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The First Supercharged Muscle Car Is A Rare Bargain
Only 1,552 Avanti R2 versions were produced in 1963 and even fewer – 281 – left the factory in 1964. There was even an R3 version based on the supercharged R2, with the Studebaker 289 V8 bored ...
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The Rise And Fall Of Studebaker: What Went Wrong?
Even the gorgeous, if a bit esoteric, design work of American greats Virgil Exner, Brooks Stevens and Raymond Loewy couldn't save Studebaker ... the final Avanti, a high-performance R3 model ...