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Studebaker Avanti R-2 (1963)
for sale

Price: US $12,100.00

Description:

Thank you for viewing this listing. For sale: 1963 Studebaker Avanti, R-2 motor, 4 speed, 67K original miles. I purchased this Avanti from the second owner in 1997. The car was originally sold in the US and was then shipped to Ontario, Canada. I purchased it from Robert Shapton who owned a Studebaker dealership in Ontario in the 1960's. I then had it shipped back to the US. This car has always been garaged. I have stored it in a dark garage since I purchased it. I have only driven this car several hundred miles since 1997.
This car included many NOS and used spare parts. Please see the photos showing the spare parts. Most of the NOS parts are in original Studebaker packaging.
About 20 miles ago, the heads were rebuild and the intake and exhaust manifold gaskets replaced. Other than that, the motor is original and complete(no missing shrouds or chrome pieces). The engine runs well, no smoke at all. The supercharger operates properly. The battery was just replaced with an original type 3EE Battery. The car just had an oil change, PS fluid change, and brake fluid change. The rest of the fluids should be changed by new owner. The exhaust system is in good shape. Transmission/clutch operates perfectly. Since the car has not been driven much lately, the new owner will want to look things over carefully before going on any long trips (hoses, fluids, etc...). Overall, the car is completely original mechanically and in nice shape.
The body of the car is excellent, with no accidents ever. There are no cracks in the fiberglass. The car was expertly repainted in 1971, and still looks really nice. There are two scratches in the paint (shown in photos), one on the drivers fender by hood and the other behind passengers door near emblem. When I got my garage painted, the painter was cleaning out his spray gun and got a little watered down latex paint overspray on the car. I haven't cleaned it off completely, but it buffs off easily. The car has not been waxed since 1997, so it is due. When car was repainted, it was original gold color. The chrome and emblems are excellent overall. There is some pitting on antennae bezel, a couple of light scratches on front bumper, and a few pits on the side bumper piece on the front.
The interior is completely original, except the carpets. It shows minor wear, but overall is nice. Headliner is perfect. Door panels are excellent condition. Rear seats are excellent. Front seats have no tears, but do have one or two spots where seams have loosened up a little. The dash board has a discolored area on the top by the windshield(no cracks) (see photos) and has a couple small hairline cracks in the area around the ignition switch. The felt lining the glove box is in ok condition. The interior is 100% complete, minus a couple small trim screws around the rocker panels.
The tires are high-end Goodyear tires with about 100 miles on them. The rims are in good shape, and the hubcaps are original. The hubcaps are not perfect, but look good (a few scratches and paint chips).
The frame and hog troughs have minimal rust. The previous owner told me the car was undercoated at the dealership, which is why it is so rust free (see photos). Also, it has been garaged its whole life and not driven in poor weather.
The car runs and drives well, but it hasn't had a lot of use lately. The new owner will want to look everything over, before any long trips. Please contact me with any questions. If you want to speak on the phone, contact me via Ebay, and I will send you my number. I should add, this is the first time I have sold a car on Ebay, so please excuse my ignorance or lack of protocol. Overall, this is a really nice original Avanti R-2, that needs just a little work to make it perfect.
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The good:
-Period Hurst shifter
-Lots of NOS and rare parts
-Very very original
-No body damage
-Low miles
-2 bolts or original Studebaker Fawn and Elk fabric to make new interior
-Factory part manual and photocopy of shop manual, plus lots of other original documents/documantation
The bad:
-Radio not working
-Tach works intermittently
-2 paint scratches
-A couple of flaws in dash
-Brakes should be bleed (when I changed brake fluid, one of the bleeder valves was tight and I didn't want to risk breaking it)
-Clock not working (like every other Avanti on planet that hasn't had the mechanism replaced)

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