1931 Stutz DV 32 Convertible Group

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$180000 Engine Number DV 32957 Inline eight Double overhead camshafts with four valves per cylinder $180000 The Splendid Stutz combines the efforts of The Stutz Club to bring about a collective history of their marque. Before this book, Stutz history existed only in fragmented articles found mostly in club and hobby publications. Editor Raymond A. Katzell coordinated the work of 17 authors, in addition to numerous other individuals, to form a cohesive account of Harry Stutz and the automobiles he and his successors built. Stutz vehicles include Bearcat, Black Hawk, DV-32, HCS, and Stutz fire engines. During his 30-year trek in the automobile industry, Stutz had a hand in many automobiles that crossed the American landscape of which the Stutz marque is most well known. In late 1905, Stutz designed the inaugural four-cylinder conventional chassis automobile for the new American Motor Car Company. In 1906, Stutz began a four-year involvement with the Marion Motor Car Company as chief engineer and factory manager. In 1910, Marion introduced the Marion Special Roadster expressly for racing. The Special had a number of Stutz-engineered features, one of which was the "transaxle," which combined the transmission and rear differential, that would form the basis of his next venture. In November 1909, Harry organized The Stutz Auto Parts Company to manufacture and sell the transaxle he had designed and patented. Early auto manufacturers were making the transition from chain to shaft <b>...</b>

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