A true to form, beautiful "driver" resto. I love the Studebakers West reference, too.
"Eventually I had the 259-cubic inch V8 rebuilt by the Thom brothers, who own Studebakers West in Redwood City. Visiting their shop is a hoot. It's a warehouse full of Studebaker parts and a computer system that looks like it came out a time warp."
50 years later, South Bend aims to respect the past while building anew.
"When Studebaker closed in 1963, it left a gaping hole in the town, where unemployment is at 10.4 percent, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, the city is working hard to create a second act for the commercial life of South Bend."
Hear the full article on NPR.org.
"While the Avanti didn't save Studebaker in the 1960s, its design and life-saving technology lives on in current automobiles."
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