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- Virgil M. Exner, Unidentified Model, James O'Donnell and Paul Farago with Stutz Blackhawk Car, 1970 - Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- 1970
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Virgil M. Exner, Unidentified Model, James O'Donnell and Paul Farago with Stutz Blackhawk Car, 1970
Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- Stutz Hubcap, 1926 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. Beginning in 1915, the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, supplied hubcaps -- including this one -- to many automotive manufacturers. Hubcaps became functionally unnecessary as wheels evolved, but they remained important components of style and marketing.
- 1926
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Stutz Hubcap, 1926
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. Beginning in 1915, the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, supplied hubcaps -- including this one -- to many automotive manufacturers. Hubcaps became functionally unnecessary as wheels evolved, but they remained important components of style and marketing.
- Stutz Town Car, October 1929 -
- October 01, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Stutz Town Car, October 1929
- Stutz Automobile, circa 1929 -
- circa 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Stutz Automobile, circa 1929
- Advertisement for 1926 Stutz, "Safety, Comfort, Performance Assured as Never Before" - The 1926 Stutz sedan was much lower to the ground than previous models, giving the car a lower center of gravity that helped prevent skidding and tipping over. The "Safety Stutz" also had a wire-glass windshield, an early kind of safety glass, and hydraulic brakes that made stopping easier.
- April 01, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for 1926 Stutz, "Safety, Comfort, Performance Assured as Never Before"
The 1926 Stutz sedan was much lower to the ground than previous models, giving the car a lower center of gravity that helped prevent skidding and tipping over. The "Safety Stutz" also had a wire-glass windshield, an early kind of safety glass, and hydraulic brakes that made stopping easier.
- Stutz Hubcap, circa 1925 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Stutz Hubcap, circa 1925
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- 1925 Stutz Phaeton Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1964 - Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.
- 12 September 1964 - 13 September 1963
- Collections - Artifact
1925 Stutz Phaeton Receiving Prize at Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, September 1964
Held annually since 1951, The Henry Ford's Old Car Festival brings together hundreds of vintage motor vehicles and thousands of spectators each year. Awards are a longstanding tradition at the show, where eligible cars are judged on their authenticity and the quality of their restoration work. More recently, popular choice prizes, based on spectators' votes, have also been presented.
- Stutz Blackhawk Prototype in Body Buck, Carrozzeria Ghia Factory, Italy, 1968-1969 - Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- 1968-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Stutz Blackhawk Prototype in Body Buck, Carrozzeria Ghia Factory, Italy, 1968-1969
Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- Photograph of a Drawing by Virgil M. Exner, Stutz Blackhawk Automobile, circa 1968 - Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- circa 1968
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Photograph of a Drawing by Virgil M. Exner, Stutz Blackhawk Automobile, circa 1968
Banker James O'Donnell and former Chrysler design head Virgil Exner revived the Stutz Motor Company and built new models under the brand from 1971 through 1987. The Blackhawk coupe was based on a General Motors platform but included luxury features like gold-plated trim and mink carpeting. The high-end car appealed to celebrity owners like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Elvis Presley.
- "The Stutz Speedway Series," circa 1923 - Indianapolis-based Stutz Motor Company often associated itself with the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in its advertising. The company's slogan, "The Car That Made Good in a Day," referred to a Stutz automobile that competed in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. While it didn't win, the Stutz proved its worth under the race's grueling conditions.
- circa 1923
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"The Stutz Speedway Series," circa 1923
Indianapolis-based Stutz Motor Company often associated itself with the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in its advertising. The company's slogan, "The Car That Made Good in a Day," referred to a Stutz automobile that competed in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. While it didn't win, the Stutz proved its worth under the race's grueling conditions.