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Studebaker Avanti's R-5000 - R-5653

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R-1001 - R-1999
R-2000- R-2999
R-3001 - R-3999
R-4001 - R-4999
R-5001 - R-5653
RQA
RQB
Unknown
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A partial registry of owners of the Avanti Automobile. Registrants included are members of the Avanti Chat group and other interested parties. No addresses or phone numbers will be included to protect privacy.

 4647 Avantis were built by the Studebaker Corporation from June 1962 - December 1963. 1389 models were manufactured in 1962. 3258 units were manufactured in 1963. Of these, 2418 were 1963 models, 30 were transitional, 54 were 1964 models with round headlights and 764 were 1964 models throughout....
Square headlight cars



R1 R-5493
Lloyd McLean, Des MOines, IA
Turning Wheels, June 1982



R1 R-5502
Hubert, NC
Turning Wheels, April 1988


R2 R-5508
DAVE ROSENBERY, Mahomet,Il 61853
July 2004

After buying the car, I put the missing parts back (blower assy and correct carb).

R1 R-5510
Barry Brannan
Clayton; CA 94517


R2 R-5512
26 Feb 2006
Julian Poupard
Broadstirs, Kent,
On exhibit in 1997, at the Design Museum, Tower Bridge, London, England


R2 R-5516
18 Oct 2005

    My seller loaded the remains of R-5516 (wrecked in '65) along with a bunch of NOS spares in two containers. The car it came from was bought new in London, England and the car was wrecked in Ireland so it is a well-traveled piece. The parts were trucked to Waterford where they were loaded on a small container ship to Hamburg. There they were loaded for Baltimore. Paul Johnson / Harpers Ferr, WV Oct 2005

R2 R-5518
13 August 2001
(engine RSK 308-42), Red/black, AT, PW- totaled in 1965 when a truck pulled in front of the car in Ireland. Would have been repairable in the US- just damaged left front. Owner unbolted or removed everything that could be taken off, threw away the body and frame. Crated remains came with my R-3/R-4 purchase from England/Ireland in 1985. (Anon)

R2 R-5524
12 March 2001
JOEL FISHER
NEW ALBANY ,OH 43054

R1 R-5527
Phil Solheim
East Troy, WI 53120



R2 R-5529
(Rstudie), Cincinnati, OH
Ebay Sale, July 2008


Factory R3 R-5532
Known History

R1 R-5534
John Raises
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
    R-2, Maroon, 4 speed, tilt steering wheel, power steering, & brakes, tinted glass

R2 R5536
19 May 2005
zincniko@pacbell.net
San Francisco, California
415.587.2692

    Avanti R2 Drive train Complete.fan to rear-end. Everything just like it came from the car. Every nut, bolt and washer. Professionally rebuilt in mid-seventies with less than 6000 miles since. In chassis R5536 running and driving till Apr 2005. RS1309 has all supercharger hardware, ignition shielding, and unique R2 bits; complete in every respect. Good close ratio T-10 with original linkage, correct driveshaft and Dana 44 TT rear end. Also included are original rear end radius rods. $7100



Factory R3 R-5546
Mar 2007
Nemesh Solanki
Atlanta, GA
PICS



R1 R-5547
Ebay Sale, February 2005
Tucson, Az,



R1 R-5551
PHONY Ebay Sale, October 2006
Iowa



R2 R-5562
Ebay Sale
June 2006, Tucson, AZ

and



R2 R-5562
Ebay Sale, June 2006
May 2007, Byron, CA



R1 R-5580
July 2003
Tulsa, OK
EBAY Sale (boyracer911)



R1 R-5582
Raffi Minasian, Northern California

    For sale April 2008 ( Sold)
    Now Reno, Nevada..



Gary Randall, Saskatoon, Sask.
TW July 1985
TW Oct 1985



R1 R-5586
 Charles E. Kinzer
Atascadero, CA 93422
white, square bezel, R1, AC, unrestored.
    One of the last 100 made

R1 R-5592
Nelson Bove
Cincinnati, OH
2008: waiting on it's turn for restoration / NB

R2 R-5593
Nelson Bove
Cincinnati, OH



R1 R-5594
Dave Baker, Sterling, IL
Turning Wheels, April 1987

and



Dave Stonehill, Toledo, OH
Turning Wheels, April 1983



R1 R-5602
Ebay Sale, December 2006
Gaithersburg, MD

R2 R-5607
26 May 2001
Will Myers
Lima OH 45805
Owned since 5-12-00

R1 R-5611
01 Aug 2006
SDC Classified

    Automatic, #R5611. Gray with maroon interior. Very good original condition. New brakes, plugs, points, plus spare parts. $23,000. Ph. 860-567-9047. CT (7f)

R2 R-5622
15 August 2002
California / Parts car only


Factory R3 R-5625
auto trans, black / black int
130,000 miles
Originally built for the President
of Prestolite Corp.
One of 9 original factory built R-3.
Asking $6,000 or offer.

Stuart Velick, Oak Park Mich.
Turning Wheels, ?????????



R2 R-5627
Wayne Sutton, Rhode Island
Turning Wheels, June 1997

and
October 1996
November 1996



1964 R3 R-5642
George Krem, Dubuque, IA
Turning Wheels, October 1996 Known History

The Last Avanti Produced

New pics from the Crawford Museum - August 2008


R3 R-5643
Body Number - 64RQ3902
25 July 2001

Known History

Crawford Museum of Transportation and Industry Design Task Force
Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106


The very last production Avanti was produced in December 1963 and was serial number R5643 a white R-3 Automatic.
After that there were several engineering prototypes assigned serial numbers up to R5653.

Most of them were early cars built in 1962 and converted to 64's.

The last Avanti produced by Studebaker was given to the Frederick C. Crawford Collection, Part of the Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland, Ohio) by Joe, Elsie and Connie Erdelac.

Notable ads



R3 car
Virginia ( Lynchburg?)
Turning Wheels, January 1981
My records show that B-16 was a crated engine, from Granatelli and was sold to a fellow named Williams in Lynchburg, VA



Granatelli R3
Branson, MO
Turning Wheels, July 1987



R3 Equipped
Mark Ward, Ontario, Canada
Turning Wheels, June 1996



R3 Equipped
Bill Pogue, New Orleans, LA
Turning Wheels, August 1990

There's still the "EX" Cars


R3 EX-2143


EX-2942, The Due Cento



1964 R5650 / EX-2947

R-5651 (Ex-2944)



R3 R-5653 (EX-2497)

Known History

But, there's more..........

Notable but no number



R3 Avanti
Dan Duma, Schnectedy, NY
Turning Wheels, February 1983



1964 R0 K-Car Avanti Bill Oliver / Jack Amundson
Torrence, CA
Turning Wheels, January 1990

Last Studebaker cars

The last official production day was Dec 20th with 111 cars built. 92 V8's, 19 sixes. Of those 31 were GT Hawks. The last 6 was a taxi cab 64S 13067, was built, than more V8's. The last GT Hawk was 64V-20197 ( fifth from the end and the last car sold privately) 4 more V8 Lark types were built and sold to the government ( a 4 door sedan & 3 Wagonaires) The very last car 64V 20202 a R1 Hardtop is in the National Museum. The last Avanti 64R5643, an R3, assembly was started on Dec 26, completed on New year's Eve, 31 december 1963 and is in the Crawford Museum. The last non-military truck, a Zip van was built on Dec 27th. The last export model, a Challenger 64S 14279 4 door was boxed up on March 10th 1964.

R-1001 - R-1999
R-2000- R-2999
R-3001 - R-3999
R-4001 - R-4999
R-5001 - R-5653
RQA
RQB
Unknown
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