50th Anniversary
Years – 1963
Production Model

1963 Model - At the forward end of the Studebaker Avanti's long hood, there is no grille. Air is ducted to the radiator through a scoop hidden below the slender, blade-like bumper. The hood is a simple, angular shape with no embellishments other than single headlights set slightly inboard and a tapering asymmetric bulge that expands back to form a cowling over the interior instrument cluster. Fenders are severely indented at the body's mid-section. From belt line to rocker, the panels are curved inward, forming what is called a coke bottle curve. The roof and tail are tapered to meet in a bobbed fast-back and the quarter panels merge into the deck with a dramatically swooping curve.