1970 R210 Avanta

[whitehawk759]

I saw a new listing on E-bay for a 1970 Avanti R210. I thought that the R2 designation was with the supercharger. I did see a vacuum gauge on the dash but no supercharger in the engine bay. Am I wrong?

[Gunslinger]

That Avanti has been on eBay for quite some time with that truck designation in its header line. I don't know if the seller knows that, is doing intentionally doing it in hopes of drawing Studebaker truck owners scanning eBay or simply doesn't have any idea what he's doing...maybe even a scammer.

[studegary]

If you do not enter a model, there is a default entry made. It is usually 2R10. I don't recall "R210". I don't even know what that is.

EDIT: I looked up the listing and it states: 2R10, not "R210". The 2R10 is the default mode for that location in the listing of Studebakers.

[rbisacca]

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.XAvanti.TRS1&_nkw=Avanti&_sacat=0

It's listed as "1970 Studebaker 2R10". Not a Studebaker, not a 2R10. Description says good hog troughs, only surface rust, but photos show much rust and what seems freshly applied undercoating. Carpets appear cheap and GREEN! ugh. However, price is cheap.

[studegary]

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...vanti&_sacat=0

It's listed as "1970 Studebaker 2R10". Not a Studebaker, not a 2R10. Description says good hog troughs, only surface rust, but photos show much rust and what seems freshly applied undercoating. Carpets appear cheap and GREEN! ugh. However, price is cheap.

EBAy, in their infinite wisdom, did away with the Avanti brand category many year ago. That is why most use the Studebaker brand category rather than a generic "other brands" category. In Studebaker, if you do not enter a model, it defaults to 2R10.

[joncon]

Frame has shows heavy rust, what hasn't been freshly undercoated.

[Colgate Studebaker]

This car was recently sold on E-bay out of the Miami area. It is now from Venice which is on the west coast south of Tampa, so someone bought it and probably found it not to be what he expected. The carpet is new to this time around, but I think the seller realized he didn't make a "good" buy and now wants to peddle it. Bill

[Buzzard]

Bill,
Another item of note is it is listed as RQB 1555. Mine, also a 1970, is RQA 0332. I'm sure glad mine isn't crusty underneath like this one. I am assuming there is enough humidity in Florida to produce this result.
The other 1970, dark green one which been posted for about one month appears to be a much more solid purchase.
Cheers, Bill

[Jett289]

Im not sure but I don't think the supercharger was available for 1970 .. If it was then very few came with one ..

[rbisacca]

Im not sure but I don't think the supercharger was available for 1970 .. If it was then very few came with one ..

1970 Avantis used a Chevy engine. No supercharger.

[Jett289]

I knew they had Chevrolet engines .. But I do think at some point they offered or built a few supercharged models .. Late 60's and some in the 80's as well..

[studegary]

Bill,
Another item of note is it is listed as RQB 1555. Mine, also a 1970, is RQA 0332. I'm sure glad mine isn't crusty underneath like this one. I am assuming there is enough humidity in Florida to produce this result.
The other 1970, dark green one which been posted for about one month appears to be a much more solid purchase.
Cheers, Bill

They are both correct serial numbers for the 1970 model year. During the 1970 model year is when the RQA numbers ended and the RQB numbers started. Also the numeric part of the S/N was not consecutive for the change.

EDIT: I gave up on going to Florida to look at Avantis. Most "retired" with their owners from the north. The last one I looked at in Central Florida was one of these. The car looked great when you walked up to it. When the first thing that I did was get down on the garage floor to look under the car, I could see by the owner's face that the sale would be off. It turned out that the owner and the Avanti had recently relocated from Ohio.

[Colgate Studebaker]

Even the ones that were sold new here in Florida (as with any make of car) are susceptible to rusting anywhere on the car, especially if they are not garaged. The salt air will get to all the tiny crevices and other metal parts (frames and hog troughs) in due time. I had a friend here that had a real nice looking 69 Camaro that was eaten away because he never kept it inside and he lived very close to the gulf. So folks, just because a car is located in Florida doesn't mean it's as clean as a whistle. Bill

[64studeavanti]

Same is true of California. Bought a used motor home from Fresno. It spent most of its life near the coast. Plenty of rust.