Production chronology1965–1983
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗19 years
← Avanti
Avanti / Model record
AvantiAvanti II
Production1965–1983
Recorded originUnited States
ClassTwo-door fiberglass fastback grand-touring coupe
Independent continuation created by Nate and Arnold Altman and Leo Newman after buying Studebaker's Avanti name, tooling, parts and South Bend facilities. Hand-built cars retained the Studebaker-derived frame and fiberglass form but replaced Studebaker power with Chevrolet V8s, deleted the supercharger and generally adopted a more luxurious bespoke interior. Annual engine tune and equipment varied, so the lineage is not split into unsupported model-year pseudo-models.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1984
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗1 year