Beginning in March 1961 the Loewy design team in
Palm Springs created a quarter sized clay model of the Avanti which was approved by the
Studebaker Corporation and sent to the Studebaker Design Department. A full sized clay was modeled from the Loewy creation by Bob Doehler and the design team. A prototype vehicle was constructed from the full size model by the Studebaker Engineering Department and given the experimental design chassis number EX-2942. Creating this prototype vehicle was a hands on process using the clay as a model and assembling the prototype car on the chassis of a 1962 Lark station wagon. Shown below is one of the clay models at the
Studebaker National Museum.
