 | Sport Coupe | Studebaker's answer to the Chevrolet Corvette was the Avanti. It was built in similar fashion using fiberglass for the body and built on a standard chassis - the Lark Daytona Convertible. For an additional $210, a supercharger version of Studebaker's 289 CID V-8 could be had. Sadly, the Avanti did not help the failing company and production of Studebakers in the US ended on December 9th of 1963. The Avanti continued as an independent brand into the 1980's. | |