Editor
Lewis Schucart
Copy Editor/
Contributing Editor
Helen V. Hutchings
Proofreader
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Technical Editor
Jon Myer
Avanti Owners Association International
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Secretary
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John Hull
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John Hull
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Mike Baker
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Don Jones
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Mike Nicolella
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mikenicolella@aoai.org
Max Starkey
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max@aoai.org
Jeff Grohs
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Donald Hedgepeth 71757 Magnesia Falls Dr,, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-4905 323.467.1944 dhedgepeth@aoai.org
Dale Sexton
Steve James
Jason Ford
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Treasurer
Mike Baker
Board Member
Ernest Edwards
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Don Hedgepeth
Don Jones
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Mike Nicolella
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committee
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AOAI Staff
Back Issues
Avanti II Historian
Kelly/Cafaro Historian
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James W. Verba
Roy Steiner
Denny Lockmon
Bill Waterhouse
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1963-1985 Avantis
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Mission Statement: The Avanti Owners Association International, Inc. has been formed to
promote awareness and position the Avanti automobile as one of the most desirable U.S.
made cars ever manufactured, to document and preserve the history of the Avanti Automobile
Lewis Schucart
Jon Myer
Chuck Decker
George Dimitsas
Don Lindner
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attended or other situations in which you and your Avanti are involved. Please mail all stories or
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Avanti Magazine (USPS 019-656 ISSN-0889-6267), the official publication of the Avanti Owners Association International (AOAI), is published quarterly (March, June, September & December)
by the AOAI. EDITOR & PUBLICATION OFFICE: Lewis Schucart, 12102 Josephine Marie Drive, Maryland Heights, MO, 63043-4200: (314) 298-9991.
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