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Special Avanti!


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63R-3422 (Body No. 63RQ-2430) was Raymond Loewy's personal Avanti which he used at his home in New York and later Palm Springs.  The car was picked up by Avanti designer Tom Kellogg on April 16, 1963 and delivered to Loewy via Kellogg to Loewy offices in New York City.   The car was originally Avanti Gold, but was repainted two-tone beige and white and the Loewy signature "V" added by custom builder Pichon & Parat in Sens, France.

The car is now privately owned by an AOAI member in southern California.    Attaching the car's build sheet and drive-away paper, signed by Tom Kellogg.  

An almost identical car was owned by Loewy for use at his Paris home in 1963 and 1964, before being traded in at a Paris Studebaker dealer.  It is now owned by French photographer Daniel Denis.

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