http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1549868610.html
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.)

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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
To some, there was some sausage made with Avanti and VIN numbers. This page, starts with 1984 models and the sequence number are the same, whether RQB or AAV
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Obit - Stephen Blake
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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.
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1984 aav-3251
Carl Tuveson, South Bend, IN 46614

1984 AAV-3650 (Interesting History)
(s2dsteve), The Dalles, OR
Ebay Sale, January 2004
Ebay Sale, March 2004
1984 RQB-3850 (Touring Coupe)
1984 RQB-3852
1984 RQB-3855
1984 RQB-3856
1984 RQB-3857 (Touring Coupe)
1984 RQB-3862
1984 RQB-3864 ( Touring Coupe)
1984 RQB-3865
May 2002
19 February 2002
Craig Wilson, Tuscaloosa, AL 3405
Pam Crouch
Bellvue, WA 98106
Carl Doughty
North Palm Beach, FL 32905
Touring Coupe
Keith Rider
San Diego, CA 92100
02 May 2002
Craig Wilson
Craig Wilson
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
USA
Nee Max Austin, Birmingham, AL
Tom Cunningham
Spring Lake, MI 49456
Thomas A. Krolikowski
Dryden, MI 48428
12 december 2001
Bill Ballhorn
Madison WI 53711
Owned since Octber 99
Harrisburg, PA
Touring Coupe
Sold Dec 02

1984 RQB-3867
July 2003
(Touring Coupe)
Mike Owens, Elkmont, AL
May 2009
1984 RQB-3871
Geof
Somewhere in California

1984 RQB-3872
(avanticarfan), Atlanta, GA
Ebay Sale, April 2004
Previous:
Mike Kelly Atlanta, Ga

1984 RQB-3881
(candbstudebakers), Castro Valley, CA
Ebay Sale, May 2007
1984 RQB-3884
Merle W. Jacobson
Springfield, Ma. 01129
1984 RQB-3901
Dale Kindle
Sparta, TN 38583

1984 AAV-3917
(hawkerxl), Memphis, TN
Ebay Sale, October 2005

1984 AAV-3918
(vtw7lifter), Vermont
Ebay Sale, June 2007
1984 RQB-3921
18 October 2002
Charlie Kile
Springfield, MO 65805

1984 AAV-3926
(avantinw), Takoma, WA
Ebay Sale, November 2006

1984 AAV-3926
(avantinw), Takoma, WA
Ebay Sale, November 2006

RQB-3926
Max starkey, Peru, IN
Turning Wheels, May 2006
RQB 3926 Entered Production 12-06-83
Sold to Texas Wholesalers on 03-10-84 ( John Hull )
1984 RQB-3927
John Michael Williams
Chevy Chase, MD
1984 RQB-3940
Michael Durso
Shelton, CT 06468
1984 RQB-3944
07 June 2001
Allam Higbee
Vancouver, BC, V6L 2G7
Owned since May 2001

1984 AAV-3946
(myjoer), Cranberry, NJ
Ebay Sale, February 2006
AND
1984 RQB-3946
09 Apr 2001
BOB MENDELOWITZ
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
1984 RQB-3947
J. Paul Panariso
Colorado Springs, CO 80908

1984 AAV-3948
(roxysdayoff), ? Missouri
Ebay Sale, July 2009

1984 AAV-3950
20th Anniversary Factory Prototype
Steve Hudson
Turning Wheels, March 1996

1984 RQB-3956
(gene320), Lake Isabela, CA
Ebay Sale, April 2008

1984 AAV-3967
(toprope1), Wellington, OH
Ebay Sale, August 2007
26 Jan 2004
Ken & Susie Rosa, Wellington, Ohio 44090

1984 AAV-3968
19 April 2001
G. Davis
Previous:
Larry Barlow
Clarks Summit, PA 18411

1984 AAV-3969
(califcars1), Costa Mesa, CA
Ebay Sale, July 2008

1984 AAV-3974
(bsiegal63t1), Tampa, FL
Ebay Sale, December 2005

1984 RQB-3976
(csperformancecenter), Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Ebay Sale, July 2009

1984 AAV-3992
(Carschmitt), St. Louis, MO
Ebay Sale, February 2009
(Quite a markup and difference in stories from previous owner)
from
this
1984 AAV-3992
(dcm3one), Washngton, D.C
Ebay Sale, June 2007

1984 AAV-3994
(cosmotors), Seattle, WA
Ebay Sale,April 2008

1984 AAV-3994
(cosmotors), Seattle, WA
Ebay Sale, August 2008
1984 RQB-3997
Jan VanAntwerp
1985 AAV-4000
John Holtz, Ontario, CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

1984 AAV-4006
(r1957hawk), Granite Shoals, TX
Ebay Sale, April 2005

1984 AAV-4006
(theauctionbin), ? Iowa
Ebay Sale, December 2004
1984 RQB-4008
Tim Jackman
Madison, WI 53704-5918
1984 RQB-4010
13 August 2001
George Kennedy
Hudson, CO 80642
Owned since 1996
Previous owner ; Dad

1984 AAV-4013
November 2002

1984 AAV-4022
(jackg9992), Anchorage, AK
Ebay Sale, February 2006
1984 AAV-4026
Yobel
AOAI Forum, July 2009

1984 AAV-4032
(sonja*j), San Diego, CA
Ebay Sale, July 2008

1984 AAV-4033
Jim McCauley,Fairfax, Va 22033
January 2000

1984 AAV-4038
(replicaking), Monroe Township, NJ
Ebay Sale, April 2006

1984 AAV-4045
(?), Nevada
Ebay Sale, June 2004

1984 RQB-4052
25 Feb 2002
Peter F. Zari
Northeast Avanti
New Rochelle, NY

1984 AAV-4053
(2733michael), Westmont, IL
Ebay Sale,January 2005

1984 AAV-4064
(mullett72), Central MA
Ebay Sale, August 2006

1984 AAV-4071
(gramma28), Fort Worth, TX
Ebay Sale, April 2007

1984 AAV-4072
(7037booze), St. Petersburg, FL
Ebay Sale, May 2004
1984 RQB-4082
15 October 2001
Randy Knipe
Linden PA 17744
Owned since July 2001
12AAV1230E1004114. Aercan Family Insurance offered it to me for $6000.00. I Don't know what became of it.

1984 AAV-4134
Engine Fire - No Other Info
Pics October 2004
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According to David kinney, personal friend of Stephan Blake, only seven Avantis were fitted with factory 5- speed transmissons. At least two other Avantis were converted to 5-speeds, one being the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Prototype. David reports that, of the seven factory 5-speeds, two of them were built with lowered front ends and 64 Studebaker front fenders. David owns one of these lowered cars, RQB-4202

1985 AAV-4140
(koolcars), Orlando, FL
Ebay Sale, May 2005

1985 AAV-4144
(r5duecento), Irwin, PA
Ebay Sale, June 2008

1985 AAV-4148
(pdschlacht), Strongsville, OH
Ebay Sale, November 2004

1985 AAV-4156
(confution), Las Vegas, NV
Ebay Sale, March 2009
1985 RQB-4161
28 feb 2002
Terry Litke

1985 AAV-4166
(avantinw), Takoma, WA
Ebay Sale, June 2006

1985 AAV-4175
(godfada3), Daytona Beach, FL
Ebay Sale, February 2006
1985 RQB-4178
28 May 2005
Lonny Aires
Smithfield, VA
1985 RQB-4180
Henry Meier
Redwood City, CA 94061

1985 AAV-4183
(pcmorrisshop), Parc City, UT
Ebay Sale, March 2009
1985 AAV-4184
Wayne Hamilton, Ontario CA
AOAI Reg. 2009
1985 RQB-4186
Ken & Linda Matson
Winter Park, FL

1985 AAV-4191
(monyetbesar), Newton, WI
Ebay Sale, January 2006

1985 AAV-4197
(plingos), Northport, NY
Ebay Sale, May 2006

1985 AAV-4208
(csalpoglou), Natick, MA
Ebay Sale,January 2007


1985 AAV-4218
John Glyder, Silver Spring, MD
Turning Wheels, August 1987
1985 RQB-4222
Mark & Beverly Gooch
Lancaster, PA 17601
1985 RQB-4226
23 April 2001
Bob Fouts
Escanaba, MI 49829

1985 AAV-4229
(fordnmore), Richmond, IN
Ebay Sale, Jan 2010

1985 AAV-4231
(Mattchess), Columbus, OH
Ebay Sale, July 2009
AND

1985 AAV-4231
(Mattchess), Columbus, OH
Ebay Sale, January 2008
and
1985 RQB-4231
Marvin P. Stein
Miami, FL 33186
and

1985 AAV-4231
(marvinps), Miami, FL
Ebay Sale, October 2006

1985 AAV-4234
(mannathecollector), Pueblo, CO
Ebay Sale, February 2009
1985 RQB-4240
Russ Haggen
Bellingham, WA 98225

1985 AAV-4274
(armandosautomobiles),Canton, OH
Ebay Sale, August 2006
AND

1985 AAV-4274
(armandosautomobiles),Canton, OH
Ebay Sale, December 2004
1985 RQB-8185
(1963 R2 R-4439)
Chuck and Sutton Decker
Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
1985 Unknown?

1985 Unknown Wreck
December 2006
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1987 AAV-0006
4th 87 sold to public
...
Somewhere in Las Vagas ( Jan 2008)
Wayne Francisco
Anonymous, original owner

1987 AAV-0011
Boeckel, Portland, OR
Owned since 2007
Craigslist, November 2009
Previous:


1987 AAV-0018 Convertible
25 January 2002
Keith & Marilyn Brooks
Calgary, Alberta

AND

1987 AAV-0019
(fuzzystamps), Mt. Clemens, MI
Ebay Sale,April 2007
Ebay sale - November 2007


1987 AAV-0025
16 November 2001
John (Jack) H. Lancy
Marblehead, MA 01945-3317
1987 Convertible AAV-0026
Darrell Seher
Jamestown, ND





Feb 2009 - 87AAV-0051, now, for sale at Ron's Rad Rides in Sioux Falls, SD.
This car needs a lot of work. It is rusty and the $10M advertised paint job has
dirt in it.
Previous:
1987 AAV-0051
28July2001
Bob Lund
Sioux City, Iowa 51104
Owned since:June 2001
Previous:


1987 AAV-0053
(quidnuncws), Seattle, WA
Ebay Sale, October
1987 AAV-0053
Pat Beveridge
Seattle, WA


1987 AAV-0054
(avalonmike), Villa Rica, GA
Ebay Sale, March 2004

1987 AAV-0062
24 October 2001
Gary Ballard
Southbury, Ct. 06488


1987 AAV-0070 LSC
19 December 2001
Aztec
Florence, SC




1987 LSC AAV-0086
(mcahb), Orlando, FL
Ebay Sale, June 2009
and
Rick Ulerick, Philadelphia PA(?)
June 2009 - ?
Former:
Stan Kaczmare
Orlando, FL 32812
? - June 2009

1987 AAV-0089
Peter King, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
1987 AAV-0096
Thomas Brundage, Portland, OR
Jan 2010

1987 AAV-0102
Mark & Beverly Gooch
Lancaster, PA 17601

1987 AAV-0106
01 Nov 2001
Aaron Stein
Long Island, NY

1987 AAV-0108
18 July 2005
James Wood (fleetcare@ameritech.net)
Indianapolis, Indiana


1987 AAV-0125
(LC1946), Pittsburgh, PA
Ebay Sale, October 2008
AND

1987 AAV-0125
(LC1946), Carnegie, PA
Ebay Sale, June 2006
1987 LSC AAV-0128
Mark Mc Connell
San Diego, CA 92127


1987 AAV-0139
Fairfax, VA
Ebay Sale, 16 June 2002


1987 AAV-0142
(Nationalvehiclemarketing), Lake Charles, LA
Ebay Sale, June 2006
(After the accident

1987 AAV-0147
(bkrocks2000), Folsom, CA
Ebay Sale, November 12008
and
(Before the accident)

1987 AAV-0147
November 2005

1987 AAV-0151
(captbump), Bordentown, NJ
Ebay Sale - June 2007

Ebay Sale, May 2005
(Callahanmotorcars), North Hampton, NH

1987 Coupe AAV-0160
Ray Wheeler
Green Valley
Tucson,AZ

And (?)

1987 AAV-1064
(19poppy41), Pascagoula, MS
Ebay Sale, March 2009
and

1987 AAV-0164
(smartshmit), Warren, MI
Ebay Sale - November 2005

Wrong Listings

This is not 87AV1064 ( no such car), the listing was corrected on Ebay, but info was lost.
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1988 LSC AAV-007
Gordon Wheeler

1988 AAV-0221
(deeraholic),Clinton, MD
Ebay Sale, March 2007

1988 AAV-0228 Convertible
(customcarguy), Fort Myers Beach, FL
Ebay Sale, May 2005

1988 AAV-0230 Convertible
(piker1230), Columbus, OH
Ebay Sale, October 2009
AND

1988 AAV-0230 Convertible
(coolcars), Orlando, FL
Ebay Sale, June 2008

1988 AAV-0234 Convertible
(holland7977), Massillon, OH
Ebay Sale, October 2006

1988 AAV-0238 Convertible
(outlawautoparts), Fern Glen, PA
Ebay Sale, June 2008

1989 AAV-0240
Owner Unknown

1988 AAV-0245 Convertible
(tertiumq), Lawrenceville, GA
Ebay Sale, September 2007

1988 AAV-0248 Convertible
(avantidan), Riverdale, GA
Ebay Sale, May 2007
1988 Convertible AAV-0248
Bob Skurka
Lowell, Indiana

1988 AAV-0252 Convertible
(creativearticles), Vernon-Rockville, CT
Ebay Sale, June 2005
1988 LSC AAV-0254
29 Jan 2005
Barrett-Jackson Auction
Lot #434 - $9720.00
buyer / seller unk

1988 LSC AAV-0254
(911Jeff), Atlanta, GA
Ebay Sale, 29 Jan 2004



1988 AAV-0272 Convertible
(dekerivers), Chicago, IL
Ebay Sale, June 2008
1988 AAV-0274
20 January 2002
Douglas & Carolyn Crall
Warrenton VA 20187

1988 AAV-0276 Convertible
(topofthelinemotors), Pompano Beach, FL
Ebay Sale, September 2004

1988 AAV-0279
No Info, Pics March 2004

1988 AAV-0280 Convertible
(Creativearticles), Vernon-Rockville, CT
Ebay Sale, June 2005

1988 AAV-0287 LSC
(Macks01), Waterford Township, MI
EBAY SALE, May 2009

1988 AAV-0288 LSC
14 June 2002
Roger Penn, Fairfax, VA
EBAY SALE

1988 AAV-0289
(Chevyford), Las Vegas, NV
Ebay Sale, May 2006

1988 AAV-0290
(avanticarfan), Atlanta, GA
Ebay Sale, September 2005

1988 AAV-0290
(avanticarfan), Atlanta, GA
Ebay Sale, February 2005

1988 AAV-0293 Convertible
(platinummotorcars), Jamaica, NY
Ebay Sale, May 2006

1988 AAV-0298 Convertible
(Avantidan), Villa Rica, GA
Ebay Sale,Aptil 2007

1988 AAV-0298 Convertible
(fun2laf27tk), Las Vegas, NV
Ebay Sale, July 2006

1988 AAV-0303
(mwgrutza), Deerfield, IL
Ebay Sale, May 2006


1988 AAV-0305 (Supercharged)
(nardi61), Fort Myers, FL
Ebay Sale, March 2004

1988 AAV-0306
(jedent), Duncan, SC
Ebay Sale, December 2004

1988 AAV-0308 Supercharged LSC
(antiqueauto), Alberta, CA
Ebay sale, June 2007
17 May 2001
Ron Garvin, Forest Hills, Md.
Owned since May 2001
1988 LSC AAV-0312
Dale Sexton

1988 AAV-0354
No info, Pics - March 2004

1988 AAV-0355
(cloudninecars), Debary, FL
Ebay Sale, January 2007
Previous:
05 Jan 2004
Rick Ulerick, Philadelphia, PA
1988 Coupe AAV-357
Tom Kubel
Cary, NC 27511

1988 AAV-0370
(dooley12344), Los Angeles, CA
Ebay Sale, April 2009

1988 AAV-0379
No Info , (Pics) March 2004

1988 AAV-0396
(avanticarfan), Villa Rica, GA
Ebay Sale, January 2005
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1989 Convertible 12AAV2227K1000410
17 August 2001
Key Automotive Group
Summit, PA 18411
Only 700 miles as of above date
1989 Convertible AAV-0411
Russ Haggen
Bellingham, WA 98225



1988 AAV-0428
(James Bond), AOAI Forum
Dec 2009
And
(257nicky), Fairfield, NJ
Ebay Sale, August 2008

1989 AAV-0429
(crowashin), Downey, CA
Ebay Sale, Sept 2009

(bfgill3), Los Angeles, CA
Ebay Sale - January 2004

1989 AAV-0442
(Savvy_selections), Scottsdale, AZ
Ebay Sale - January 2006






1989 AAV-0467
(avantioememj), ?
Ebay Sale - December 2003
1989 Coupe AAV-0471
16 June 2002
Ken Aidekman
Short Hills NJ 07078
1989 Coupe AAV-478
19 November 2001
Roger Main
Creston, IA 50801
Owned since Feb 1997

1989 Coupe AAV-488
Ernest Neely
Hillsdie, IL 60162-2119




1989 AAV-0499 (Convertible)
(sonnyi172695), Copiague, Long Island, NY
Ebay Sale - August 2007


1989 AAV-0512
(sdvipclassics), San Diego, CA
Ebay Sale - January 2006
14 Aug 2006
maxstarkey@sbcglobal.net
Palm Springs, CA


1989 AAV-0516
(hlcc), St. Louis, MO
Ebay Sale - May 2005

1989 AAV-0516
(kberry56), Round Rock, TX
Ebay Sale - April 2004

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
(Sellitshort), Colorado Springs, CO
Ebay Sale - April 2008

1989 AAV-0528
(Carschmidt), St Louis, MO
Ebay Sale - July 2008



Previous:
Barrett-Jackson, 2001
Hugh Severs
Al Jardine (Beach Boys)
until Jan 2001
Holiday, FL


and

1989 AAV-0552
(peteb921), Los Angeles, CA
Ebay Sale, May 2008
Convertible AAV-2225K1000552
Barrett-Jackson Auction
2001 Listing
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1990 - 4-door AAV-0057
Gary Croletto

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


and

1990 AAV-1015 4-door
(serg71980), Boyds, MD
Ebay Sale, January 2008

1990 AAV-1019 4-door
Clay Real(?), Chicago IL
Craigslist Sale, November 2009



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

1990 AAV-1037 4-door
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 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-1048
Gary Walters
2006


1990 AAV-1065 4-door
(Auto Mall), Lexington, KY
Ebay Sale, October 2009

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 AAV-1078 4-door
Jan 2005
June 2004
Richard Morris
Richard Morris
Renton, WA
64 R-1 #5367
90 4-door #78





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

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