Richard Carpenter's Avanti

[Guest]

Cool!

http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/Auto-14%201963%20Studebaker%20Avanti.htm

One Stude out of 25 classics.

Western Washington, USA

[Studedude1961]

Richard Carpenter has always been a big MOPAR fan and collector. I don't know if he still lives in Downey, California, but when I lived there in the 1980s a friend of mine and a big "Carpenters" fan said one Sunday, "you want to see the Carpenter houses?" I said sure, and we headed from our town Whittier down to Downey. The "houses" were a series of about 7 or 8 regular 1950s Downey tract houses that had been purchased one by one by the Carpenter family and joined via garages and walkways. In front of one of the Carpenter houses was a 1959 Plymouth, the same one pictured on the Carpenter's website! I have seen several of Richard Carpenter's MOPARs (he favored late 1950s Chrysler products) and different car shows in Southern California through the years and his were always pristine. Good to see he has an Avanti!

Studedude1961
--1963 Cruiser

[Studedude1961]

Richard Carpenter has always been a big MOPAR fan and collector. I don't know if he still lives in Downey, California, but when I lived there in the 1980s a friend of mine and a big "Carpenters" fan said one Sunday, "you want to see the Carpenter houses?" I said sure, and we headed from our town Whittier down to Downey. The "houses" were a series of about 7 or 8 regular 1950s Downey tract houses that had been purchased one by one by the Carpenter family and joined via garages and walkways. In front of one of the Carpenter houses was a 1959 Plymouth, the same one pictured on the Carpenter's website! I have seen several of Richard Carpenter's MOPARs (he favored late 1950s Chrysler products) and different car shows in Southern California through the years and his were always pristine. Good to see he has an Avanti!

Studedude1961
--1963 Cruiser

[showbizkid]

That '62 T-Bird ragtop with the Sports Tonneau was on the cover of his solo Lp. Guy's got good taste


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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard

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https://www.studebakersandiego.com

[showbizkid]

That '62 T-Bird ragtop with the Sports Tonneau was on the cover of his solo Lp. Guy's got good taste


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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard

http://studeblogger.blogspot.com

https://www.studebakersandiego.com

[53k]

quote:Originally posted by tomnoller

Cool!

http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/Auto-14%201963%20Studebaker%20Avanti.htm

One Stude out of 25 classics.

Really a nice done website- fantastic building for housing his cars. I always thought the Chrysler 300B was one of the all-time best looking cars (not close to the '53 Starliner though).



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'53 Commander Starliner (since 1966)
'64 Daytona Wagonaire (original owner)
'64 Daytona Convertible (2006)
Museum R-4 engine

[53k]

quote:Originally posted by tomnoller

Cool!

http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/Auto-14%201963%20Studebaker%20Avanti.htm

One Stude out of 25 classics.

Really a nice done website- fantastic building for housing his cars. I always thought the Chrysler 300B was one of the all-time best looking cars (not close to the '53 Starliner though).



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'53 Commander Starliner (since 1966)
'64 Daytona Wagonaire (original owner)
'64 Daytona Convertible (2006)
Museum R-4 engine

[bonehead007]

Its great to see entertainers like him & Leno who spend their money on restoring and collecting classic autos, instead of going the other route that some of them go. I see he still has the 62 Plymouth ragtop..

[bonehead007]

Its great to see entertainers like him & Leno who spend their money on restoring and collecting classic autos, instead of going the other route that some of them go. I see he still has the 62 Plymouth ragtop..

[go-studebaker]

Hi guys,
Richard Carpenter has owned that Avanti for a very very long time.

Michael Myer did some servicing to it when they were still residing in LA.

Where are the grease stains where the cars mark their teritory in those pictures....

Greg

Greg Diffen
Australian Stude nut living in Warwick, United Kingdom

1933 St Regis Brougham Model 56 Dutch delivered
1937 Dicator sedan. Australian Body by TJ Richards
1939 Packard Seven Passenger monster UK delivered
1939 Commander Sedan Australian Body by TJ Richards
1939 Commander Swiss Cabriolet by Lagenthal
1961 Hawk
1963 Daytona Hardtop
1988 Avanti Convertible

[go-studebaker]

Hi guys,
Richard Carpenter has owned that Avanti for a very very long time.

Michael Myer did some servicing to it when they were still residing in LA.

Where are the grease stains where the cars mark their teritory in those pictures....

Greg

Greg Diffen
Australian Stude nut living in Warwick, United Kingdom

1933 St Regis Brougham Model 56 Dutch delivered
1937 Dicator sedan. Australian Body by TJ Richards
1939 Packard Seven Passenger monster UK delivered
1939 Commander Sedan Australian Body by TJ Richards
1939 Commander Swiss Cabriolet by Lagenthal
1961 Hawk
1963 Daytona Hardtop
1988 Avanti Convertible

[JBOYLE]

I checked the website mentioned above.
Good to see he still has his cars...last time I heard of Richard & his cars, he was selling a MOPAR (a letter serires 300 as I recall) so I wasn't sure he was still in the hobby.

Nice to see an R-2 in his colletion.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[JBOYLE]

I checked the website mentioned above.
Good to see he still has his cars...last time I heard of Richard & his cars, he was selling a MOPAR (a letter serires 300 as I recall) so I wasn't sure he was still in the hobby.

Nice to see an R-2 in his colletion.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[Laemmle]

The car was sold some time ago as were many of his MoPars...via one of the large auction houses.......

[Laemmle]

The car was sold some time ago as were many of his MoPars...via one of the large auction houses.......