Studebaker Avanti at Bonneville

The Studebaker Avanti is a personal luxury coupe[7] manufactured and marketed by Studebaker Corporation between June 1962 and December 1963. The automaker marketed the Avanti as "America's Only 4 Passenger High-Performance Personal Car The car offered combined safety and high-speed performance. The Andy Granatelli took the cars to the Bonneville Salt Flats where the Avanti broke 29 records hitting a reported 170 mph. Every Studebaker dealer proudly pointed out. The original Studebaker Avanti has been described as "one of the more significant milestones of the postwar industry" S113