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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
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1985- 91
AVX 1996 -
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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

Last Avanti Produced





R1 R-5490

Ken DeVrou, Jennison, MI
Turning Wheels, December 1981

R2 R-5492
29 October 2001
Mike Mudd
Mechanicsville Md 20659
Owned since:- 1996
Previous Owner / Location:- Frank Lenihan, Silver Spring, Md.
Black/Black, 4-Speed, with Power Steering, 3.54 T.T., Silent Exhaust, Tilt Wheel, & AM Radio




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
purchased new in London ENgland
Wrecked in 1965 in Ireland
Owner purchased R3 (B94) to install, but never achieved the project

    My seller loaded the remains of R-5516 (wrecked in '65) along with a bunch of NOS spares in two containers. 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 Ferry, 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

Tom Kazale, Elgin, IL
Ebay Sale April 2009

and

R1 R-5527
Phil Solheim
East Troy, WI 53120



R2 R-5529

San Francisco, CA
Craigslist, July 2009

AND



R2 R-5529

(Rstudie), Cincinnati, OH
Ebay Sale, July 2008



Factory R3 R-5532

Known History


R1 R-5533
J.D. Williams, Alberta CA
AOAI Reg. 2009


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

and


R2 R-5534

Bob Comeau, Omaha NE
Turning Wheels, March 1974


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

Engine Serial # R3SK309
Mar 2007
Nemesh Solanki
Atlanta, GA
PICS Former:
Ladd, Doraville GA
1999-2006




R1 R-5547

Ebay Sale, February 2005
Tucson, Az,




R1 R-5551

PHONY Ebay Sale, October 2006
Iowa




R1 R-5554

Tommy Tompkins, Boston, MA
Avanti Topics, November 1972




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

R3 R-5590
Engine # B61
(Captainpursuit), AOAI Forum, Feb 2010

AND

Stelzemuller, Columbus OH
R3/R4 Register
last report 1984


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

Sam Studebaker(Kansas City Chiefs)

Former:
Dave Simon, Gaithersburg, MD
Ebay Sale, December 2006
original owner



R2 R-5598
George Krem, Roselle, IL
AOAI Classified, Spring 1984


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



R1 R-5623

Vault Classic Cars, Anaheim. CA
Sale, October 2008
Sold: new owner ?



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


R1 R-5640
Derek, Ontario, Canada
Turning Wheels, September 2009

R-1 R-5640
4th to last one made. Vehicle complete, non running condition
stored in temperature controlled environment. R-2 upgrade parts available
$5,000 or best offer. Contact Derek, 905-745-3133
or dg2675@sympatico.ca. ON, Canada (9/09)
ESTATE SALE:
SDC Classifieds, Sept 2009




1964 R2 R-5641

Sam Spring, Schenectady, NY 12008
Turning Wheels, March 1993




1964 R3 R-5642

Engine # B46, Serial #R3SM306
Toronto, CA, February 2002

AND



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
Engine # B43, serial # R3SM306
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 those prototypes, 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 Serial Unknown, Leavenworth, KS
Turning Wheels, March 2004



Granatelli R3
Tod, Raleigh, NC
Turning Wheels, June 2009



John(?),Las Vegas, NV
Turning Wheels, June 1995



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




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




R3 Equipped
Bill Pogue, New Orleans, LA

Turning Wheels, August 1990

Note: 2009, Found to be 63R-1321

AND this one...


Unknown R3
for sale
Jim Grady, Sherman TX
Turning Wheels, September 1972

and



Unknown R3
for sale
Little Rock AR
Turning Wheels, June 1974

and


Unknown R3 ?

Wayne Flowers, Ann Arbor MI
Turning Wheels, July 1973
.


There are still the "EX" Cars


The Avanti Prototypes from Engineering



R3 EX-2143
(63R-1006)
Chuck Sydoryk,



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 Studebaker production day was Dec 20th, 1963 with 111 cars built. 92 V8's, 19 sixes. Of those, 31 were GT Hawks. The last 6 cylinder car was a taxi cab (64S 13067) 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.


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R-2000- R-2999
R-3001 - R-3999
R-4001 - R-4999
R-5001 - R-5653
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