Stutz authorities have determined that this car is an original and authentic Bear Cat that was most likely privately raced. It was frequently mentioned with stereotypical accoutrements of the period such as raccoon coats and illicit "bathtub gin". A high performance roadster built by the Stutz Motor Company of Indianapolis , Indiana formerly the Ideal Motor Car Companythe Bearcat was designed to appeal to the wealthy client with a "need for speed.". Extremely rare. It was originally powered by a 390-cubic-inch (6.39L), 60-horsepower straight-four engine produced by the Wisconsin Motor Manufacturing Company. The conversion was done by Dan Steckler, working for Stutz in California. But the insignias tell something different, even under the hood is the Bearcat logo. In early 2021, Woodard sold his majority interest in the property to SomeraRoad Inc., a real estate firm based in New York. 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. The production version of the Bear Cat, later renamed the Bearcat, was as close to the race car as they could reasonably get it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was often associated with the "Roaring 20s" and college students of that period. [7] When production ended in 1935 35,000 cars had been manufactured. Stutz Bear HS05 Stutz Registry Husam Al Maliki. 2022Recurrent Ventures. It developed 92hp at 3200rpm and drove through a three-speed manual transmission and ensured that the `Safety Stutz was one of the fastest luxury cars that money could buy. The Series E of 1913 brought electric lights and starter. YouTuber Wrecks New GMC Hummer EV After Nine Miles. Elvis Presley bought the first Blackhawk in 1971 and later purchased three more. In 1911 Stutz entered one of their then four cylinder cars in the Indianapolis 500 and managed to finish in 11th place in that first attempt. At the time, the U.S. government has outlawed the sale of convertibles in the United States. 2021 Historic Vehicles. bore stroke), 16 valves, sohc, 80 bhp Transmissions: 3-speed transaxle; leather-faced cone clutch (multiple-disc prior to 1915) The depression had not been kind to Stutz, so the name was used as a way to boost sales. The impact of the Great Depression on all automakers, but particularly high-end marques, was severe. Sitting on a 116-inch (2,900mm) wheelbase, it featured a lightweight fabric body built by Weymann. Arguably the Stutz may only have lost the race due to its losing its top gear an hour and a half before the finish. Production was limited and an estimated 617 cars were built during the company's first 25years of existence (19711995). The car lasted through 1933. Matchbox 1931 Stutz Bearcat 1974 Model of the Yesteryear Vintage Toy Car Lesney. It is now housed along with a number of his other vehicles, at Graceland. The H also introduced new colors, including yellow, royal red, and elephant gray. In 1940, Eli Lilly And Company purchased the Stutz factory buildings to establish its "Creative Packaging" division. Into that ultra light body went the wonderful Double Valve DV32 straight 8 DOHC engine. 1920' Stutz Bearcat. Call Dave at (407) 592-5039 for details. This 1923 Stutz Speedway Four Bearcat Roadster is the roaring embodiment of the roaring twenties - a very sporting car, with a huge 360 cubic inch four cylinderT-head engine with 4 valves per cylinder, designed and built by Stutz, and rated at 88 horsepower, a huge power reading for the time. 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). The restored car can now be seen at Graceland. For other uses, see. cargallery From shop cargallery. The car would be completely new of course and not share any parts with its predecessor, in order to ensure that it was technologically advanced enough to be a true competitor. Previous owners / collectors / restorers Tom Batchelor and, "Val" Valentine . Episode - "The Trouble with Trillions" The BMW i8 Roadster two-seater with full electric convertible top that opens in under 16 seconds. According to my Motor Manual, the engine originally had a compression ratio of 5.7:1 and made 93 HP @ 3400 RPM with a single barrel Stromberg . See The Henry Ford's 1923 model in this . Add to Favorites . Safety measures included wire-reinforced `shatterproof glass and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Essentially, the Bearcat was a shorter (120-inch [3,048mm] wheelbase vs 130-inch [3,302mm]), lighter version of the standard Stutz passenger car's chassis. 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. Silodrome was founded in 2010 as a website dedicated to Gasoline Culture and all it entails - We write about modern cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, gear, gadgets, clothing, boats, planes, airships and the occasional submarine.Read more Silodrome 2023. all rights reserved. When production ended in 1935, some 35,000 cars had been manufactured. Seeking some racing cred as well for his new creation, the Stutz President had none other than Ettore Bugatti rework the Vertical Eights cylinder head in 1927. Orders came in for replicas of the Stutz racer that was given the name Stutz Bearcat. Contribute information, offer corrections, suggest images. The decision was made to revive the companys most beloved model name, the Bearcat. Designer Virgil Exner revived the Stutz name in August 1968, in conjunction with New York banker, James ODonnell. 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. Even the Henry Ford museum recognizes the Bearcat as Americas first true sports car, and the Bearcat won the majority of the races in which it was entered in its first year out. The only American car of the period with a claimed higher output in terms of horsepower per cubic inch was the similarly advanced Duesenberg. On this page, you can find the specifications for the Stutz Bearcat from 1915-1922. His travels have taken him to Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan and a number of other countries. The Stutz Blackhawk owned by Lucille Ball was for a time on display at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Auto Collection in Las Vegas. 3. The company, however, failed and closed in 1937. 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. Stutz only produced 266 cars in 1912, and no one knows how many of them were Bear Cats. The new owners brought in Frederick Ewan Moskowics, formerly of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, Marmon, and Franklin, in 1923. The Stutz "White Squadron" factory racing team won the 1913 and 1915 championships. Stutz commissioned an American coachbuilder named Charles Weymann to build the car which, with its 116 inch wheelbase, was a good two feet shorter than the standard models. This car has a fascinating history, as most Bearcats do, its ownership history has been traced back to 1952 when it was owned by Colonel Donald L. Bower, then stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Stop Driving Your Old Challengers, Chargers, 300s. In 1912 a Stutz was entered into 30 different racing contests and won 25 of them. Free with trial. As one of the earliest true sports cars, the 1912-1916 Stutz Bearcat models have the highest value. This Stutz engine is a 390 cu. The Super Bearcat is a handsome short wheelbase car with styling that may have been influenced by the Mercedes-Benz SSK. The Super Bearcats were fitted with either traditional aluminum bodies or patented Weymann bodies which were even lighter still. Send the writer a note: kristin.shaw@thedrive.com. The doorless body style lasted through 1916. Oklahoma City businessman Howard D. Williams attempted to capitalize on the model's fame. A prototype of Exner's Stutz Blackhawk was produced by Ghia, and the car debuted in 1970. Reported to have cost $107,000 in 1979! He is the author of nine books, including twoForward Drive and High Voltageabout electric cars and why theyre important. The Bearcat name was resurrected for the 1967 Stutz Motor Car of America design based on Virgil Exner's Duesenberg "Revival Car" concept. Stutz Motor was delisted. Elvis Presley bought the first Blackhawk in 1971, and later purchased three more. Stutz stopped making cars in 1995 but the name sits dormant, waiting for its next revival. He is a longtime radio host on WPKN-FM, and a public speaker on environmental topics. The Bearcat, originally "Bear Cat," made its debut in 1912. "The Car That Made Good in a Day" was the slogan that the newly formed Ideal Motor Car Company adopted after Henry Stutz's untried and untested car finished 11th in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. Its believed thatapproximately 20 examples of theStutz DV-32 Super Bearcat were built in the early 1930s. There have been a few attempts to revive the marque over the years, and there are rumors now that the name will be brought back for a new line of electric vehicles, one of which will almost certainly be called the Bearcat. Ross Chastain Will Not Ride the Wall Again . Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer, "Stutz" redirects here. Stutz Motor acquired the manufacturing rights for the Pak-Age-Car, a light delivery vehicle that they had been distributing since 1927. The Stutz racing team attempted to set a new land speed record in 1928. Elviss car was sent to customizer George Barris for further personalization, and then Elvis added it to his fleet. 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 This Super Bearcat is now due to roll across the auction block with RM Sothebys later in August with a price guide of $1,000,000 $1,300,000 USD. Stutz would encounter financial problems, eventually shutting down production in 1935 and declaring bankruptcy in 1937. But parts for the neo-Stutz do turn up. The highest bid came from Branko Kavcic, the owner of the famous Stutz Blackhawk Prototype. Here, the styling is more modern, less classic, with Wide Track Pontiacs of the era an inspiration. Our fine example is correctly finished with a green cylinder block, bare alloy crankcase and plenty of beautifully polished brass and alloy. 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. Aermacchi. Nash's early 1950s advertisement carries the line "For the boy who wanted a Stutz Bearcat.". The first model was completed in December 1969. 5067 Engine no. 2. Text. 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. Stutz Motor has also been credited with the development of "the underslung chassis",[citation needed] an invention that greatly enhanced the safety and cornering of motor vehicles and one that is still in use today. It is one of only three custom-built by George Barris. 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. Ahrens-Fox . Exterior color: White. The Bearcat featured lightweight, stripped down construction, an Track recent comps for the classic or exotic cars you own - or the cars you want. In 1940, Eli Lilly And Company purchased the Stutz factory buildings to establish its "Creative Packaging" division . In June 1913, the Ideal Motor Car Company was reorganized as the Stutz Motor Car Company with Harry Stutz as president. Stutz offered it for $100,000 (equivalent to $373,361 in 2021[1]). The Stutz Motor Car of America's prototype of Exner's Stutz Blackhawk . Thus it was that the 1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat Convertible was born. Production was limited and an estimated 617 cars were built. Ideal built what amounted to copies of the racecar with added fenders and lights and sold them with the model name Stutz Bearcat. The 1915-1922 Stutz Bearcat is one of the most treasured classic cars of all time. 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. In the 5 years following 1912, production went from 266 to 2,207 cars. Sitting some five to eight inches closer to the ground than the class average endowed the `Vertical Eight with superior handling and roadholding capabilities. Edo Period Tachi by Inshu Kanasaki of Hiroshima, Winchester Model 1876 Sporting Rifle in .45-60 Winchester, Steyr Mannlicher Luxus in .270 Winchester, Leica Rangemaster CRF 1000-R Range-finder. Looking for a unique selling point with which to enter the luxury car market, Moskovics decided upon safety. That luxury trunk is the last word in upscale motoring. Stutz Bearcat 1915 for sale. Lets get straight right away that the Stutz Bearcat IIlike the one currently offered on eBay has absolutely nothing in common with the original, which debuted in 1912. 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 was marketed as the "World's Most Expensive Car" with a Royale limousine priced at $285,000 and a Blackhawk coup over US$115,000 in 1984[9]. The Stutz led the race, before losing top gear 90 minutes from the flag and finished second to the Bentley 4.5 Litre of Woolf Barnato and Bernard Rubin. In the case of Stutz, the car featured safety glass, a low center of gravity for better handling, and a hill-holding transmission called "Noback". To prove the worth of his integrated gearbox and final drive, he and Henry built the first Stutz in five weeks, in 1911 and entered it in the first Indianapolis 500. The Stutz straight-eight, 4.7-litre engine had a nine-bearing crankshaft, single, chain-driven, overhead-camshaft and dual-ignition. This car is all original and in very good condition. The 6-litre (350cuin) Corvette engine was an option. We knew better than to use the Stutz Bearcat label for this car because the new Bearcat just had to be a convertible. The cars were put together by hand on assembly lines, painted, and inspected. We're celebrating early sports cars this year at Old Car Festival. 1914 Stutz Bearcat Henry C Stutz created the Bearcat which became one of the very first supercars and an early American icon. Stutz dropped the model in 1924 only to bring it back in 1931, hoping the beloved name might improve sales during the Great Depression. The Stutz Bearcat was an American sports car of the pre- and post- World War I period. 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. Baime: In 1971, a television series began called "Bearcats . Given the proven General Motors drivetrain, mechanical parts shouldnt be a problemthough trim is going to be hard to find. 1912 Stutz racer- Gil Anderson Illinois Chicago Historical Society. Because new (proposed) US safety regulations were to require convertibles to have a rollbar, an open-air Bearcat was not manufactured until 1979. [4] References Allen Ryan was left in control of Stutz , but when he and some friends attempted stock manipulation, in April 1920, it proved disastrous. JIM BEAM VINTAGE CAR DECANTERS SET OF 2. Its low weight, balance, and power made it an excellent racer. Articles that Ben has written have been covered onCNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine,Road & Track Magazine,the official Pinterest blog, theofficialeBay Motorsblog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. Los Angeles investor Warren Liu took over ownership and became CEO of Stutz Motor Cars in 1982. 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. 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Ryan went bankrupt in August 1922, as well as being disinherited by his outraged father. This incarnation of Stutz had some reasonable success selling newly designed Blackhawks, Bearcats, Royale Limousines, IV Portes, and Victorias. 2018. If you really wanted to go nuts, a six-cylinder version was available. Sort By Sorting Order Results Per Page Three of those had Fleetwood coachwork and the others were Weymann-bodied. 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. Stutz Motor was charged with stock manipulation again in 1935 and filed for bankruptcy in April 1937. Stutz also built such exotics as the 25-foot-long armored Stutz Royale limousine (with a name borrowed from Bugatti). Engines were V8s, originally 400 or 460 cubic inches (6.6 or 7.5L), but by 1984 the Victoria, Blackhawk, and Bearcat came with a 160hp (119kW; 162PS), 350.0-cubic-inch (5.7L) engine while the Royale had a 424.8-cubic-inch (7.0L) Oldsmobile engine rated at 180hp (134kW; 182PS). CLASSIC.COM is a trademark of CLASSIC.COM LLC. 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. 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]. They then christened Stutz the car that made good in a day. 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. In 2008, the Stutz was auctioned by RM Auctions in Toronto. In August 1968, New York banker James O'Donnell raised funds and incorporated Stutz Motor Car of America. Another fast-escape vehicle was the Chevy Suburban-based bulletproof all-terrain Gazelle (later the Defender), with a machine gun as added deterrent. The Bearcat was called the car that made good in a day, since it did well (11th place) in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. All Makes. Jim Motavalli is a contributor to the New York Times, Barron's, NPRs Car Talk, and the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, among others. It sold off the back of racing successes by the Stutz White Squadron race team won the 1915 national championship and scored third, fourth and seventh at Indy, before withdrawing from racing in October 1915. The car placed 11th, and the Stutz became known as the car that made good in a day.. Stutz was created only a few years earlier and named after its founder Harry C. Stutz, who had previously worked at Marmon. Production began in 1911 and ended in 1935. This was during the so-called "cylinders race" of the early 1930s when makers of some expensive cars were rushing to produce multi-cylinder engines. Elvis Presley also had a black Stutz with a red leather interior and a gold-plated gear stick. 1912 Stutz Bearcat - Notice small "monocle" windshield. The Bearcat featured a 389cuin (6.4L) Wisconsin brawny four-cylinder T-head engine with four valves per cylinder,[citation needed] one of the earliest multi-valve engines, matched with one of Harry Stutz's transaxles. The 1932 Super Bearcat you see here is one of just two surviving examples with a fabric body, and one of eight Super Bearcat survivors in total. DV-32 stood for Dual-Valve 32; it has four valves for each cylinder for a total of 32. No doubt it is also no less exciting to drive than it was in 1932. Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Evel Knievel, Barry White and Sammy Davis Jr all owned Stutz cars. Behind the Laughter . The Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat was sold in very limited numbers between 1931 and 1933, its believed that only 20 or so were actually made. 5 years, 6 months ago. 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. Stutz-fans know that the Bearcat is a Convertible, launched in 1979. Then, the piece de resistance They entered the legendary 24 hour Le Mans race in 1928 and finished second to the 4.5 liter Bentley of Bernhard Rubin and Woolf Barnato. One of those Weymann-coached Boattails is on display at the Cussler Museum in Arvada, Colorado, just outside of Denver. The Car That Made Good In A Day The number of cars produced increased to 2,207 in 1917. Thus, the `Vertical Eight or `AA model that was launched at the January 1926 New York Motor Show was promoted as the `Safety Stutz. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Evel Knievel, Barry White, and Sammy Davis Jr. all owned Stutz cars. 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. Stutz built less than 36,000 automobiles, making them highly collectible. 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. Got a tip? Schwab wanted Stutz to become known for luxury cars rather than sports cars and to this end he hired the ex-Daimler, Marmon, Franklin and Remy Electric engineer Frederick Ewan Moskovics. $19.99. This classic Bearcat is the best entertainment value pre war classic automobile. [citation needed] A Triumph ad asked the question "Is the TR 3 the Stutz Bearcat of the 60s?" Stutzs assault on the 1929 Le Mans 24-hours netted a fifth place overall, behind a quartet of Bentleys. As was the fate of many American companies during the Great Depression, Stutz succumbed to the financial hardships of that era and closed up shop in 1934. Common with racing and sports cars of the period, it . The White Squadron Stutz cars were different from production cars in being powered by five-litre engines that complied with the new 300 cubic-inch maximum capacity racing rule. All Rights Reserved. Stutz and Deusenberg are the closest Americans got to a home grown equivalent of the likes of Bugatti and Lagonda. 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. Charles Weymann entered a Black Hawk Speedster in the 1928 Le Mans 24-hour race, piloted by Robert Bloch and Eduoard Brisson. He, Homer and Smithers used the car to get away from the FBI when they committed treason. The newly formed Stutz Company made its racing debut at the first Indianapolis 500 on May 10th, 1911 where it placed 11th "without a single mechanical adjustment averaging 62 3/8 miles per hour for 500 miles." Proud of this achievement their slogan "the car that made good for a day" lasted for several years. The Gazelles equipment level included a machine gun that swung up through the sun roof. In 1931, the Stutz Motor Company was struggling to regain its footing amidst the panic of the Great Depression. You may have seen them at county fairs the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome.". 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. Youve heard of the Cannonball Run; the man for whom that car rally was named, Cannonball Baker, drove none other than the Bearcat from San Diego to New York in eleven days and change, breaking speed records. 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. and showed a Triumph driver, complete with raccoon coat, next to an early 1920s Bearcat, in a campus setting. By 1910, the Stutz Auto Parts Company manufactured rear-axle-mounted transmissions. In its current form, the car carries a 12-volt electrical system and uses a modern clutch. Stutz was struggling as were their competitors. The Velvet Underground's 1970 song "Sweet Jane" mentions a Stutz Bearcat to illustrate the bygone times described in the song. Stutz Motor was charged with stock manipulation again in 1935 and filed for bankruptcy in April 1937. The Stutz Boattail was the Ferrari of its time, Cussler said of his car. Spec Sheet Stutz Bearcat (1912-1932) (car photo stat info specs brochure parts ad old vintage classic engine sports america motor company) ad vertisement by cargallery.
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