The Studebaker Model "X," or Avanti as it was eventually called, was a car ahead of its time. Ingrained in its design wąs the shape of many cars yet to be built, drawn from the talents of re-nowned ...

It will be 60 years on Dec. 31 since the once-great Studebaker Corp. closed down its plant in South Bend, Indiana and laid off thousands, including a young man who would later become a classic car ...