Several key people are responsible for the Studebaker Avanti and Post-Studebaker Avanti model's creation and continued success. The inspiration belongs to
Studebaker president
Sherwood Egbert. Supervision of the design team members was the work of
Raymond Loewy. Engineering and performance were done by
Gene Hardig and
Andy Granatelli. Rescue of the prematurely discontinued Studebaker Avanti as the Avanti II was accomplished by
Nathan Altman.
Stephen Blake,
Michael Kelly,
John J. Cafaro, and
Jim Bunting extended the Avanti legacy into the eighties, nineties, and the new century.
