These are the models that were produced in Korea.
Vantage was a brand started by Music Technologies, Inc. (MTI) around 1978. MTI was formerly known as Unicord, Inc., which created the Univox and Westbury brands [1]. The very first known model was a re-branded Hondo HLP called the V-100, most likely sold around 1978. By 1979, their guitars were mostly unique designs made exclusively by Matsumoku in Japan.
For more information on Japanese Vantages, see: Vantage-Guitars.com and Matsumoku.org.
This continued until Matsumoku closed in early 1987. Some time that same year, Samick began building Vantages and then purchased the Vantage trademark [2]. MTI cancelled their rights to it in April 1989 [3]. Coincidentally, Samick had a relationship with Matsumoku dating back to the 1970s, where they were tutored by the Japanese manufacturer, so they were a fitting new home for Vantage.
Samick kept the classic Avenger X (and later reissued the AV), while re-creating the VLP Spirit as the DL, and the VSH as the 635V. However, it was largely a new lineup, mostly consisting of contemporary “superstrats”. At first, a new pointy, “reverse” headstock was used, but in 1991, all models returned to classic Vantage headstock designs. Notably, there was only one neck-through model offered (the 928), which was a superstrat, unlike the neck-through models that Vantage is now known for (Coincidentally, Samick had built neck-through guitars in the style of those classic Vantages under various brand names during the early 1980s).
(The information above is collected from http://samick.wikia.com/)
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Vantage Acoustics Guitars |
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 VS-12 |
 VS-15 |
 VS-25-CES |
 VS-35-CEB |
 VST-33-CE-TBL |
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Vantage Electric Guitars |
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 111T |
 ME-475 (aka 111T?) |
 113T |
 115T |
 118BDT |
 118DT |
 118GDT |
 118JT |
 118T |
 120T |
 213T |
 218T |
 311T |
 318GTM |
 318T |
 418FT |
 420BDT |
 818DT |
 818BDT |
 818GDT |
 820GDT |
 830G |
 DL-305 |
 DL-405 |
 VG-405 |
 VIE-10 |
 VT-115A |
 VT-318 GTM |
 YS-500 |
 YS-510 |
 YS-511 |
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Vantage Semi Hollow Guitars |
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 635V (ver 1) |
 635V (ver 2) |
 635V/N-LH |
 635VG |
 635VTG |
 645VTG |
 655VG |
 655-LH |
 665 |
 670V |
 670TG |
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Vantage Electric Basses |
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 VL-640B |
 VL-650B |
 VL-650BG |
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Vantage Acoustic Basses |
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 VB-25-CEQS |
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Vantage Banjo |
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 VB-55 |
 VB-70 |
 VB-80 |
 VB-180 |
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