This next car is an interesting combination of new and old. Of eclectic and electric. Of forward thinking and green style. Of pink and blue. Yes. Somebody put a Studebaker Avanti body on top of a Nissan Leaf chassis and I don't know if I should be excited or disgusted. Find this 1979 Avanti converted to Electric Leaf offered for $23000 in Pembina, ND via craigslist. Tip from Adam.
For a brief period from June 1962 to December 1964 Studebaker produced only 5,800 Avantis. They were ahead of their time in both styling and engineering, but production problems and the decline of Studebaker itself would make their run short. We are happy to see that such a rare and beautiful car can still be found under the DT price limit. Find this 1964 Studebaker Avanti for sale in Southeast, MN for $19,500 via craigslist.
Here is a 1974 Avanti II w 350 Chevy V8 (that looks like an '84 Avanti) bidding here on eBay
for $5,000 reserve-not-met with auction ending on Tuesday. 
There is an odd trend in the used car market - a given make or model of car can sell abysmally when new and be considered a failure of Aztecian proportions, but yet a few years later, on the used market it can become painted with the all-numbing brush of rareness. Death from gingivitis is rare; having a scorpion as your manicurist is also rare, and so is having a sock drawer full of black mambas -- but critically, none of those are desirable in the least (except for the scorpion manicure, those little pincers are great for snipping an overgrown cuticle). So what is the big deal about a rare used car? I dunno...why are you asking me? I'm just here for the free bacon wrapped hot dogs. Find this 1990 Avanti Sedan here on eBay
offered for a whopping 27,000 smackeroos buy-it-now or make-offer, located in San Antonio, TX.
The Italian word Avanti literally means forward, but depending on where in Italy you are, it can be used as enter or come in, hurry-up and even go-ahead. In the case of this 1963 Studebaker Avanti project, I would be tempted to use the term to give someone else first dibs at reassembling this car...as in, go-ahead -- fix it and then I'll consider buying it. Find it here on eBay
, currently bidding for $3,000 with 2 days to go, located in Long Island, NY.
The Italian word "Avanti" means "go ahead," "forward" or even "after you" and is an expression you could use when letting someone in a door ahead of you. You could also use it when letting someone else bid first on a hideously odd looking re-bodied Chevy Camaro. This design harkens back to the original 1962-63 fiberglass bodied Studebaker Avanti, which was unique for its time and soldiered on as an independent marque after being orphaned by Studebaker Corporation's collapse. Find this 2002 Avanti with LS1 power for sale in Miami, FL currently bidding for $20,088 with 2 days to go.