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| DaWeber | Jun 24 2009, 04:32 PM Post #1 |
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STUTZ (US) 1911-1938 The original manufacturer was the Ideal Motor Car Company in Indianapolis Indiana. In 1913 the company name was changed to Stutz Motor Company. Their most famous car was the Bearcat Speedster which was introduced in 1914 and was introduced to compete with the already successful Mercer Raceabout. This new car was introduced by former racing expert Harry C Stutz. His car featured an open bodied 2 seater roadster . In 1919 Stutz left the company to establish another marque, H.C.S. In the early 1920s , the open sporty design was replaced by a new closed design and in 1926 the company experienced a major change in management. The new emphasis was on safety. But in 1927 the Black Hawk Speedster was introduced as a companion marque. The name was later combined to read Blackhawk. In 1929 the Bearcat model was revived and featured a supercharged engine. In 1931 the DV32 model was introduced to compete with other highend manufacturers. But due to the resulting financial difficulties from the Great Depression, automobile production ceased in 1934. However, Stutz continued by producing a light delivery van under the name Pak-Age-Car until the company demise in 1938. Models in small scale are very sparse , Summer has produced an early 1930s nondescript model and Dyna Mo produced a model in 1:87 scale of the 1914 Bearcat mainly in kit form. |
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| ChFalkensteiner | Jul 8 2009, 01:31 AM Post #2 |
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Here is an old auction picture of a prototype made by Lesney which was considered for inclusion in the Matchbox Miniatures range in the late 1970s: This would have been a scaled-down version of the then current 1931 Stutz Bearcat from the Models of Yesteryear range. Sadly it was never put into production.
Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Jul 8 2009, 01:32 AM.
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| Swifty | Jul 8 2009, 03:34 AM Post #3 |
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Whoa! That would have been awesome! A pity it never made it to the 1-75 line.  Out of curiosity, do you have any other pictures of Matchbox prototypes that never made it to production? |
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