Avanti II Question

[ronpasquale]

Does anybody remember an early '66 Avanti II that was painted white but had black painted "scallops" on the roof over the side windows? I rode in that car as a high school senior when Nate Altman let us use it for a traffic safety promotion at St. Joseph's High School in South Bend in May of 1966. I have always wondered if it was a prototype or an early production model. With that unusual paint scheme, it sure was distinctive.

[jpepper]

Ours is a white 66 but not the car you are referring to. Ours was delivered in August or September of 66 but it was a production car.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

Avanti Motors built 5 or 6 1965 Avanti II's. I suppose those would have been considered their prototypes. Those 1965 Avanti II's were sold to the public. 1966 might be considered regular production models.
-Dwight

[studegary]

Avanti Motors built 5 or 6 1965 Avanti II's. I suppose those would have been considered their prototypes. Those 1965 Avanti II's were sold to the public. 1966 might be considered regular production models.
-Dwight

I believe that there were 56 1965 Avanti IIs.

[studegary]

I have known of a few Avantis with the "scallops" painted a contrasting color. I do not know of any being original production that way.

[Dwight FitzSimons]

I believe that there were 56 1965 Avanti IIs.

Ok, I had the two numbers correct; They just needed to be connected.
-Dwight