Avanti body plate

[M15 Trucker]

Is the body number plate on the Avanti in the same location as it is on a Lark?
Is the serial number plate on the top of the passenger side frame rail close to the firewall?
Anyone have a photo of either? Thanks.
Mike

[SN-60]

To: M15 Trucker,-----You've got the serial number plate location right. The body number plate, located on the passenger side upper cowl area on a Lark, would be located on top of the right fender apron,
in the engine compartment just forward of the heater motor, on an Avanti.

[M15 Trucker]

A man with a 64 Avanti for sale said the only tag he saw showed the number RO3827. Most likely that's the body tag and the correct number should be RQ3827. IIRC for a '64 the serial numbers would be R4800 to R5000's.

[SN-60]

To: M15 Trucker,-----That's right....RQ3827 would be a 1964 Studebaker Avanti body plate designation. P.S....Is this a car You may buy?...64's are always interesting to hear about.

[M15 Trucker]

To: SN-60,---I don't know right yet if I want to buy it. It's in Montana, the seller wants $2500.00, on Craigslist, a bit hammered with a none working, disassembled, looks like SBC engine. Here are some photos of it:

[M15 Trucker]

And here's two more photos:

[Gunslinger]

Don't get me wrong, I love Avantis but it's gonna take a lot of eye bleach to get those images out of my mind!

[studegary]

Do you plan anything other than using this Avanti for parts?

EDIT: The C/L Avanti that I recently posted, that had an asking price of $1800, looked like a new car compared to this one.

[Deaf Mute]

THere is a LOT of work needed on that baby. I sure hope you can get the price down & get it back on the road. That doesn't look like a Studebaker engine in it, does it? The mice apparently had one heck of a party in there!

[M15 Trucker]

What ever barn it was in, the guy must of had a couple of bats of pink insulation laying around it or on it.

[AnAvanti4Bob]

The insulation should help with the heat that pours in from the engine compartment (when it is running) ...Bob

[StudeRich]

It apparently WAS a R2 4 Speed. But, that is going to be a mighty EXPENSIVE restoration, all that Glass and Interior, will be hard to find as well.

[studefan]

Anybody notice the 8000 rpm tach? That's worth some change.

[2R2]

Quite a mixture of parts...R2 fender tags, yet it looks like it had factory air. As studefan pointed out, it also looks like it has a R3 tach.
I thought my Lark was a project, but wow, that is way beyond my abilities...or wallet!

[Gunslinger]

It also appears to have the heat sink for a transistorized ignition...aftermarket, Studebaker/Prestolite or GM?