R2 R-0023

R2 RQ-706
Body Tag only
Bob, San Jose, CA
Turning Wheels, December 1995

R2 R-0915

R2 R-1001

Engine # RS-1002

Entry in Avanti Arrow, December 1984, says 63R-1001, was sold for parts in 1977 and 63R-1002 never made it threought production due to body problems. Author was Frank Letts, Stafford, TX

+ a 5 speed 85 and an 85 Coupe + tons of factory parts and goodies

and

Ray Norris, Minnetonka, MN
Turning Wheels, July 1982

R2 R-1003
Frank Letts, Stafford TX
Avanti Arrow, December 1984 - ?
Body #63- RQ105, Engine # RS-1003
Titled as a 64 model
White, 4 speed, Orage/fawn interior
Shown at the Geneva Auto Show in 1962 and 1963
The white R2 shown in the ad where Sherwood Egbert makes Roger Ward,
1962 Indy 500 winner, the worlds first Avanti owner, is the same car.
Joe had the supercharger removed and Air Conditioning and AM/FM radio added.

Former:
Rick Grape, Fort Worth TX
1982 - 1984

Joe Bateman, Fort Worth TX
1963-1982

.. bought the car, at the factory on the day Studebaker announced they were shutting down. Owned the car until he passed away in 1974/1975.

R2 40,000 miles, frame off restoration completed to original factory specifications. Beautiful car, white exterior, with orange / fawn interior. Has PS, PB, 455TT, auto, seat belts, AM radio.

1963 R-1005
Body# 63 RQ-104
Andy Petrass, South Bend, IN

1963 Studebaker Avanti Supercharged - Engine rblt recently. Extra
1964 Supercharged engine. Car #12. $28,000/OBO Former S.W.S.D.C.Z.C.
805-965-0686".

The #8 Car!
R3 R-1014
(found) 07 Mar 2005

Turquoise/turquoise regal trim. Built as an R2, 4-speed with PS, hill holder, tinted glass, and other options. Shipped to L.A. and the shipper reads "Tag A Granatelli or S H Egbert." Sold to the Public Relations Dept. At Paxton, the car was converted to an R3, powershift setup. The R3 was B27. When I bought R1016 in 1985, B27 had been removed and sold to someone else. I've been gathering parts for its restoration, but right now it's about third in line. I can also vouch for the existance of about 5 more cars including 63 R1005 and 63 R1017.

R2 R-1020
Feb 5, 2001
Frank & Diane Checchin

R2 built on my birthday 6-26-62. Black 4-speed with PS, PB, 3.73 twin traction rear-end, tinted glass and a hill-holder. Was in storage since 1968 with only 23,000 orig. miles. Complete frame up restoration to original factory build sheet specifications. Could be the earliest R2 in existence.

R2 R-1023
Herb Scheffer, Clearwater, FL
Turning Wheels, June 1988

Prototype factory model"...Website
Serial number 1025, Sherwood Egberts personal car, production & development for STP on the R3 and used for advertising and TV Adds & Mr. ED. Featured in Hotrod & Motor Trend "STUDE HOTTEST R3" belongs to Ron Crall. The car was purchased by Vince Granatelli after the closing of Studebaker and was used for drag racing across Southern California

Prototype R3-automatic, turquois/turquois. I Purchased around 1969. Former owner purchased from Vince Granetelli. Hot Rod Magazine R3 road test car. Originally used by Sherwood Egbert for a few weeks. Sent to Paxton Products for use as R3 prototype. Sold by Studebaker (had California MFG plates) to Vince Granetilli in 1965 and licensed as Studebaker sedan. Engine number RS1021 has extensively reworked heads, dual valve springs, R3 cam and other changes. Engine frame mounts were re-worked to get more clearance for R3 pressure chamber (Factory cars had body shimmed up from frame to get clearance). Per recent conversation with Vince Granetelli, used for acceleration testing.

R1 R-1028
Dick Shurson
DeKalb, IL

R1 R-1028

R1 R-1028

R2 R-1034
Roger Wards 1962 Indy Award Car
(adnetmotors), Long Beach, CA
Ebay Sale, July 2005

AND

R2 R-1034
Milwaukee, WI
Turning Wheels, May 1993

R-1036

R2 R-1040
31 Oct 2004
Paul A. Duseau

R2 automatic, PW, PS, PB. White burgundy seats, black carpets. Very complete.

R1 R-1044

R1 R-1062
Jerry Hobson
Fort Myers, FL

and

Earl Geyer, Chicago, IL
Turning Wheels, October 1978

R2 R-1063

Jan 5, 2003
Edward Scanlons
St. Paul, MN

R2 38,000 miles, PW, PB, PS, Found as a wreck at ex Stude dealer in Illinois and rebuilt for my father who knew its history and worked with Raymond L. at Northwest Air after WWII. Now third generation Stude.

R2 R-1065
22 Nov 2005
Terry Sterkel
Northern Texas
R2 R-1065

(factory 4-speed) Red exterior. Fawn and black interior. Electric windows.

R1 R-1068

And again.... Here's the second turn around

R2 R-1071
K. V. Smith, Winston-Salem, NC
Turning Wheels, August 1978

R2 R-1080

R2 R-1083
Dec 2007
Uvalde, TX
Ebay Sale

1963 R2 R-1084

R3 R-1089
11 December 2001
Gary Miller
Mayer, MN 55360

Owned since Nov 2001

R3 4-speed with Hurst shifter, white with red interior and red carpets. AM radio with rear speaker, PS, PB, tinted glass, Twin Traction. Car is in concours condition and VERY fast.

R3 R-1090
SDC Forum #29730 - June 2009

4-speed

R2 R-1111
Currently;
Klif Helgeson, St Cloud, MN
Feb 2009 - ?

Formerly;
Ed Stack, St Cloud, MN 56304
2005 - 2009

and

(jrsjerky), Santa Paula, CA
Ebay sale, April 2005

R-1113
April 2007
Fort Wayne, IN

R2 R-1116

R2 R-1117

Mar 3, 2005
Robert L. Weir

(Sold in 2006 and shipped to France)
R-2 automatic trans and power windows. Originally painted gold, repainted black with fawn interior. Custom tires and rims. This car has moved around alot: Kentucky to Indiana, Indiana to Central California, Central California to Florida and finally from Florida back to Southern California.I currently own: 63r1810, 63r2116, 63r2824A, 63r2859, 63r3039 and 63r3404.

R1 R-1119
Apr 9, 2004
Wendell Will

Original gold paint with fawn interior, automatic, 47,000 mi. Exceptional condition for a "survivor." Love it!

Former:
Malcolm Gillette,Hutchinson, KS 67501
May 2001 - May 2010
Brian Benson, OKC 73118
EBAY Purchase

Power windows, automatic

R2 R-1122
(1963 rq-1250) Lewis Schucart
Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Factory delivery without Power Steering / R2 automatic, 3:73 rear end, turquoise paint & interior, originally a factory show car before sold in Kansas.

R1 R-1133
Max Corkins, Lewistown, PA 07 Nov 2008
Owned since:?

R1 R-1135
28 Feb 2001
Owned since:1989
Daniel J Wetovick
Fullerton, NE

First California delivery in 1962. In family since new.

R1 R-1138
John Smith

R1 R-1142
Don Hart, St Charles, MO
TW July 1985

R-1157
(Modern-eyes), Teaneck, NJ
Ebay Sale, March 2009

and

R-1157

Hackensack, NJ
Aug 2007
Ebay Sale

R1 R-1168
Geof
Somewhere in California

R2 R-1175
William Harris, Ontario, CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

R3(?) R-1177
Williard Hammill, Roanoke VA
since early 80's Supercharged, and Air conditioned

Supercharged, automatic, power steering, and Twin Traction.
Former Owner: Bob Hermsted, Fairfield, MT 59436
Until January 2002

R1 R-1188
Feb 17, 2001
Frederic & Bridget Freeman

R2 turquoise, rebuilt engine, mostly original, a few upgrades.

R1 R1204
Carl Held, Ontario, CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

R2 R-1205

R1 R-1213
Oct 23 , 2003
Roy & Shirley Dost

Purchased in September 2003. Grabs attention where ever it goes. Body# 63RQ370 R1 automatic, black with red & white interior, 85,000 Miles. PS, PB, no Air. Former owner did major restoration, but no documentation available. Looking forward to some shows next summer.

R1 R-1222

R1 R-1223
Dec 4 , 2004
Adam Sithers

R1 white with fawn/black interior, 3-speed, 2nd owner.

R1 R-1227
01 Jan 02
Lees Auto Ranch
Ellington, CT

EBAY Sale

pearl white, Pwindows, auto
New Owner:
Apr 3, 2006
Anthony Warburton
Avanti White with maroon interior, automatic R1. Recent total frame off restoration and now used only on sunny days. Has new and fitted high ratio steering arms, otherwise as it left South Bend.

R1 R-1228

R2 R-1232
Arlene Carpenter, Kokomo, IN
Turning Wheels, June 1983

R1 R-1250
Lewis Schucart
Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Also R-1122

R1 R-1251
Samuel Kaban, Manitoba, CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

R1 automatic, Avanti gold, fawn interior, PS, PB, PW, A/C. Mostly origional except for radio, carb, and cooling fan. It was originally purchased in Phoenix. Somehow, it ended up on Long Island.

R1 R-1269
Pedroat, Spokane, WA
Turning Wheels, April 1995

R1 R-1272
John Zapach, Alberta CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

R2 R-1274
(greedywoman),Lake Havasu City, AZ
Ebay Sale, October 2008 (DN make reserve)
Ebay Sale, November 2008 (DN make reserve)

R2 R-1281
Richard Bennett III, Irwin, PA
Turning Wheels, February 1976

R2 R-1290
Walter Keegan Jr.
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

R1 R-1298
Rick Connolly
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Might be another numbers mixup

R1 R-1300
Indiana
June 2007
Ebay Sale

R1 R-1300
21 Aug 2003
EBAY SALE ( no pics )
Miami FL

power steering and power brakes. all origional. ran
several years ago, the engine turns. ran and drove well when parked. paint has been completely stripped. vehicle is in need of restoration.Everthing is with the vehicle. some items are in boxes. engine is origional R1, 289.The hog troffs need to be repaired . the 300th Avanti built.

and

R2 R-1300
Robert Saturno, Rochester, NY
Turning Wheels, July 1984

R2 R-1303
Richard Hammel, Pittsburgh, PA
Turning Wheels, September 1987

R1 R-1304
04 Nov 2003
Bob Lerch
Williamsville, NY 14221

Our Avanti is an unrestored car that was repainted the original "Avanti Gold" in 1980. The odometer shows milage in the upper 60k area, which I believe to be correct. The car is an automatic and has Twin Traction, original AM/FM radio, power steering, power brakes that I converted to dual master cylinder. I also changed over to an electric fuel pump and Edelbrock 4 bbl. carb. I removed the original heater and installed a complete Vintage Air heater/AC/defroster system that works great. I also upgraded to a Mazda alternator with an internal regulator. At the same time, I added a couple of "master" fuses for protection. We have also just installed a set of 15x6 Torque Thrust "D" wheels which really look great! The car isn't a show car . . . It is a DRIVER that we enjoy very much!

56K original miles

R2 R-1311
Somewhere in the Netherlands
Previous Owner
Frank Letts
Stafford, TX 77477

R2 R-1314
David Moxham, Ontario, CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

R3 R-1321

AND

1963 R3 R-1321
(with editorial disclaimer)
Schreveport, Louisiana
Turning Wheels, May 1999

1963 R2 R-1326

R1 R-1331
Dec 31, 2002
Suzan Stoll

Don't have much info about this car because it was saved from the parts car pit just in the nick of time. It has no engine, tranny, gauges, and other small parts but it will be put back together eventually.

04 Jan 2004
David Littlefield David Littlefield
Palm Springs, FL 33461

Parts Car - Chassis too poor to renovate / Body to be used on chassis of 63r-2990 ( see note below)

History - Purchased on Ebay, in August of 2003, from a Suzanne Stoll in Appleton, Wisconsin, who purchased it a year earlier, with no engine or tranny. Was purchased by Stoll, in order to renovate, but health issues arose and resale required.
originally turquoise exterior, with black interior.

R-2990- same owner as above - Body poor, will be rebodied from R-1331
Car (1331) was wrecked badly in the front and was too far gone to salvage. Pillar post all but gone. Major metal rust everywhere in the body itself. It was my father's who bought it with a damaged right front fender in I think 1967 or 68 from the original owner (Helen Tyson)who bought it new in the West Palm Beach area. When my father died he willed it to my sister. In time she wrecked it and threw it into storage for quite some time where it rotted away. She suddenly died and then I got it. I had it shipped back to Florida from San Francisco sight unseen, and upon arrival was sick to see how far gone she was. I decided to do a body off restoration on her. I bought another 63 Avanti with no engine and rotted frame on eBay (#1331) mainly to use the good body on my decent frame & hog troughs,and use my engine. I am currently DEEP into the long, ongoing body off restoration. I will keep her all original. White exterior, turquoise & fawn interior. A/C, automatic.

R2 R-1332

R2 R-1332b

R1 R-1335
Aug 10, 2003
Mih4utoday@aol.com

R2 R-1339

R1 R-1342
Aug 31, 2004
Jeff C. Bittenbender

Avanti red with black and off-white interior. Automatic with AC, runs great with a little over 70,000 miles.

1963 R-1343
Harry Gaye, Perth, WA
Sale ad, November 2008

and

R2 R-1343
Jun 17, 2004
Harry van Wees

R2 4-speed, Australia

R3 R-1346
Pazdziesz, Havasu City, AZ

R2 R-1350

(Formerly John Ebstein)

R-1355

Former:
Harold Gibson, Penryn, CA

And maybe

1963 R2 R-1355
Carl & Darlene Richardson, Farr West, UT
AOAI Reg. 2004

R2 R-1358

AND

R2 R-1358
Doug Atchley, Evant Texas
Turning Wheels, January 1993

R2 R-1359
Apr 10, 2005
Bill Lightner

Bought the car in Colorado Springs as the second owner in 1968. R-2, automatic, Avanti maroon with fawn interior. Primary car for years, still runs great. Needs some TLC but has new brakes, motor mounts, and I spend money on it when I'm able.

R1 R-1363
Steve Houston, Houston, TX
Turning Wheels, April 1996

R2 Built 10/01/62. 4-speed, manual steering, 373 gear. Sold in NC, purchased in 1987, everyday driver until 92. Rebuilt car in 97/aluminum heads, R3, 304.5 updated suspension, 331/s erb huffer, fac AM/FM.

R1 R-1380
Engine # 63RS-1264
Jul 3, 2002
Frank Donnelly
Columbus, OH

Vehicle is in mint condition with under 52,000 miles.

Ebay Sale, April 2007

R0 (LS5) R-1384
KW, Wilmington, NC
Craigslist, Nov 2009

and

R0 R-1384
(eshove1), Clearwater, FL
Ebay Sale, March 2009
(89 Corvette drivetrain)

R2 R-1386
26 Sep 2002
Los Angeles, CA
EBAY Sale
Odd front end revision

R2 R-1406
Frank Willison
RR4, Ontario, CA KoE 1B0

R1 R-1404
August 2006
Stephen Wohleber

Gold with fawn interior/dark brown carpets. AT/PS/PB/dual traction. 35,000 orig. miles. Sold in Toronto, Ontario Feb. 1964. 4th owner, has spent a lot of time sitting, but never abused. Purchased October 2005. Never restored but resprayed original colour 20+ yrs. ago. Look forward to cleaning up and DRIVING my dream.

R2 R-1411

and


Mike Hill, Mill Valley, CA
Turning Wheels, August 1996

R1 R-1414
Carl and Dee Wesser
Hollywood, Alabama 35752

1963 R2 R-1421

1963 R2 R-1465

and

1963 R2 R-1465
Connors Motor Cars CO, Westchester, NY
Consignment sale, November 2009

1963 R2 R-1468
(435executivesuzuki), St. George, UT
Ebay Sale (Lien), March 2006

AND

1963 R2 R-1468
(wishlee123), Denver, CO
Ebay Sale, March 2006

AND

1963 R2 R-1468
(avanticarfan), Atlanta, GA
Ebay Sale, July 2005

AND

October 2001
Chuck Lampman, Kennasaw, GA

1963 R1 R-1471
(orlandoclassiccars), Orlando FL
Ebay Sale - Aug 2010
No AOAI Registration

1963 R2 R-1473

Former:
? - Stockton, CA

R2 R-1476
22 May 2002
Ken Michael
New Orleans, LA 70131

R2 R-1478
10 October 2002
Bob Ziff
Langhorne, PA 19047

Owned since Aug 86
Purchased from Alice Cooper

(R?) R-1491
July 2006
Destroyed in fire (date?). Chassis and drive train remained
Sold as parts car, along with R-2931 to Ken Robinson, Indiana, PA

R-1493

R1 3-speed floor shift w/overdrive. .Manual steering 16 to 1 ratio, A/C, tinted windshield w/sun band. Tinted side glass, radio. Elk interior. Was factory gold but had been repainted red. Now stripped and awaiting new Avanti gold paint. Dealer added od and fender mirrors. Had a complete engine and transmission overhaul about 285 miles ago. Previous owner had car for 28 years before I purchased it. Ordered and delivered to Denham Springs, Louisiana on Oct. 18th 1962.

R1 R-1496
Jim Frakes
Tully NY 13159
Owned since: May 96

R1 R-1493
14 Feb 2006
Dave Balek
Mason City, LA
MVAvanti

3 Speed, OD

R1 R-1498
Ron Maracle
W.St.Paul, Mn 55118

R2 R-1499
August 2004
Peter Bacich
Embleton, AU

Powershift

R2 R-1506

R2 R-1506
Turning Wheels, August 1995

and


R3 R-1506
Turning Wheels, June 1987

Ebay Sale ( 32k?)

R-1514

Philbjalme, North Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ebay Sale, July 2008

R-1517
Renton, WA
Ebay Sale, May 2004

R-1522

R1 automatic, AC, PS, PB, PW, Solex windshield, front and rear factory belts. Avanti white with orange interior.

R2 R-1529
Charles Schwerkolt, Victoria, AU
AOAI Reg. 2009

Gold/beige, automatic, 54K miles

R1 R-1548
August 2005
Warren E. Gagner

Needs considerable work. Totally origional, matching numbers. Auto, A/C, PS, PB ,AM, fair origional fawn interior, bad brown exterior paint, 107k miles. Third owner. Purchased summer 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee. Housed in middle Tennessee.

1962 R2 R-1549

R2 R-1550

R1 RQ-1550

Appears to be sporting an R3 motor and has an automatic transmission. Just puchased today. Still a lot to learn about the car. It is in rough condition but thats only temporary.

Owned since March 1972

R2 R-1557
Fred Arnold, Lexington, KY
Avantopics, July 1973

Originally it was maroon. 289 (I believe it is R1) it has front disk brakes, with standard A/C.

AND

Dayton, OH
Turning Wheels, April 1987

and


R1 R-1583
Jim Stock, Norman, OK
Turning Wheels, July 1985

and


Jim Stock, Norman, OK
Turning Wheels, September 1984

EBAY SALE
Fire Sale!

and


Dayton, OH
Turning Wheels, April 1987

R-1595
R0 R-1595
Sep 2007
Savanah, GA
Ebay Sale
SBC Engine

R2 R-1600

R-1601

R1 R-1604

19 January 2007

and


Robert jacobs, San Diego, CA
Turning Wheels, February 1996

R-1607

R2 with a supercharger, 4-speed, power steering, power brakes, electric windows, twin traction, and tinted glass.

R1 R-1608
Krystyna Williamson, Alberta CA
AOAI Reg. 2009

Michael Hopper

Purchased in Vancouver, Canada Feb 1, 2003. Was going to ship it back but it ran so great, I drove it to my home in Marietta, Georgia some 3,200 miles. It's a red R1 automatic in nice condition. What a head turner. Can't park anywhere without someone asking about the car. I've owned a few Studes in my life but this is my first Avanti. A life long dream since I worked as a gopher at a Studebaker dealer just out of high school in '65. Love my Avanti!

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1963 R1 R-1630
Owned by Graham Gagné
Atlantic Canada Chapter
Nova Scotia, Canada

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R-1631

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R-1633
18 Oct 2004

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R1 R-1640
(O2H2Oski), Raleigh NC
Ebay Sale, Nov 2009

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1963 R-1643
Marty Flynn, Sussex County, NJ
Turning Wheels Sale, November 1999

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1963 R-1644
(Orlando_Classic_Cars), Orlando, FL
Ebay Sale, June 2009

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R2 R-1648
(albin49), New Bern, NV
Ebay Sale, July 2008

AND

David H Jarvis,Surrey, British Columbia CA, V3T 5K6
July 2007

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R1 R-1651 R1 4-speed, white with red interior. Purchased originally in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, by the first owner. We bought the car in June 2004 and gave it a new home in Quesnel B.C.