1919 Stutz Series G Touring Car

Registration No: BF 4178
Chassis No: 3605
MOT: Exempt

• A decidedly rare, powerful and imposing American Vintage Tourer
• 360ci (5.9) litre, 16-valve, four-cylinder engine allied to a three-speed transaxle
• Four times the price of a Ford Model T when new

Despite ceasing Works racing activities at the end of 1915, Stutz continued to market its products on the basis of their high performance until well into the next decade. Flush with cash following its floatation on the New York Stock Exchange during 1916, the Indianapolis-based firm was able to design its own engine for the first time. Debuting for 1917, the resultant 360ci (5.9 litre) four-cylinder 16-valve powerplant was freer revving and more potent than the proprietary Wisconsin unit it supplanted. Bearcat aside, the rest of the Stutz range sat on a 10ft 10in wheelbase (the same as W.O. Bentley’s 3 Litre and 4½ Litre models) and comprised Roadster, Close Coupled, Touring and Coupe variants. Frustrated by various shareholder machinations, Harry C. Stutz left the company which bore his name in 1919 but not before the introduction of the Series G. Featuring an electric starter, dual ignition, three-speed transaxle and electric lighting, the Stutz was more technologically advanced than many of its European contemporaries. With an impressive 80hp @ 2,400rpm and copious torque, it was considerably faster too. Costing four times as much as a Ford Model T, it is perhaps no surprise that total Stutz sales for 1919 reputedly amounted to just 1,544 cars.

Built to right-hand drive specification, chassis 3605 is understood to have remained in its native land until 2006. Self-evidently the subject of past restoration work, the Stutz has been unused of late and is now in need of recommissioning. Capable of accommodating seven people, if the occasional seats in its Dual Cowl Tourer coachwork are employed, ‘BF 4178’ is nicely detailed with a Motometer, wood-rimmed steering wheel, running board mounted horn, split windscreen, drum headlights and wire wheels. A decidedly rare, powerful and imposing American Vintage Tourer with a ‘bloody thump’ exhaust note to shame a WO Bentley! What’s not to like? Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and paperwork file.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737