Stutz Motor Company
The Car That Made Good In A
Day
Bearcat Series B, 1913, shown at the "Roth-Händle-Show"
1911 Harry C. Stutz (1876-1930) founded the Ideal Motor Car Company
at Indianapolis, Indiana
At the Indianapolis 500 race he finished 11th.1912 Harry C. Stutz renamed his firm, the new name was:
Stutz Motor Company1919 Stutz sold his company to Charles M. Schwab and two other investors.
1923 Frederick Ewan Moskowics entered the Stutz Company.
He worked formerly for Daimler (Stuttgart, Germany), Marmon and
Franklin.
Moskowics developed the concept of Stutz as the safety sports car.1927 Record: 24h with a speed of 109,5 km/h
1928 2nd place at the 24h of Le Mans race, drivers Bloch and Brisson
finished 13km behind the Bentley, because of problems with the
gearbox.
The best result for an american car, till 1966 Ford won the race!At Daytona Stutz won the competition of the fastest american sportscar
at a speed of 171,3 km/h (106,53 mph).1929 5th place at the 24h of Le Mans.
1935 End of production
Stutz was well known for the safety features, like safety glass, the "Noback"- Hill-Holder-system and the chassis with its low centre of gravity.
Club:
The Stutz Club Inc.
William J. Greer, Editor
7400 Lantern RoadUSA Indianapolis, Indiana 46256
Models: Franklin Mint
Matchbox Models of YesteryearLiterature:
Auto, Motor und Sport, 7/1982
Four Passenger Speedster 1929, M8-43-CY17A
written by Norbert Haug, today teammanager of
Mercedes-MotorsportClassic and Sportscar, November 1995
AA-Boat-Tail Speedster, 1927
Le Baron Custom Sedan, 1932
Cameron Special, 1938Auto Exclusiv, 2/90
Stamps:Rep. of Maldives, Bearcat, 1913
The Gambia, Blackhawk Speedster, 1928, Mickey & Minnie
Mongolia, Bearcat, 1912 (Attention: the Stutz is on the stamp that
is titled Mercedes Simplex 1902 and vice versa)
Grenada, Stutz Bearcat, 1914
Rep. De Guinea Ecuatorial, DV32, 1932