Stutz Model History

United States · founded 1911

Indianapolis performance-luxury marque (1911–1937) famed for the Bearcat speedster and twin-cam DV-32, revived in name only (1968–1995) for Italian-bodied neoclassic coupes — most famously Elvis Presley's Blackhawk.

Models

Bearcat

The car that made Stutz famous — a minimal, race-derived speedster of the 1910s–20s, revived in 1931 with the twin-cam DV-32 engine.

Sports car · 1912–1934
Vertical Eight

Stutz's straight-eight 'Safety Stutz' line — the platform behind the SV-16, the twin-cam DV-32, and a famous 2nd-place finish at Le Mans 1928.

Luxury car · 1926–1935
Black Hawk (speedster)

A short-lived companion marque and speedster of 1929–1930, sharing the Black Hawk name with Stutz's supercharged record-attempt cars.

Sports car · 1929–1930
Blackhawk

The neoclassic revival coupe — a Virgil Exner design on a Pontiac chassis, hand-bodied in Italy; Elvis Presley bought the very first one.

Personal luxury car · 1971–1987
IV-Porte

A four-door neoclassic sedan companion to the Blackhawk coupe, built on GM's B-body platform from 1979 to 1981.

Luxury car · 1979–1981
Victoria

A stretched neoclassic four-door limousine — 10 inches longer than the IV-Porte, complete with fold-down tables and Stutz-provided chauffeur service.

Luxury sedan · 1981–1987
Bearcat II

The final Stutz — a completely new convertible reviving the Bearcat name; just 12 or 13 examples built before factory production ceased in 1995.

Sports car · 1987–1995

Other makes