1962 Studebaker Avanti
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Try saying Studebaker 5 times really quickly. We can wait. Not hard, but fun right! The Avanti was one of Studebaker’s coolest cars. The design was actually created during a flight. The new head of Studebaker was doodling while he was bored and the Avanti just came out. He dropped it off with the designers and they had a scale model 8 days later.
The Studebaker Avanti was designed to be a mix of safety and high speed. At the time that was a very odd mix. Fast cars were inherently terrifying to drive at high speeds. That sense of being truly at the limit was one of the biggest adrenaline rushes possible Making it safe to drive as well was surprising.
