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| Jim Bunting, the originator of the
AVX project commissioned Avanti designer
Tom Kellogg to come up with a unique,
two-passenger Studebaker Avanti.
A number of Avanti designers have drawn two-passenger versions
of the Avanti, including Tom Kellogg
and Bob Andrews (members of the original Avanti design team)
and Bob Doehler, of the Studebaker
design department. Bunting liked Kellogg's design the most and
decided to build it. He started with a beat-up 1963 R2 four-speed
automobile. Taking the car apart, Bunting and his crew sectioned
about 7-1/2 inches out of the middle of the Avanti, from both
the frame and the body. They then reconfigured the body to match
Kellogg's drawing, and painted the car factory turquoise. Kellogg
also designed the interior which has some nifty compartments
and is trimmed in chrome and fawn. Most of the work was done
by Witmer's Automotive in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and included
an engine rebuild. Witmer's also restored the car from the frame
up, so everything is factory perfect. |
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