AMERICAN STANDARD BATHROOM FAUCET REPAIR

The Museum's placard text for this car reads:

1913 STUTZ
Model: Series B Bearcat
Built by: Ideal Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana
Price: $2,000
Engine: 4-cylinder, 60 H.P.
Bore: 4-3/4 in.
Stroke: 5-1/2 in.
Displacement: 389.9 cu. in.

Born in 1876, Harry C. Stutz grew up near Indianapolis, Indiana*, and in 1903 he became sales engineer at the Schebler Carburetor Company. In 1904**, as chief engineer at Marion Motor Car Company, Stutz designed the American Underslung and the Marion automobiles. In 1911, he formed the Ideal Motor Car Company, where he began to make his first Stutz racing automobile. In 1913, he changed the company name to the Stutz Motor Car Company and began production of his most famous automobile, the Bearcat, probably the best known of all American sports cars.

The first Stutz automobile was designed and built from the ground up in just five weeks and was entered in the annual Indianapolis 500 race on May 30, 1911, with Gil Anderson at the wheel. The Stutz finished 11th after covering the course in 7 hours, 22 minutes without mechanical adjustment or repair. The average speed was 67.78 mph, only a few miles an hour slower than the winning Marmon’s speed of 74.59. This success spawned the company slogan of “The Car That Made Good in a Day.”

Stutz Motor Car Company production declined sharply after 1930 and no new models were introduced. Its last active year was 1934.

Donated by: Harrah’s Hotels & Casinos
Adopted by: Bob & Kathy McLaughlin (C)

Notes on Museum’s placard text:

* I understand that Harry Stutz grew up near Dayton, Ohio, not moving to Indianapolis until 1903.

** I believe that this sentence is misleading. Stutz’s contribution to the American Underslung was made in 1905, when he was chief engineer for American Motor Car Company. He did not become chief engineer of the Marion Motor Car Company until 1906.

All stock, has run the mountains for over 30 years, carrying a trailer to hunt for bears. All maintenance & repair performed By Classic Auto Restoration. Could be for sale.