A thrill that I'm sure all you Studebaker buffs out there will appreciate.............
While spending a few days with friends of ours in Naples, Maine, we were invited to visit with the owners of 1963 Studebaker Avanti 63R-1025.
This very special Avanti is the original HOT ROD MAGAZINE road test car from '63, with the prototype R3 299 CI Granatelli prepared engine and chassis. This Avanti has an extremely interesting history!
The Avanti's owners really made us feel at home (I got to sit in the car!).....It was a very special visit.
When I was a kid, I purchased that copy of HRM with this exact Avanti in it!....I never dreamed back then that fifty-two years later that particular piece of Studebaker history would still exist....and I'd be able to actually view it.
Really,...this was quite a day for 'Old SN-60', and a highlight of my Maine vacation!
While spending a few days with friends of ours in Naples, Maine, we were invited to visit with the owners of 1963 Studebaker Avanti 63R-1025.
This very special Avanti is the original HOT ROD MAGAZINE road test car from '63, with the prototype R3 299 CI Granatelli prepared engine and chassis. This Avanti has an extremely interesting history!
The Avanti's owners really made us feel at home (I got to sit in the car!).....It was a very special visit.
When I was a kid, I purchased that copy of HRM with this exact Avanti in it!....I never dreamed back then that fifty-two years later that particular piece of Studebaker history would still exist....and I'd be able to actually view it.
Really,...this was quite a day for 'Old SN-60', and a highlight of my Maine vacation!
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