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EPISODE · Jan 31, 2021 · 24 MIN

Studebaker Avanti, The car that would not Die.

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Studebaker Avanti  In this episode, I cover the Studebaker Avanti, and non-Studebaker Avanti's as the car outlasted its parent company. Originally designed to save Studebaker in the 1960s, the Avanti would compete with the Ford Thunderbird and the Chevy Corvette. Powered by a Studebaker made V8, this car was not only powerful but lightweight and looked amazing with a unique design that wasn't American, it looked like nothing else on the road. while the car did not manage to save Studebaker, other companies would be created to continue production of the Avanti. Several  of these companies would go bankrupt themselves, but the torch would be passed on and the official end of Avanti production happened in 2006, 40 years after Studebaker closed.  Thanks for Listening!  Music:  Alive by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd?  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/l_alive? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8xXFbq4J52E Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats? Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0  Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo  Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmy License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sax, Rock, and Roll by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4324-sax-rock-and-roll License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources:  http://www.danjedlicka.com/classic_cars/studebaker_avanti.html#:~:text=The%20Avanti%20(Italian%20for%20%22forward,body%20four%2Dpassenger%20American%20car.&text=Studebaker%20was%20more%20than%20100,trouble%20by%20the%20mid%2D1950s. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/07/avanti-the-car-too-striking-to-die-with-studebaker/ http://classic-car-history.com/avanti-car-history.htm https://www.mlive.com/auto/2016/06/avanti_motors_lives_on_in_wixo.html#:~:text=The%20Avanti%20was%20first%20built,automaker%20in%20the%20early%201960s. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/studebaker-goes-bankrupt https://www.automobilemag.com/news/studebaker-avanti-history-photos/

Studebaker Avanti  In this episode, I cover the Studebaker Avanti, and non-Studebaker Avanti's as the car outlasted its parent company. Originally designed to save Studebaker in the 1960s, the Avanti would compete with the Ford Thunderbird and the Chevy Corvette. Powered by a Studebaker made V8, this car was not only powerful but lightweight and looked amazing with a unique design that wasn't American, it looked like nothing else on the road. while the car did not manage to save Studebaker, other companies would be created to continue production of the Avanti. Several  of these companies would go bankrupt themselves, but the torch would be passed on and the official end of Avanti production happened in 2006, 40 years after Studebaker closed.  Thanks for Listening!  Music:  Alive by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd?  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/l_alive? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8xXFbq4J52E Finally by Loxbeats https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats? Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0  Free Download: http://bit.ly/FinallyLoxbeats? Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/fGquX0Te1Yo  Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmy License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sax, Rock, and Roll by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4324-sax-rock-and-roll License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources:  http://www.danjedlicka.com/classic_cars/studebaker_avanti.html#:~:text=The%20Avanti%20(Italian%20for%20%22forward,body%20four%2Dpassenger%20American%20car.&text=Studebaker%20was%20more%20than%20100,trouble%20by%20the%20mid%2D1950s. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/07/avanti-the-car-too-striking-to-die-with-studebaker/ http://classic-car-history.com/avanti-car-history.htm https://www.mlive.com/auto/2016/06/avanti_motors_lives_on_in_wixo.html#:~:text=The%20Avanti%20was%20first%20built,automaker%20in%20the%20early%201960s. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/studebaker-goes-bankrupt https://www.automobilemag.com/news/studebaker-avanti-history-photos/

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