It was a small step in the right direction and, in hindsight, the new model ... Avanti at the Bonneville Salt Flats, in addition to setting a flying mile record of 170.78 mph—giving Studebaker ...

It was the first American automaker to come out with a new model after the war ... the pace car for the Indianapolis 500. Studebaker unveiled the Avanti at the 1962 New York Auto Show, and ...