For what it's worth, Hagerty put together its picks of the collector cars that the most powerful and influential professionals of the MAD MEN era would have driven.
The '63 Avanti was #6 on the list.
"1963 Studebaker Avanti ($23,000-$31,000): Studebaker was among the last of America's independent automakers. Styled by a team led by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the Avanti was Studebaker's last gasp. A Hail Mary Pass of a European-style GT, the Avanti was a lasting icon of an era when the fiercely independent were heroes. While Studebaker succumbed to a creeping death, Avanti production continued into the 1980s."
The full article is here: http://in.sys-con.com/node/1181813
I loved the listing, but didn't appreciate the rather harsh note about Studebaker's demise ... then again, who says Studebaker's gone! It's very much alive here.
Jersey2J | Sacramento, CA
9G 1950 Studebaker Champion/W3 4-Door DeLuxe
Visit my Studebaker website - updated often: http://www.studebakerguide.com
The '63 Avanti was #6 on the list.
"1963 Studebaker Avanti ($23,000-$31,000): Studebaker was among the last of America's independent automakers. Styled by a team led by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the Avanti was Studebaker's last gasp. A Hail Mary Pass of a European-style GT, the Avanti was a lasting icon of an era when the fiercely independent were heroes. While Studebaker succumbed to a creeping death, Avanti production continued into the 1980s."
The full article is here: http://in.sys-con.com/node/1181813
I loved the listing, but didn't appreciate the rather harsh note about Studebaker's demise ... then again, who says Studebaker's gone! It's very much alive here.
Jersey2J | Sacramento, CA
9G 1950 Studebaker Champion/W3 4-Door DeLuxe
Visit my Studebaker website - updated often: http://www.studebakerguide.com
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