The Avanti
Era Years
1962-1964
in Review
Between January 1962 and December 1964 the Studebaker Avanti went from a bold inspiration, to a fast and elegant production automobile, to a premature discontinuation. What else was happening in American pop culture during that interval? Late in 1962 the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war over the Cuban Missle Crisis. On August 28th Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream" speech on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. In November of 1963 President Kennedy was assasinated in Dallas, Texas. Throughout 1964 the Civil Rights Movement continued and the conflict in Vietnam escalated.
| History, Fashion, Style, and Pop Culture in 1962 |
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
 Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa exhibited at D.C. National Gallery |
John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth.  |
 "Bob Dylan" album released on Columbia Records, when Dylan was 20. Produced by John H. Hammond, who signed Dylan to the label. |
Avanti at New York Auto Show. West Side Story, wins Academy Award. |
 Warhol soup can defines era of "Pop Art." |
Studebaker Avanti production begins with the first 24 cars. |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
Telstar I launched from Cape Canaveral transmits first transatlantic TV from France to USA
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 Marilyn Monroe dies of an overdose of sleeping pills. |
Motor Trend Magazine 63 Cars Preview. |
Cuban Missle Crisis begins. First black student registers at University of Mississippi escorted by Federal marshals. |
Joan Baez on Time cover. Avantis produced exceeds 1000 cars. |
 Popular Science features first Space Station. |
| History, Fashion, Style, and Pop Culture in 1963 |
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
 Popular Mechanics compares Avanti to Corvette, T-Bird and Riviera. |
 The Barbra Streisand Album released February 25. |
Fidel Castro on Life cover.
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 35th Annual Academy Awards Tom Jones, Best Picture. |
Vogue cover of model Jean Shrimpton in hat by Christian Dior. |
 A chopper ON every garage and a Studebaker Super Hawk IN every garage. |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
 Doris Day and James Garner–The Thrill of it All! |
Martin Luther King "I have a dream" speech at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
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 The Fugitive starring David Janssen premiers. |
Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."
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 JFK Assainated in Dallas.
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Studebaker halts Avanti production at 4647 cars.
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| History, Fashion, Style, and Pop Culture in 1964 |
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
 Meet the Beatles released.
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Beatles arrive at JFK Airport and later appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
 James Bond in Goldfinger. |
1964 1/2 Mustangs introduced. New York Museum of Modern Art in Newsweek.
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 Barbra Streisand on the cover of Life Magazine.
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Mustang at 64 New York World's Fair. |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
 Ranger 7 transmits close-ups of moon. |
A Hard Day's Night premieres.
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 IBM defines the main frame room size computer. |
Addams Family premieres.
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 Steve McQueen and Sandra Dee in Movie World. |
Studebaker Avanti era ends, Avanti II announced in August 1965.
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