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            1963 STUDEBAKER AVANTI

 FIRST, AND FORMOST, YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE RARE FIND, ORIGINAL 1963 AVANTI, R-1 WITH
 61,174 ORIGINAL MILES, BOUGHT IN 1978 WITH 57,522 MILES AND HAVE GENUINE DOCUMENT TO
 PROVE (COMES WITH CAR). WITHOUT GOING INTO HUGE DETAIL YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF IT'S
 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. BODY IS CRACK AND DAMAGE FREE, EXCEPT FOR ONE SMALL SURFACE 
CRACK FRONT RIGHT SIDE ABOVE HEADLIGHT (SEE PICTURE). INTERIOR ORIGINAL AND IN EXCELLENT
 CONDITION WITH ONLY SLIGHT WEAR, AGAIN NOTE ROOF HEADER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT SOME
 POINT (SEE PICTURE). EQUIPED WITH ORIGINAL R-1 ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC 3-SPEED TRANSMISSION
 IT MOVES,SOUNDS AND LOOKS AMAZING, WITH ITS UNIQUE OVERHEAD LIGHT CONTROLS, YOU WILL 
FEEL LIKE A PILOT. RADIAL TIRES ARE LIKE NEW WITH APPLIANCE WIRE WHEELS (THEY MAKE THE
 CAR).  I AM SECOND OWNER OF THIS DREAM MACHINE SINCE 1978, IT HAS NEVER SEEN WINTER AND
 GARAGED. A HIGH QUALITY CUSTOM FIT COVER COMES WITH THE CAR TO KEEP HER CONTENTED DURING
 THOSE LONG BORING WINTER MONTHS IF NEEDED BE. BY NOW YOU ARE ASKING WHY SQUARE HEADLIGHTS
 IT'S A 1963??????? WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WERE 
INSTALLED AT THE TIME AND COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER SINCE CAR WAS PART OF AN ESTATE 
SALE. DON'T LET THIS BE A DETER, IF YOU WISH TO CONVERT OVER TO THE ROUND LIGHTS NO
 BIG DEAL PARTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO CHANGE OVER OR JUST GO WITH THE SQUARE WHICH 
I PERSONALLY LOVE. NOW WHY AM I SELLING????, WELL AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP 
I NEED CHANGE!, AND THAT'S IT PLAIN AND SIMPLE IN A NUT SHELL!. AT THIS POINT I WOULD 
LIKE TO BE AS HONEST AND SINCERE AS POSSIBLE, I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT BUYING ON LINE, 
BUT REST ASSURED YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

FIRST THE PLUSES+++++++++++++++++++

1. ORIGINAL 1963 OWNER'S MANUAL (SO COOL)

2. AVANTI WORKSHOP MANUAL

3. DOCUMENT OF ORIGINAL MILES WHEN BOUGHT

4. APPLIANCE TRU-WIRE WHEELS (ALSO HAVE ORIGINAL AVANTI WHEEL COVERS)

5. ORIGINAL AVANTI, STEEL RIM WHEELS WITH LUGS

6. DUAL STRATO-VUE MIRRORS (REPRO'S)

7. PARTS CATALOG

8.EXTRA SET OF TAIL LIGHTS

9. CUSTOM FIT COVER

10. FILTER AND OIL CHANGED EVERY SEASON REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE

11. NEW WATER PUMP 2001 (HAVE DOCUMENT)

12. NEW POWER BRAKE BOOSTER 2001 (HAVE DOCUMENT)

13. NEW BATTERY 2005 (HAVE DOCUMENT)

14. STUDEBAKER FLOOR MATS

15. SPARE TIRE AND JACK

16. AIR CONDITIONING

17. FOG LAMPS

NOW FOR THE NEGATIVES TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE

1. FRAME IS SOLID NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP, AND PAINTED

2. LINES ARE ORIGINAL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT SOME POINT (NO LEAKS)

3.BRAKES WORK BUT NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO TODAYS STANDARDS (KITS AVAILABLE)

4. RADATOR LEAKS (NEED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE)

5.SOME BULBS IN DASH OUT

6. MANUAL STEERING (POWER STEERING KITS AVAILABLE)

7. AIR CONDITIONING WORKS BUT NEEDS ATTENTION

8. NEEDS NEW EXHAUST

9. MINOR OIL PAN LEAK (LIVED WITH IT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS)

FINALLY, FOR A CAR OF ALMOST 50 YEARS YOUNG, I AM GOING TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY ONE 
OF THE CLEANEST AVANTI'S YOU WILL EVER CONSIDER OWNING (IS IT PERFECT OF COURSE
 NOT, BUT WITH A LITTLE TLC, HEADS WILL BE TURNING I CAN GUARANTEE THAT! ! !. SO
 BID WITH CONFIDENCE. IF YOU WISH TO CALL  (716) 937-6601 I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ALL
 YOUR QUESTIONS, AND I WILL WORK WITH YOU TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PLEASE BE 
SERIOUS WHEN BIDDING!, AND THANK YOU FOR SHOWING AN INTEREST IN MY AVANTI.