Av a n t i o n t h e S a l t
1963 Avanti – Dave “Avanti Kid” Bloomberg, California
1970 Avanti – Jim Davis, Indiana
1963 Avanti – Jim Lange, Illinois
1972 Avanti – Dan Wathen, Indiana
For the first time since Andy Granatelli took a fleet of Studebakers
to set records in 1963 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, four Avantis
showed up to compete in their individual classes.
Read what happened to each driver in their 2006 attempts inside,
beginning on page 20.
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AVANTI Magazine
Fall/Winter 2006 Issue 136
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