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| The Avanti merits recognition as
a pop culture icon of the Kennedy/Beatles
era of the mid 1960's. In that context, it appears in a classic
Archie comic book and in Studebaker's
period advertising. It was also widely tested and reported
in the automotive press of that time. Yet, because the Avanti
legacy spans four decades, it also appears in 70's, 80's, and
90's popular films as a contemporary design. It even appears
in 1997's Gattaca as a car of the
future! Avantis attract considerable attention on the road and
they have made recent media appearances that include a Motor
Trend Magazine "Retrospective" and the films,
"Past Tense" and "Pretty Woman." |
| Avanti Media
Sightings |
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Date
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Submitted by
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Catagory
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Title |
Type |
Year |
Description of car |
| April 2001 |
AOAI member |
Magazine |
Motor
Trend |
Automotive |
2001 |
1963 Avanti coupe. '63 Studebaker Avanti
R2 featured in "In Retrospect"
series, page 112. |
| Feb 13, 2001 |
AOAI member |
Magazine |
Auto World Weekly |
Automotive |
2001 |
Red 2001 Avanti convertible. "The
Car That Won't Die" article by Keith Burton, page 7. |
| Oct 13, 2000 |
Richard Gallatin |
Newspaper |
Washington Times |
Daily |
2000 |
Kelly convertible.
New Avanti production announcement by Paul Dodson. |
| Jun 11, 2000 |
Richard Gallatin |
Newspaper |
Washington
Post |
Daily |
2000 |
White 1963 Avanti shown in Peterson
Automotive Museum. Featured in the "Wheels
of Time" series of the "Car Pages." |
| Sep 1, 2002 |
Peter King |
Cable Television |
Classic Cars |
TV Documentary |
2000 |
Three Avantis are featured in the Classic
Car segment of Car & Driver Television. |
| Apr 5, 2002 |
Mark Aiksnoras |
Film |
Gattaca |
Science Fiction |
1997 |
Directer Andrew Niccol uses the Avanti
as a "car of the future." |
| Jul 7, 2002 |
Alex Reben |
Film |
Stuart Saves His
Family |
Comedy |
1995 |
Stuart gets hit by an Avanti in the
Hollywood Hills as his father tries to take a family picture. |
| Sep 7, 2002 |
Gene Knowles |
Film |
Past Tense |
Drama |
1994 |
One scene shows the driver spinning
the wheels and speeding away from a person trying to tail him.
Two other scenes show the backside of the Avanti parked in a
garage belonging to the movie's main character played by Scott
Glenn. |
| Jul 23, 2002 |
Virginia Schwarzrock |
Television series |
90210 |
TV Drama |
1990's |
A red Avanti is parked in front of
the high school during the opening credits of the TV series
"90210". |
| Apr 3, 2002 |
Bill Wisniewski |
Film |
Pretty Woman |
Drama |
1990 |
Light blue Avanti convertible.
Julia Roberts pimp's car seen from across the street. |
| Apr 7, 2002 |
Dennis Lang |
Film |
Pass The Ammo |
Comedy |
1988 |
A new white 1987 Avanti convertible
is the star for about 5 minutes. A TV evangelist and his wife
play con artists. |
| Apr 5, 2002 |
Mark Aiksnoras |
Film |
Karate Kid
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Drama |
1984 |
Richard Straman's red Blake convertible
makes an appearance. |
| Jan 19, 2003 |
John Boyle |
TV |
Mr. Ed |
Comedy |
1964 |
The neighbor drove an Avanti. Other
cars used on the series were also Studebakers. |
| Jul 10, 2006 |
Dennis L. Foy |
Cable Television |
Mythbusters |
TV Documentary |
1963 |
Segment interviewed
Andy Granatelli and showed two clips of his Bonneville runs
in a white Avanti. YouTube |
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