marple, Maple Plain, MN
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1019 4-door

Clay Real(?), Chicago IL - Craigslist Sale, November 2009
1990 AAV-1021
Scott minetto, Suffern, NY
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1023 4-door

(77boathunter), Ocean Springs MS - Ebay Sale - Sep 2011
1990 AAV-1026 4DR
Norman Zimring, Camarillo, CA
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 AAV-1028 4DR
Edmund Desilva, Plantation, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 4-door AAV-1031
Charles Schwerkolt, Victoria, AU
AOAI Reg. 2009 - 2011

1990 AAV-1032 4-door
(cora723), St Louis, MO
Ebay Sale, May 2005


1990 AAV-1033 4-door
(ljtb1224), Oceanside, CA
Ebay Sale, Feb 2011


1990 AAV-1035

No Info - January 2000

1990 AAV-1037 4-door
Ron Garvin, Forest Hills, MD
Ebay Sale, May 2006


1990 AAV-1037 4-door

1 Valerie Blake, Washington, D.C.
Ebay Sale, 2005



1990 AAV-1039 4-door
(Avanticarfan), Villa Rica, GA
Ebay Sale, Octoner 2004



1990 AAV-1040 4-door

Turning Wheels, December 1996

1990 4dr AAV-1041
Jerry L. Ball, Bullard, TX
AOAI Reg. 2011


1990 AAV-1042 4-door

Ebay Sale, 2007 (data lost)


1990 AAV-1042 4-door

(Avanticarfan), Villa Rica, GA
Ebay Sale, July 2004



1990 AAV-1043 4-door

(gildasclubdesertcities), Cathedral City, CA - Ebay Sale, February 2007


1990 AAV-1044 4-door

Ronnie Ayers, Suffolk VA
Photo - July 2011 - Gettysburg PA
1990 4Dr AAV-1045
Robert Pellerin, Virginia Beach, VA
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 4Dr - AAV-1047
Dean Claiborne, Downey, CA
AOAI Reg. 2011
1990 - AAV-1048
Gary Walters
2006



1990 AAV-1051 4-door

(tinystrains), Los Angeles CA
Ebay Sale, February 2010

1990 AAV-0157
Gary Croletto, Angels Camp, CA
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1060 4-door

(theclassiccargallery), Southport, CT
Ebay Sale, September 2009

1990 AAV-1064
Ernest Edwards
Dalton, GA



1990 AAV-1065 4-door

(Auto Mall), Lexington, KY
Ebay Sale, October 2009

1990 AAV-1068
Thomas Horning, National City, CA
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1070 4-door

(dancindan48), Clearwater, FL
Ebay Sale, August 2008

and


1990 AAV-1070 4-door

(mltitlntd), Austin, TX
Ebay Sale, November 2004



1990 (4-door) AAV-1072

John Hull, Clearater, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011
(avantifromct) AOAI Forum
Photo - July 2011 - Gettysburg PA

1990 AAV-1073 4-door

James Allison, Davie, FL
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;
(AlanMarvin72), Coral Gables, FL - Ebay Sale, September 2005


1990 AAV-1075 (4dr)
Sold Aug 1993
1990 4-door AAV-1076
Don Lindner, St. Peters, MO
AOAI Reg. 2011

Former Owners/Locales;
January 2005 - Barrett-Jackson Auction


1990 AAV-1077 (4dr)
Arnold Hoskovec, Bates City, MO
AOAI Reg. 2011

1990 AAV-1078 4-door

Jan 2005
June 2004
Richard Morris, Renton, WA
64 R-1 #5367
90 4-door #78
        Former Owner:
        Jim Baize
        San Diego, CA



    1990 AAV-1085 4-door

    Ron Bergeron, Marietta, GA
    AOAI Reg. 2011

    Former Owners/Locales;
    (Avanticarfan), Villa Rica, GA
    Ebay Sale, September 2004



    1990 AAV-1086 4-door

    (seattleclassiccar), Seattle WA, Ebay Sale - May 2011
    Lemay Museum Collection


    1990 4DR
    AAV-1088
    Barry Slipp, Edmonton Canada
    AOAI Reg. 2011

    Former Owners/Locales;
    Sam Spring, Schenectady,N.Y.
    Whitesboro, NY


    1990 4-door

    AAV-1090

    Virgil Marple, Maple Plain, MN

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    [ 1991 ]



    1991 AV-1202 (Convertible)

    Darrel J. Moore,Tryon, NC
    July 2008 - ? Previous; Ebay Sale



    1991 AV-1204 (Convertible)

    (aspel), Orlando, FL
    Ebay Sale, April 2009



    1991 AAV-1208
    ( Convertible)
    Carl E. Doughty, Palm Bay, FL
    AOAI Reg. 2011

    Former Owners/Locales;
    Robert Locke, Royal Palm Beach, FL - 26 February 2001



    1991 - AAV-1210

    (srcexotics) Los Angeles, CA
    Ebay Sale - July 2007

    Ebay Listing - April 2007


    1991 AAV-1212 (Convertible)
    Sold - Jun 1993
    1991 AAV-1213 (Convertible)
    Sold - Sep 1993

    Unfinished Body Shells

    (biblejkv1611), Carrollton, GA
    Ebay Sale, February 2009
    Prospects

    Jan 2005 Craig Walton
    8830 West National Avenue
    West Allis, WI 53227.
    (414) 327-1340
    Fax: (414) 327-1833.
    charcoal grey -1991 4-door
    Bronze Avanti II



    1989 Convertible
    AAV -?

    Frank Nekvasil, Arvada, CO
    Craigslist Sale, September 2009


    1989 Convertible (no # / no email) - Thierry J. Sagnier, Falls Church, VA
    AOAI Reg. 2011
    R-1001 - R-1999
    R-2000 - R-2999
    R-3001 - R-3999
    R-4001 - R-4999
    R-5001 - R-5653
    RQA
    RQB
    1984 - 91
    AVX 1996 -
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