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Avanti Celebrity Owners
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|
Year
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Celebrity
|
Description
|
|
1963
|
Shirley Bassey |
Originally bought by the singer and
taken to England. |
|
1964
|
|
The "Tonight Show" host. Shown with Andy Granatelli
and the stp race car.
|
|
1963
|
Richard Carpenter
|
Member of the 1970's singing duo the
"Carpenters." R2 4-speed |
|
1963
|
Alice Cooper |
Bob Ziff's 1963 R2, 4-speed was bought
from the rock star and picked up at his house in Paradise Valley,
AZ in August of 1986. |
|
1963
|
"Jimmy" Dean |
Of pork sausage fame, was also a popular
entertainer in the 1950s. |
|
1963
|
Dick Van Dyke |
In the Petersen Auto Museum in Los
Angeles, California. |
|
1963 and 1967
|
Fremont F. Ellis
|
American Impressionist painter. The
1963 Studebaker and one of his paintings were traded for the
1967 Avanti II. |
|
196X
|
Julius "Dr. J" Erving |
NBA Philadelphia 76ers. |
|
1963
|
Ian Fleming
|
Author of the James Bond novels.
1963
black Studebaker R2. |
|
1963
|
Andy
Granatelli |
Avanti test driver, Indy 500 legend,
and STP pitchman. |
|
1989
|
Beach Boy, Al Jardine |
Red convertible with tan interior.
Purchased at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in early 2001 by a
buyer from Florida. |
| 1973 |
DeForest Kelly |
Dr. McCoy of the original Star
Trek. His Avanti II appears on the streets of San Francisco
in the fourth Star
Trek film, The
Voyage Home. |
|
196X
|
Sandy Koufax |
The LA Dodger pitching legend. |
| 1988 |
Michael Landon |
TV actor who starred in Little
House on the Prairie and Bonanza. Currently owned
by Richard James. |
| 1986? |
Barry Morrow |
Oscar winner for "Rainman"
screenplay. |
|
1963
|
Ricky Nelson
|
R2 4-speed. Located at the Classical Gas Museum, 245 E.Collins
Avenue Eaton, Colorado 80615. 1 800-453-7955.
|
| 196X |
Rod Serling
|
Film and television writer best known
as the creator and host of the "Twilight Zone." |
|
1963
|
Herb Shriner |
The 50's TV personality was killed
in his Avanti. |
|
1963
|
|
Pop singer of the 30's, 40's, 50's,
and 60's who also appeared in many big Hollywood musicals of
the 40's and 50's. |
|
1963
|
Gene Siskell |
Film critic. |
|
19XX
|
Barbara Walters |
The famous interviewer. |
| 1963 |
Roger Ward
|
Indy 500 winner. Studebaker proclaimed
him the first Avanti owner. |
|
19XX
|
Dwight Yokam |
One of the superstars of country music. |
