1963 Studebaker Avanti Sport Coupe

This particular Studebaker Avanti R1 is the 60th example to have been built of the total production run of 4,647 units - of which roughly half (2,418 units) were built for the 1963 model year. This car wears fiberglass bodywork by the original producer, MFG of Ashtabula, Ohio – later, Studebaker would bring this in-house. It is believed to have been sold to a lady in Clearwater, Florida, through her local Studebaker dealer. It left the factory in Avanti Red with a black interior. It was equipped with a Borg Warner T10 four-speed manual transmission mated to its R1 289 cubic-inch V8. Accessories included an AM radio and seat belts.

This car was acquired by Judith Gould from the original Clearwater owner and used on a regular basis until around 1975, when it was brought to the Gould family's Wells Auto Museum in Maine. By that point, it had covered 54,000 miles from new. Since then, only minimal miles have been put on the odometer.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2021