Born in Iron Mountain,Read More Fred Heckman, Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic wavesRead More Americanization and Nativism, Fire engine manufactured by Stutz Motor Car Co. of Indianapolis, ca. Automotive engineer Frederick E. Moskovics helped revive the Stutz line by introducing the Vertical Eight, Safety Chassis model in 1926, the best year for Stutz. 5122 360ci T-Head 16-Valve 4-Cylinder Engine Single Stromberg Carburetor 83bhp Expired. Thus, the `Vertical Eight or `AA model that was launched at the January 1926 New York Motor Show was promoted as the `Safety Stutz. The Car That Made Good In A Day In 1916, the financier Alan A. Ryan took control of the company after it had gone public. Only 24,000 miles. The example you see here is one of the rarerWeymann-bodied examples. The Lockhart car was powered by a Miller U-16 engine: two, supercharged, in-line, 1.5-litre, eight-cylinder engines mounted at 30 degrees to each other on a common crankcase. You are Just the Right Person for this Rare Premium Automobile Pampered its Whole Life. The doorless body style lasted through 1916. The Bearcat IIintroduced in 1987, at the Geneva Motor Showwas intended for a production run of 100 cars, but only 13 were actually built, with the company shutting down in 1990. customizer John D'Agostino). In 1929, three Stutzes, with bodies designed by Gordon Buehrig, built by Weymann's U.S. subsidiary, and powered by a 155hp (116kW; 157PS), 322cuin (5.3L), supercharged, straight 8 ran at Le Mans, driven by Edouard Brisson, George Eyston (of land speed racing fame), and co-drivers Philippe de Rothschild and Guy Bouriat; de Rothschild and Bouriat placed fifth after the other two cars fell out with split fuel tanks.[3]. Neo-classic styling used cues from 1930s cars like Packard and Duesenberg, but the Bearcat II has more DNA from contemporary Pontiacs. This ad also was the first to use the soon to be famous Stutz slogan "The Car that made good in a day" referring to the Stutz racer's 11th-place finish in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. The Bearcat II was based on the Pontiac Firebird chassis with 5.7-liter (350in3) V8 multi-port fuel-injected Corvette engine and had a lightweight, dent- and corrosion-proof body made of what Stutz called Diamond Fiber Comp., a kind of carbon-fiber composite. He is the author of nine books, including twoForward Drive and High Voltageabout electric cars and why theyre important. The 1936 Stutz Bearcat is an Italian car owned by Mr. Burns. bore stroke), 16 valves, sohc, 80 bhp Transmissions: 3-speed transaxle; leather-faced cone clutch (multiple-disc prior to 1915) Coasting on the success of Americas first sports car, the Bearcat, Stutz kept cranking out cars but it was the beginning of the end for this groundbreaking automaker. Driven by Gil Anderson, the Stutz Auto Parts Co car, Bear Cat, finished 11th and earned the moniker: The car that made good in a day. see other Bearcat Coupe The name lasted from 1914 through 1934. Essentially, the Bearcats were a shorter (120" wheelbase vs 130"), lighter version of the standard Stutz passenger cars chassis. Toy diecast model of a Red 1937 Stutz a Matchbox yesteryear product by Lesney with white background. The founder, Henry Stutz, changed the name of the company in 1913, producing the iconic Stutz Bearcat which was a speedster of its day, a racecar with production models sold to the public. It was broadly similar in outline (bucket seats, exposed fuel tank) but differed from the original in having left hand drive and many visual differences. However, Harry Stutz was an engineer foremost and a reluctant company director, so he left Stutz on July 1, 1919 and together with Henry Campbell established the H C S Motor Car Company and Stutz Fire Apparatus Company. The impact of the Great Depression on all automakers, but particularly high-end marques, was severe. 1929 Stutz Model M LeBaron Larry D Moore. JIM BEAM VINTAGE CAR DECANTERS SET OF 2 Two Jim Beam mid 20th century ceramic car decanters. The delivery vehicle was put into production by Stutzs Package Car Division in March 1933 and the production of automobiles stopped. Ideal built what amounted to copies of the racecar with added fenders and lights and sold them with the model name Stutz Bearcat. Check out our previous posts in the series about a restored 1921 Duesenberg Model A, a drag-racing 1937 Willys, and James Hetfield's Art Deco hot rod. While externally very close to the original cars, they were in fact built on custom chassis powered by Ford drivetrains and had modern four-wheel brake systems for safety. All stutz bearcat artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Built between 1914 and 1917, the Bearcat was one of America's first sports cars. cargallery From shop cargallery. The former Indianapolis factory is today known as the Stutz Business Center and is home to more than eighty artists, sculptors, photographers, designers, architects, and craftsmen. It was a small coupe featuring dual side-mount spare tires and a rakish dip in the doors, similar to contemporary (and future) sports cars. Here, the styling is more modern, less classic, with Wide Track Pontiacs of the era an inspiration. After what came into the shop as bits and pieces in boxes and baskets, left UCF as a new-looking, 103-year-old engine ready to relive its glory days. The Stutz Motor Car Company, was an American producer of high-end sports and luxury cars based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Contents 1 History 2 Non-canon appearances 3 Behind the Laughter 4 Appearances 5 Gallery 6 Citations History Burns uses it to escape with his Trillion Dollar Bill. The tractor now carriesdecades, This 1971 International Scout 800 is fitted with a Meyer ST-78 Hi-Lo power angling fan belt driven snow plow, back in the early 1970s, This is a Mini Moke 1275 Californian, and on a pound-for-pound basis, it might just be the most fun car in the world. Stutz Bearcat 1931. The new owners brought in Frederick Ewan Moskowics, formerly of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, Marmon, and Franklin, in 1923. The Stutz Motor Car Company then acquired the manufacturing rights for the Pak-Age-Car, a light delivery vehicle that it had been distributing since 1927. In 1912 Stutz won 25 out of 30 competitions entered thanks to the Bearcat. 2022Recurrent Ventures. Keen to expand the company, Harry Stutz allowed Wall Street financier Allen Ryan to float the Stutz Motor Car Company of America Inc on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. [5] Also in 1927, Stutz won the AAA Championship winning every race and every Stutz vehicle entered finished. The new Bearcat used the GM A platform shared with the Blackhawk, and was essentially a Targa top coupe. In 1911, the company produces car Indianapolis 500 with the slogan "the car that makes the day better."The following year , Harry changed the company name to Harry Stutz and starts production roadsters like the famous Stutz Bearcat.Stutz- E series there in 1914 Stutz Factory. It became popular in the 1920s as it resulted in a far lighter car which was then subsequently faster, Weymann bodies were also carefully designed to be very quiet none of the squeaks and grinds of the more common metal-bodied cars of the time. Log-in / Register PreWar PostWar Barnfinds Concours Cars 1885 - 1904 1905 - 1918 1919 - 1930 1931 - 1945 Bikes Events Specialists Parts Magazine Featured Marketplace Place advert + Make a choice: New listed Cars Make > Ford Hispano-Suiza Austin It was based on Stutz's competitive 1911 Indy car and was a raced as well as disguised as a spartan passenger car. Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Evel Knievel, Barry White and Sammy Davis Jr all owned Stutz cars. It did have additional parts like fenders, headlights, and a windshield added but otherwise it was a race car you could drive on the road. The Stutz Bearcat was an American sports car of the pre and postWorld War I period. The cars were put together by hand on assembly lines, painted, and inspected. It was the last vehicle he drove, the night before he died. The BMW i8 Roadster two-seater with full electric convertible top that opens in under 16 seconds. 1927 Stutz Vertical Eight Price $101,300 1928 Stutz Price $185,000 1976 Stutz Price $62,893 More Stutz Classics M. Vertical Eight. Creditors were unable to agree on a plan for revival and in April 1939, the bankruptcy court ordered its liquidation.[8]. Moskowics quickly refocused the company as a developer of safety cars, a recurring theme in the auto industry. In 1976, a convertible called D'Italia based on a standard Blackhawk was presented at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Bearcat name was revived in the hopes of reviving sales through the use of the companys most famous model. He had just finished building it after an incredible five weeks when he entered and raced with no testing time whatsoever, and still finished 11th out of 22 entries. They were powered by 6.4-litre, four- cylinder, side-valve, cross-flow, T-head, 60hp Wisconsin engines and the transmission and final drive assembly was Harry Stutzs three-speed. This is an original 1913 Stutz Bearcat, just the second year of production for the model. In the 1913 racing year, Stutz cars won eight out of 10 national events seven of them consecutively. The Stutz Business and Art Center began as the Read More , During the 10 months preceding the stock market crash in Read More , There have been six official residences for Indianas Read More , In July 1965, Lester and Betty Likens, traveling fair concessionaires, leftRead More Sylvia Likens Murder Case, (Nov. 11, 1923 May 28, 2001). 2. Free with trial. Later in the cars life it was owned by Dr. Frederick Simeone, a major figure in American car collecting. Will take Excalibur as partial trade. On May 30, 1911, a Stutz Bearcatentered by the ingenious Harry C. Stutzfinished in 11th place in the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500. Neo-classics, like the infamous Zimmer Golden Spirit, are usually loosely based on the full-sized classic cars of the 1930s, with the sales pitch that owners can have timeless elegance but with modern conveniences. 3. I've got a 1936 Nash Ambassador with OHV I6 (3 3/8" bore x 4 3/8" stroke = 234.8 cubic inches) that I inherited more than a decade ago and I'm starting to consider my options for the restoration. A two door hardtop, the model was called the Stutz Blackhawk. Power, This 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible was bought new by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the early years of his presidency and used for his, This Aston Martin DB5 isnt actually an Aston Martin DB5, despite the fact that it was built by Aston Martin. Stutz offered it for $100,000 (equivalent to $373,361 in 2021[1]). Virgil Exner had more luck with the Stutz name. His travels have taken him to Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan and a number of other countries. The new Stutz president decided to follow Duesenbergs lead, by adopting a twin-overhead-camshaft cylinder head. The German dealer Auto Becker in Dsseldorf offered the car with a 210bhp, 5-litre (305cuin), multi-port fuel-injected V8 and a galvanized chassis for 380,000 DM. DV-32 stood for Dual-Valve 32; it has four valves for each cylinder for a total of 32. It is thought about a dozen were completed. The companys successes led to the building of a factory complex (1914-1920) at 1008 North Capitol Avenue. He has studied the Japanese sword arts and has a long history of involvement in the shooting sports, which has included authoring submissions to government on various firearms related issues and assisting in the design and establishment of shooting ranges. The first public mention of the car (then spelled "Bear Cat" ) is in an advertisement in the 1912 program for the Indianapolis 500 mile race. It was powered by a 361 cubic-inch four-cylinder engine that produced 50 horsepower. That slumped to 80 cars in 1933 and petered out the next season, after only six had been made. 5067 Engine no. We're celebrating early sports cars this year at Old Car Festival. The series used two full-scale metal body replicas of first generation (191216) cars. Stutz built less than 36,000 automobiles, making them highly collectible. The famous Bearcat first appeared in 1912. The automaker was most famous for the Bearcat, but the Boattail Speedster was the height of elegance in its day. Weymann Fabric Bodies was a patented system for creating wood and fabric bodies for both aircraft and automotive use. Based on that successful run, the Bearcat earned the moniker "the car that made good in a day.". 1932 Stutz Convertible Coupe SV-16 Greg Gjerdingen. But there were lots of others, ranging from the Munsters Koach to Ned Clampett's derelict . This 1959 International Harvester Travelall is a great example of one of the worlds first four-wheel drive sport utility vehicles, a vehicletype that would, This 1962 Lamborghini 1R tractor is in solid drivable condition and it benefits from a recent mechanical overhaul and servicing. Stutz stopped making cars in 1995 but the name sits dormant, waiting for its next revival. Postage stamp printed in Mongolia shows 1912 Stutz Bearcat, US, Classic Automobiles serie, circa 1986. The classic car grapevine believes that only six of the Stutz DV-32 Boattails are left. The same year, the model range was enhanced by the DV-32 powered "Super Bearcat", which offered full weather protection and higher performance. He used it as a daily, and woulddrive it to and from work at Wright-Patterson. The Series S Bearcat of 1917 brought the first large change to the model. This Stutz engine is a 390 cu. Contribute to this page by emailing us your suggestions. Chassis 997 sold at auction to the consignor for a fee-inclusive $557,500 in 2015, and this time around, Bonhams is predicting a selling price between $550,000 and $650,000 when the Bearcat crosses the block. Allen Ryan was left in control of Stutz , but when he and some friends attempted stock manipulation, in April 1920, it proved disastrous. In 1940, Eli Lilly And Company purchased the Stutz factory buildings to establish its "Creative Packaging" division. Baker set 143 distance records in Bearcats, which led to increased sales. . The Series E of 1913 brought electric lights and starter. Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer, "Stutz" redirects here. The Bearcat switched with the Blackhawk to the GM B platform in 1980, with the exterior continuing the Blackhawk's exposed trunk-mounted spare tire and freestanding headlamps. Safety measures included wire-reinforced `shatterproof glass and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Prior to the turn of the twentieth century, young Stutz was repairing and improving implements on his family farm and he soon became enthralled . The Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat was given a short, low-slung chassis with a sporting body and an advanced double overhead cam inline-eight engine with four-valves per cylinder producing 156 hp and a hefty 300 ft lbs of torque. The Bearcat featured lightweight, stripped down construction, an Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. Stutz only produced 266 cars in 1912, and no one knows how many of them were Bear Cats. 2. Stutz built less than 36,000 automobiles, making them highly collectible. From Jim Gibson & Allan Whiting directly to your inbox. Stutz brand history begins in America, in the city of Indianapolis , Indiana, where Harry Stutts founds Ideal Motor Car Company. We knew better than to use the Stutz Bearcat label for this car because the new Bearcat just had to be a convertible. The subsequent road-going version was essentially a . $5.85 shipping. Features included electric windows, air conditioning, central locking, electric seats, and leather upholstery. Ad vertisement from shop cargallery. Power came from a 390-cu.in. Jon Branch is the founder and senior editor of Revivaler and has written a significant number of articles for various publications including official Buying Guides for eBay, classic car articles for Hagerty, magazine articles for both the Australian Shooters Journal and the Australian Shooter, and he's a long time contributor to Silodrome. A six-cylinder option was available for an extra $250.00 (equivalent to $6,854 in 2021[1]). Each represented the best in motor sports and in elegant quality during the roaring twenties; and each suffered the mauling of the Great Depression of the thirties. Technology, performance and design delivered to your inbox. "John D'Agostino Black Hawk custom (Madle.org)", "The complete line of Stutz cars, December 1914", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stutz_Bearcat&oldid=1126752073, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 01:43. (Some would say, unfortunately.). Engines: T-head I-4, 360.8 cid (4 3/8 6-in. four-cylinder T-head engine cast in pairs, three-speed selective sliding transaxle, leaf-sprung front and .. More listings from this seller. In June 1913 Ideal Motor Car Company changed its name to Stutz Motor Car Company (of Indiana) and Stutz Auto Parts Company (it manufactured Stutz's transaxle) was merged into it. Then the newly introduced Black Hawk Speedster won every race it entered to be crowned AAA Stock Car Champion. Stutz Bearcat 1931. The highest bid came from Branko Kavcic, the owner of the famous Stutz Blackhawk Prototype. Call Dave at (407) 592-5039 for details. That same year, development engineer and racing driver Frank Lockhart used a pair of supercharged 91-cubic-inch (1.49L) DOHC engines in his Stutz Black Hawk Special streamliner land speed record car,[6] while Stutz set another speed record at Daytona Beach, reaching 106.53mph (171.44km/h) driven by Gil Andersen making it the fastest production car in America. Its low weight, balance, and power made it an excellent racer. In the late 1960s, he built and marketed a fiber-glass replica of the car, based on the chassis of an International Harvester Scout utility vehicle. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. If your only knowledge of adventure novelist Clive Cussler is that you saw the 2005 screenplay adaptation of Sahara in 2005, you started off on the wrong foot. The Stutz Motor Car Company was delisted. Jon has done radio, television, magazine and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China and Hong Kong. The top speed was over 100 mph. The body was a pioneering carbon fiber composite that resisted dents and corrosionat the debut, the assembled press were handed hammers and asked to see if they could do damage. A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (202021), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive. The Bearcat is the convertible version of the Stutz Blackhawk. Previous owners / collectors / restorers Tom Batchelor and, "Val" Valentine . Stutz was known as a producer of fast cars including America's first sports car and, from 1924, luxury cars for the rich and famous. Add to Favorites . Interesting. The Stutz Motor Company started production in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1911. Essentially a racer for the road, the original Bearcat had minimal bodywork and a mighty 390-cubic-inch four that produced 60 horsepowera lot of power for the day. As one of the earliest true sports cars, the 1912-1916 Stutz Bearcat models have the highest value. It was developed as, The traditional Silodrome was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the Wall of Death." $24,900 1-1 Search Tools Refine Search? HISTORIC VEHICLES PO Box 667 Moss Vale NSW 2577. Meanwhile, two friends of Thomas Fortune Ryan found themselves with large parcels of Stutz stock, Charles Michael Schwab and Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer Jr. (18811937), president of Chase National Bank.[2]. Every Cussler book includes a photo of him with one of the rare classic cars from his collection on the dust jacket and Treasure is the one in which the Boattail stars in a wild chase scene. He is a longtime radio host on WPKN-FM, and a public speaker on environmental topics. CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. Given the proven General Motors drivetrain, mechanical parts shouldnt be a problemthough trim is going to be hard to find. Jim Motavalli is a contributor to the New York Times, Barron's, NPRs Car Talk, and the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, among others. Thereafter, the marque drifted somewhat and, having failed to meet Allen Ryans ambitious projections, was taken over by Bethlehem Steel magnate, Charles M Schwab. By 1927 a Stutz had set the world 24 hour speed record for a car managing a 68 miles per hour average. Stutz was a very prestigious automaker in its day, and the racy Bearcat helped make its name. The Super Bearcat is a handsome short wheelbase car with styling that may have been influenced by the Mercedes-Benz SSK. 1932 Stutz Vertical Eight SV-16 roadster body by Derham. Stutz-fans know that the Bearcat is a Convertible, launched in 1979. The 1915-1922 Stutz Bearcat is one of the most treasured classic cars of all time. The engine was based on the original Stutz Vertical Eight from 1926 and was a 322-cubic inch powerplant that included dual overhead camshafts and angled valves above the hemispherical combustion chambers. Sitting on a 116-inch (2,900mm) wheelbase, it featured a lightweight fabric body built by Weymann. Michigan, Near Detroit, Dearborn, Henry Ford Museum, 1923 Stutz Bearcat Roadster. The fastest DV32 the short-wheelbase Super Bearcat could exceed 100mph with ease, but even the limousine bodied long wheelbase derivatives were said to be able to cruise at 70mph and touch 90mph on occasion. The Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat was given a short, low-slung chassis with a sporting body and an advanced double overhead cam inline-eight engine with four-valves per cylinder producing 156 hp and a hefty 300 ft lbs of torque. Body: Sports Car. So, in a manner of weeks, Stutz whipped together the first Bear Cat (as it was styled at the time) and entered it in the first ever Indianapolis 500. The Stutz Bearcat was a popular car in the $2,000 price range. Moskovics counted Louis Delage, Gabriel Voisin, Charles Weymann and Ettore Bugatti among his friends. Cussler passed away last February, and his daughter Teri now runs the museum, which displays about 70 vehicles including a 1906 Stanley Steamer, 1921 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost and 1925 Isotta Fraschini, and many more. That year, it launched the 1931 Stutz DV-32 Boattail Speedster, a curvy, long-nosed luxury car that was proudly marketed for nearly $6,500, a kings sum then. Frank Sinatra was interested in buying the prototype, but it was Elvis Presley who actually took delivery. 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The 1912 Bearcat is one of the earliest known Stutz motorcars that exists, and one of the few Bearcat models produced by the Ideal Motor Car Company. To find new investment capital for expansion Stutz Motor Car Company (of Indiana) was sold in 1916 to Stutz Motor Car Company of America under an agreement with a consortium to list the specially organized holding company's stock on the New York Stock Exchange. 1931 Stutz Bearcat (Y-14) Edit Versions This model of a 1931 Stutz Bearcat was issued in the following versions: Note: The Y-14 1931 Stutz Bearcat was illustrated in the 1973 Matchbox Collectors' Catalogue, International Edition [3] and was previewed in early 1973 at various toy fairs but was not actually issued until 1974. In 1914 came the Bearcat Speedster that was little more than a bonneted rolling chassis, with two leather-trimmed bucket seats, a transverse cylindrical fuel tank, monocle windscreen, portable trunk and a spare wheel and tyre. 2015 edition of the Canadian. Matchbox 1931 Stutz Bearcat 1974 Model of the Yesteryear Vintage Toy Car Lesney. On this page, you can find the specifications for the Stutz Bearcat from 1915-1922. For 1923, the roadster was renamed the Bearcat, but the name would again disappear in 1924. The Bearcat was called the car that made good in a day, since it did well (11th place) in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. You can also recommend new entries related to this topic. Choose your favorite stutz bearcat designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more! Got a tip? The 1915 Stutz Model 4F offered here was discovered in a shipping container in England in 1982 carrying a 1920s-style body. When production ended in 1935, some 35,000 cars had been manufactured. See Sold Price. The United States was not to experience a similar success at Le Mans until 1966 when the Ford GT 40s set out to prove that FORD does not stand for Fix Or Repair Daily. 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