1963 Studebaker Avanti

Coupe

289 S/C

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

Here we have a very original 1963 R2 Avanti factory delivered with a 4 speed transmission, and was a factory Public relations car sent to east coast for duty before public sale, It has factory power windows which do work, Twin track rear axle power steering and brakes, front and rear, tinted glass, hill holder clutch and rear speakers, power window washers also, A Friend bought this car in 1965 and used it as a second car until 1983 when he parked it and made plans to fully restore in years to come, As the story goes time passes and they are pulled out of long time storage. We cleaned fuel system and changed all fluids and went through normal tune up procedures, car runs great and supercharger makes boost, right now it lot drives and will be easy to make into a driver, It will drive on trailer or short distances no problem, Interior is in very nice and needs almost nothing to make show quality, all the gauges and tach work great, The engine sounds great, transmission has all gears, clutch is strong, I currently am fixing brakes, I will make sure it has a brake pedal sufficient to load car. comes with some NOS supercharged emblems and some other items , New hood insulation and some other small restoration parts, Underneath it is in need of very little repair, Hog troughs are rust free, Has some rust on very bottom of I beam frame. Car will need very little metal work at all, never driven winters, just 54 years old, Was resprayed in late 70's in a little darker color, Paint is far from perfect but could be driven as is. I see no fiberglass repairs, LF park lamp lens is cracked, Same owner for 50 year, has been in dry storage since 1983. I show a picture of the documentation, both sheets, Has more than typical options plus came with some horsepower and a 4 speed, Posi, The old "Casler style slicks are cracked up and will not be driven at any speed, Dash cluster and console and shifter look amazing, All heater cables move freely. This car is complete, and appears to never have been apart. These early round headlight cars are rare and prices have spiked sharply in last year, Supercharged 4 Speeds are breaking the bank, These projects cars are almost gone. On Jun-15-17 at 07:10:08 PDT, seller added the following information: Thanks a lot for all the comments, The question of the speedometer I cant answer,,A 140 MPH in place of a 160MPH, It appears to have never been apart, But as we have all learned about these old cars, Never say never, I am sure it should have a 160 speedometer but it does not have it, Car was a September order which is quite early.. There is a small crack on dash pad on inside edge near gauges, Very repairable, The egg crate headliner adhesive is coming free and it sags a little, it sticks back up but should be pulled and re-glued, It is in very nice shape, The black and fawn carpet is very nice, the vanity console and mirror are in glove box, flocking is worn but very nice, I will get pictures of bottom of car posted, The fender mount rear view mirror needs to be replaced , flops around and glass is almost clear now. No secrets, call me with any questions 616-696-8863 days and 616-835-0236 eves. On Jun-16-17 at 20:43:57 PDT, seller added the following information: I have added pictures of the frame, the very bottom of the frame has a flat portion that has some I will call , "delamination", it is in good shape but appears as rust has formed in between layers of frame assembly and caused the less than smooth finish, This is NOT a RUSTY car, I and when it is blasted it will have some areas that require some attention, But, overall its a nice car from the bottom also, an area of car that will need some repair is the LH hood hinge area, the forward mount has broken out of the body and will require some simple repair , car has 50psi oil pressure at anything above idle and at idle ,warm it has 20 psi, engine sounds great I feel it is a bit rich and could use some choke adjustment, rear sway bar needs links, car has been in storage inside for 30 years, Past owner always talked about significance of car and its importance in Avanti history. It is offered here to you.. At no reserve,, You will not have many opportunities to buy factory promotion cars like this.. On Jun-18-17 at 06:08:05 PDT, seller added the following information: I will be available for questions all day, 616-835-0236, Happy Fathers day