Avanti Magazine Spring/Summer 2004 #126 | Page 2

5 2 Fa v o r i t e C a r s Christine goes under the Hollywood lights The producers of the Spike TV cable television show, “52 Favorite Cars” traveled from their New York offices on April 13 to an airplane hanger in Santa Monica, Calif., for the taping of the California street car scene. AOAI’s own Nick Berger was asked to bring “Christine,” his custom 1963 R2 Avanti to the production shoot for a full day of taping for the show. Show host Tyrese, above, spent time with Berger’s 1963 Avanti and was especially impressed by the car’s factory Paxton supercharger. Read more on Page 22 about the production shoot and the two hour-long shows that aired on May 23 on the Spike TV cable television network. 2 AVANTI Magazine Spring/Summer 2004 Issue 126