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Well Done: Datsun 1600 F-Prod

Datsun 1600 Racer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We like the Northwest. It gave us the 747 and Starbucks. The folks up there are really cool and keep their cars in one piece. Our Mercedes 230S came from Seattle, so we know from experience. And they have their own group of vintage racers out there – SOVREN, Society Of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts. A great group of enthusiasts and they do great philanthropy so we are told. If you want to play with them you need a car. A really neat car – one you can see in the fog and drizzle.

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Coke-shape a must: ’63 Avanti 4-speed

Avanti

On March 18, 1933, Studebaker entered receivership. The company had been struggling with its debts, exacerbated by the problems of the Great Depression, but would manage to make a resurgence. It would, however, be dogged by financial problems until its final demise in 1966. 

Sherwood Egbert arrived as Studebaker’s new president in 1961. 

Egbert’s halo car was the Avanti. While Brook Stevens was updating bread & butter models, Egbert recruited industrial designer Raymond Loewy who had considerable auto design experience. Egbert knew what the new car should look like. Loewy took Egbert’s vision and sequestered his highly talented team in a rented desert ranch house near Palm Springs. Read More