Lot S164 1964 Studebaker Avanti R-3 Coupe
Sherwood Egbert's Personal Avanti Prototype
Kissimmee, FL Auction
January 22 - 24, 2009
This Lot scheduled to be sold SAT 5:10PM


Options:
R-3 engine (B-98 serial number), plus all available 1964 accessories including tilt wheel, power
 windows, brakes and steering, factory AM-FM radio, 8000 RPM (R-3) tachometer, original factory
 Halibrand mag wheels. Custom supercharger auxiliary cooler system installed by Paxton-Granetelli 
and front end modified for Bonneville speed run. Also, had custom badging with Sherwood Egbert's
 initials instead of Studebaker "S".

Background:
This was the styling change "1964 prototype" car for 1964. It was taken offline, sent to engineering
 and fitted with square lights, additional cowl grill, radiator grill, drip moldings, and numerous
 interior changes including thick back seats and wood grain interior detail. Some items such as
 light switch bezels and metal fresh air grills never made it to market. It was then used for 1964 
advertising brochures and advertisements.

Promotional publications and press kits:
Motor Trend - Oct. 1963
Hot Rod - October 1963 - page 96
Motor Trend - November 1963 - pages 97-98
The Detroit News - November 3. 1963 - page 18

Ownership:
Car was originally titled to Studebaker Corporation signed by its Asst. Chief engineer H.T.
 Reynolds. It was then titled personally to Sherwood Egbert, the president of Studebaker who
 served from 1961-1963,  when he left the company and moved to California. Egbert died in 1968
 and had sold the car months before his death to Richard Christie in Seattle, Washington.



SPECIFICATIONS
Year 	1964
Make 	Studebaker
Model 	Avanti R-3
Body 	Coupe
Engine 	304 CI
Trans 	Automatic
Color 	Avanti Red
Interior 	Black
Options
R-3 Paxton supercharger w/ oil cooler
Web No. FL0109-77049
INV No. 30032