Location of the Nine factory R3 Avantis

[herbpcpa]

This is what I learned through the forum in 2007 about the locations of the original nine factory R3 Avantis:

5089 Joliet Ill awaiting restoration

5237 AOAI member in Ohio

5394 Sold out of NY in 2007, unknown current location

5532 Located in Georgia or NY, may be separated from its engine

5546 Sold in May 2007, unknown current location

5593 AOAI member in Ohio

5625 sitting in a warehouse in Mich for last 25 years, maybe

5642 Sold at auction about 2004, unknown current location

5643 Museum in Cleveland

Does anyone care to confirm or correct this information?

My opinion is we only know for sure where four of these Avantis are located. Three more have changed hands recently and the new buyer knows what he has so they are in safe hands. Avanti #5532 and perhaps #5625 are, in my opinion currently unaccounted for.

[Pat Dilling]

Is the Number 9 Avanti that the Granatelli's set the Bonneville records with considered among the original R3s? Or perhaps it is THE original R3.



It is in California and was at the Pacific SW Zone meet.

Pat

Pat Dilling
Olivehurst, CA
Custom '53 Starlight aka Stu Cool

LS1 Engine Swap Journal: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...ournalid=33611

[Gunslinger]

The #9 Avanti is not considered one of the factory installed and original R3's. The original R3's are all '64 model year cars.

The #9 was and is a very, very special and historic Avanti in its own right. It's a Granatelli setup car, not done by the factory.



Poet...Mystic...Soldier of Fortune. As always...self-absorbed, adversarial, cocky and in general a malcontent.

[289stude]

Didn't a red R3 sell in a Meccum auction this past winter?


John

63' R1 Wagonaire

63' 8E45 Detroit

53' 2R5 R1 Powershift TT Under Construction

57' Transtar 304 NP540 4:09 TT Under Construction (in Picture)

58' 3E6D Stock

59' 4E2 122 Scotsman Deluxe V8 4spd curb side fender

61' 6E7 122 Factory Auto

[mbstude]

John, I think that was Sherwood Egbert's personal car. Not sure if it was a factory "production" R3 or not.

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[JDP]

quote:Originally posted by 289stude

Didn't a red R3 sell in a Meccum auction this past winter?


John

63' R1 Wagonaire

63' 8E45 Detroit

53' 2R5 R1 Powershift TT Under Construction

57' Transtar 304 NP540 4:09 TT Under Construction (in Picture)

58' 3E6D Stock

59' 4E2 122 Scotsman Deluxe V8 4spd curb side fender

61' 6E7 122 Factory Auto

Yes, but not one of the nine production cars, they are the Holy Grail.

JDP/Maryland

[Gunslinger]

[/quote]Yes, but not one of the nine production cars, they are the Holy Grail.

JDP/Maryland[/quote]

Yes...Egbert's car was pulled off the line to be used as the prototype for the changes instituted at R4892. It was a round headlight converted to what became '64 specs. It was not ordered as an R3 as the nine documented cars were.




Poet...Mystic...Soldier of Fortune. As always...self-absorbed, adversarial, cocky and in general a malcontent.

[JDP]

quote:Originally posted by Gunslinger

Yes, but not one of the nine production cars, they are the Holy Grail.

JDP/Maryland[/quote]

Yes...Egbert's car was pulled off the line to be used as the prototype for the changes instituted at R4892. It was a round headlight converted to what became '64 specs. It was not ordered as an R3 as the nine documented cars were.




Poet...Mystic...Soldier of Fortune. As always...self-absorbed, adversarial, cocky and in general a malcontent.
[/quote]


He'd park in right in front of the administration building for us to drool over. He made the local paper with his way over the limit speeding tickets.

JDP/Maryland

[Green 53]

I don't have the list handy but all 9 are accounted for with current owners.
Denny L

[Swifster]

The guy who bought one of those 9 cars and removed the engine for another car should have baals removed and pounded flat.

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Tom - Mulberry, FL

1964 Studebaker Daytona - 289 4V, 4-Speed (Cost To Date: $2125.60)

1964 Studebaker Commander 170-1V, 3-speed w/OD (Cost to Date: $623.67)