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1963 R1 (63RQ-519) - (bodytag)

October 2014

Hemmings Classifieds


Some owners do not know the proper means to identify an Avanti. The bodytag is often mistaken as the VIN/serial number of the car. This one is 63RQ-519 and using the bodytag table, was manufactured around the time R-1550 came down the line. We still do not know the number...