Avanti - Great Cars

From the PBS series Great Cars. The stylish and fast 1963 Avanti was the last ditch hope for Studebaker. The automaker was on the verge of bankruptcy. It needed a hot seller to remain in business. Studebaker's president called in famed designer Raymond Loewy and within weeks the automaker had a car. Although the $5000 fiberglass Avanti was just too expensive for most car buyers and it didn't save Studebaker --- the Avanti would live on.

Over the next three decades, Avanti lovers would try to keep the dream alive, buying the company and making changes here and there to the timeless design. But in 1991, it was the end of the line for the Avanti. No one rode in on a white horse and no one had dreams of a booming car company. The only surviving Avanti factory is in Youngstown, Ohio. The plant no longer manufacturers cars it's just a parts warehouse. But Avanti enthusiasts still hold onto the dream that someone will always resurrect their beloved car.

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[dumnuts1]

I wasn't old enough to drive then so I couldn't buy one.

My parents had a Cadillac -- it was junk, just like now.

[mrpitv]

Cadillacs are much better then they were. The CTS V is pretty hot and many of auto journalist friends say Cadillac finally is a rival to BMW and Mercedes. Took way too long but the company appears to be on the right track.

[jasmon1976]

my son love this song

h is only eight

[mrpitv]

I'm glad he has such good taste already.:--)

[ramblergarage]

@dragonmissy the avanti is considered by historians to be one of the most beautiful cars ever designed!

[gotch09]

I'm sorry the Studebaker was one butt-ugly car. i remember my aunt had one, and don't ask me why but she had it painted pink. Yeah, I said PINK. The Studebaker was ugly to begin with, but painted pink, now that was criminal.

[FriendlyDriver]

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[dumnuts1]

@LuckyJessxoxo6

Biology is in fact boring, but you can suck my epidermis.

[dragonmissy]

ugly car