That thing is smooth as silk . Unbelievable sounds fantastic, just everything a sports car should be ! I wanted on when I was young and steal do ! Just love them . Most underrated car ever !!

I watch this everyday. Can't wait to get my Avanti back on the road

@lynnkernighan

9 ай бұрын

Must be Torture

Always admire the boldness & beauty of the Avanti....I've never seen the snarling beast side of the model until now! I like it!!

Been into cars all my life 47 and only discovered these recently, cool as hell. Jensen definitely stole the back end for the interceptor!

@johnjennings8085

3 жыл бұрын

Jensen Interceptors were built before the Avanti. I would love to have a Avanti with the Ferguson FF setup from the Interceptor. AWD Avanti supercharged!

@peterullrich3627

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnjennings8085 Interceptors (2nd generation) started manufacture after Studebaker shut down.

@GeoffC312

Жыл бұрын

@@peterullrich3627 is this your Avanti? If so, I have questions about the structural door sills.

@peterullrich3627

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffC312 yes it is.

@GeoffC312

Жыл бұрын

@@peterullrich3627 That’s awesome! How did you do away with the torque boxes? I’m curious because I would be interested in doing the same on my Avanti.

Wow. Beautiful car. The sound is top notch as well.

Go Stude ! Gone but not forgotten. LFOD !

Great filming and sound. You really made the most of that Avanti. GO!

Beautiful Video for a Beautiful Car, I wish Sydebaker was still in business, Love the sound of that R2 Engine Roar!

Awesome. Love the sound, love the look. Would love to race it there.

2:10 The burbles here are some of the best V8 burbles I have ever heard.

Very enjoyable. I was a teenager living at home when the Avanti was first available. My father was friendly with the local Studebaker dealer. I think that he had an Avanti in his small showroom. As I recall my father lead me to believe that he might buy one as the family car. Realistically it wouldn't have been practical as we were a family of six. I do know that when he was younger that he liked to have a nice car including a Hudson Terraplane and a Packard convertible. Maybe he was just daydreaming out loud. I worked for a summer or two in high school for the local lumber/building material provider. They had 6 cylinder Chevy's and GMC's as well as V-8 Studebakers. The Studebakers were a lot more fun to drive than the others. Watching and listen to the Avanti in this video brings back memories.

Oh man. This thing could have been an awesome 60's Batmobile 🤣 (I absolutely love the Futura Batmobile though)

@garylangley4502

2 жыл бұрын

I had a 1962 Studebaker Hawk that was black with a red interior, and my friends called it the Batmobile.

@allan-shephard

2 жыл бұрын

@@garylangley4502 Sounds like an awesome car.

@user-ki2cl9xe8z

7 ай бұрын

That same thought crossed my mind too one day. I'm glad you voiced it mate!

omg sound is awesome

Love the sound.....

Just watched a Ford Thunderbird Sales Clip from the early 60”s - the narrator berated the Avanti by saying; It weighed 500 lbs less than a Thunderbird, was “too much of a foreign type sports car” and equally humorous, “Too much of a hot rod!”

@LairdDeimos

3 жыл бұрын

"Don't buy it, you'll love it too much!"

@bruceblackthorne

7 ай бұрын

Lol, well you wouldn't want that.

beautiful - excellent car

I fell in love with it

Down under...it's Ad-vaan-ti! Avanti: timeless, beautiful...EXCITING!

My father owned a 1981 Avanti. Wish we still had it.

Fantastc !!!

Very nice ... i love it. Also miss your Jensen CV8

Although fiberglass bodied, the Avanti (even the later Altman/Newman models) utilized the stiffer chassis derived from the Lark convertible, reducing body flex and contributing to handling.

SWEET

I would love to buy one of those Avanti's

@johnjennings8085

3 жыл бұрын

It is easy to get one at a good price if you look. Undervalued. Worth it ,Dodge's and Mustangs just sound sad compared to Avanti's pipes.

@SuperBullyone

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnjennings8085 When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade they had an ad in National Geographics magazine. The model was white, and I thought, that is the car I want. My favorite car was my mothers 1954 commander. It was perfect in my mind.

@bruceblackthorne

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

Hercules engines never fails... thats got power to burn.

Rippin!

Am 64, seen a couple in the wild.

now thats how a avanti should go , just wonderful

Awesome driving, awesome Avanti!!! What is your motor and suspension set-up?

@calebbitz5704

4 жыл бұрын

Suspension should be a king pin with a spindle held by two control arms, upper and lower with a coil spring and a gas shock through the spring bolted to both control arms. Suspension from a Studebaker lark

@raefcameronleecasner1318

Жыл бұрын

The motor would probably be the 289 SuperCharged Studebaker. Block was a truck block of high nickel content. About everything in it was forged. Rods crank rocker arms, rods very heavy duty.. came with factory roll bar, in 62 had disc brakes, had a forged steel door pin. Became an intregal body part so on impact the door would not come open. Used the Studebaker Lark Convertible Frame.Studebaker had bought . Andy Granatelli/ STP Supercharger . Basic upper lower control arms. Sold differential in rear. Hope this comes out right.

I want that exhaust. Is it the original before dealers convinced the factory to quiet them?

I think the Avanti is the most underrated muscle car

Does this Avanti have the Studebaker Supercharged 289 V8?

Where was this made with the driver on the right side?

@peterullrich3627

4 жыл бұрын

Converted in Australia

Does this have the original engine or is it a LS swap?

@maledictumalter

Жыл бұрын

You mean original Studebaker or 327 turbofire?

What kind of engine does this Avanti have in it?

@chrispile3878

5 жыл бұрын

With a name like Solanki, you should know...

@calebbitz4147

5 жыл бұрын

Im guessing a 289 just depends on what year Avanti this is and if its original or not

@3RTracing

4 жыл бұрын

chev 327 with a novi/paxton gear drive blower

@3RTracing

4 жыл бұрын

@@calebbitz4147 chev 327

@3RTracing

4 жыл бұрын

If it were a Studebaker it would have a lot crisper sound. This motor sound kinda fuzzy. Suspension looks a little loose too.

What kind of motor

@gibbsey9579

19 күн бұрын

If it has the original engine, it would be a 289 Studebaker built unit either with or without an optional centrifical supercharger.

chev powered

Give me that for a weekend, and ill give it back to you with 4,000 extra miles

GM could have sold a ton of those!

@chrispile3878

5 жыл бұрын

But GM didn't make them....

@app4902

5 жыл бұрын

Don & Judy Wilson if only they could come up with something like the avanti

@SuperBullyone

5 жыл бұрын

GM only makes shit. Studebaker was a great American car company.

@mclaynebalzly1739

4 жыл бұрын

They could have if they were studebaker

@CentralTexasRailJetProductions

Жыл бұрын

Later Avanti IIs had GM powertrains in em lol vs the Studebaker 289 V8. However being that I like General Motors just as much as studes, I would personally say it was a match made in heaven lol. Still nothing like an original 1963-1964 South Bend made avanti. Fisher body works made the fiberglass bodies initially with Studebaker opting to make it themselves in-house, alas it was a bit too late.

Actually its an Avanti II as it was made after Studebaker went out of business. You can tell by the headlight arrangement. The Stude's only had round headlights behind round glass covers, the Avanti II's had round headlights under rectangular covers or rectangular lights under rectangular covers. Pretty much the same cars save for drivetrains and options.

@GregoryBell-jv7fx

28 күн бұрын

63 Avantis had round headlights. 64 were rectangular (as were the Avanti ll, which came out in 67, if I remember correctly)

the badest american muscle car ever built

@davethorstry6700

5 ай бұрын

Fastest production car in the world during it's time. Set still unbeaten records at salt lake.