Studebaker's Last Dance: the Avanti September 11, 2012

This exhibit presents the story behind Studebaker's fiberglass-bodied sports car, from its secretive beginnings in a Palm Springs bungalow in early 1961 to its debut as "America's Most Advanced Automobile" just over one year later. This exhibit features a look at the Avanti's development from a clay model to a production automobile, and the challenges, compromises and problem-solving that goes into creating a new car. View never-before-seen images from the Studebaker National Museum Archives, and Studebaker's record-setting 170 mile-per-hour Avanti test car.