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THIS PARTICULAR AVANTI IS AS RARE AS THEY GET. IT WAS SOLD NEW TO FRANK H AFTON CO INC. , INGLEWOOD CALIFORNIA ON STUDEBAKER INVOICE # 10641, NOVEMBER 5th, 1962. FROM MR. AFTON'S DEALERSHIP IT WAS SOLD AND DELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 13th, 1962 TO HILLIARD MUSIC COMPANY , HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA. HILLIARD IS THE MAIDEN NAME OF HARRIET NELSON, RICKY NELSON'S MOTHER. THUS THIS RARE SPECIMEN WAS THE ONLY AVANTI SOLD TO THE FAMOUS ROCK AND ROLL STAR RICKY NELSON. RICKY, AS A CHILD OF COURSE, WAS ALSO FAMOUS FOR HIS APPEARANCE ON THE " OZZIE AND HARRIET " TV SERIES. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE R-2 SERIES WITH A SUPERCHARGER, 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ELECTRIC WINDOWS, TWIN TRACTION, RADIO, TACHOMETER, TINTED GLASS AND NEW RADIAL TIRES. THE CAR RUNS OUT VERY STRONG AND APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL HIT THE 140 MILE PER HOUR MARK ON THE SPEEDOMETER AS IT SHOULD. IT IS A PLEASURE TO DRIVE AND LOOK AT AS WELL AS THE FACT IT WAS CELEBRITY OWNED. WE DO HAVE DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS THE ORIGINAL BUILD SHEET AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER SERVICE POLICY MANUAL AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR. OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY NOW WITH THIS EXCITING AUTOMOBILE. A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!!!