To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVEEstimate:
$125,000 - $150,000
- Beautiful cosmetic restoration of an excellent original
car
- Equipped with the optional, highly desirable high-compression
engine
- Still fitted with its original wired safety glass
windshields
- The fastest American production car of its time
- Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic
Indianapolis automaker Stutz referred to its open models of this
period as speedsters, with the rather grandly named Four-Passenger
Speedster with Tonneau Cowl filling the role of what other
manufacturers dubbed a dual-cowl phaeton. It was an extremely
rakish automobile, with a beltline molding similar to that used on
LeBaron bodies of the period, and folding front and rear
windshields adding to its sporty flair. If ever a four-passenger
car could justifiably be called a speedster, the Stutz was it!
The example offered here, one of very few survivors with the
Tonneau Cowl, was discovered in the early 1980s in Flemington, New
Jersey as an excellent and well-preserved original car.
Subsequently, it was cosmetically restored for a Mr. Kovacs of
Fairview, Connecticut. Inspection shows that the Stutz was not
completely taken apart for the work, which was unusually
sympathetic for the era. The body was refinished in two-tone
maroon, similar to the original livery, and correctly reupholstered
in leather. Mr. Mitosinka invested considerable time in
cosmetically improving the car, including repainting the beltline
and several chassis components, replacing incorrect or poor
hardware, re-chroming many trim pieces, and having a handsome
luggage rack built; exhaustive receipts and photography for this
work are included in the file.
The car has an extremely satisfying, authentic appearance,
including the presence of its original Fedco "theftproof" tag and
the original serial number plate, both of which match, as well as
the original chassis number stamping on the right rear frame horn.
Further, the car is still powered by its original, optional
high-compression engine with a 6.25:1 head and special pistons,
capable of 145 horsepower - the engine that made this the fastest
American production car prior to the introduction of the Model J
Duesenberg. The engine number plate and block stamping both match.
Even the windshields retain their original wired safety glass in
superb condition!
Now showing 37,987 miles at the time of cataloguing, this is a
truly "Splendid Stutz" - one of the finest automobiles in this
collection, with all of the best, most desirable features. It would
be ideal for regional showing or, especially, for extended tours
and CCCA CARavans, where its performance is sure to astound all
comers.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mt20.
