Newsweek "Wheel of Fortune" Story – The Avanti, which was designed in 1961-1962 and manufactured by
Studebaker in 1962-1963, was a top prize on Wheel of Fortune early in 1989. The 28 year old design still looked as new as anything on the road and most people in the studio audience and those watching the popular game show on TV assumed it was a new model. Newsweek Magazine found the event newsworthy enough to include an article about it in its April 3, 1989 issue.
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