alsancle Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) We were having this conversation over at the ACD forum and some of you might find it interesting.AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG CLUB :: View topic - Much Modified Stutz Two Passenger TorpedoHere is a picture of the Stutz Jones Special which ran at Indy in 1930 finishing 10th. It is currently for sale here.It was owned by Tommy Wolfe of Maywood Calif in 1959. It looks like he also owned a Dv32 Bearcat at about the same time. Does anyone know anything else about Tommy or the Jones special? Edited May 20, 2010 by alsancle (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Here is the car in it's Indy form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 An interesting tidbit from the Wisconsin State Journal May 31st 1931. L.L Coran (former Indy winner), the back up driver from the Jones Special was planning on coming back to Indy with a DV32 Stutz. Another interestins Indianapolis entry will be the Stutz Bearcat which will be as near stock as racing rules and practice will permit. The Stutz will have the new DV-32 engine, which takes its name from the four valves per cylinder in the eight-cylinder engine, The double overhead chamshafts actuate the valve mechanism that gives approximately 60 per cent increase in volumetric efficiency and assures better distribution of the gas to the combustion chambers. Bert Dingley, former champion racing driver who now is production manager for Stutz, is overseeing the building of the racing car and L. L. Corum, who I won the 1924 Indianapolis race and is now a member of the experiment- engineering staff for Stutz, will ! drive the car,Here is another entry from April 20th:Stutz EntersStock Car inSpeed Classic"Bearcat" Revives Memoryof First Race at Indianapolis20 YearsAgoINDIANAPOLIS, Ind — Racingghosts of the first 500-mile automobilerace ever held hero in1911 fluttered out of speed's memorycloset today when a Stutz Bearcat,an official factory semi-stock entry,was made for the 'InternationalSweepstakes to be held at the IndianapolisMotor Speedway May 30-The car entered by the Stutz MotorCar company of America, Inc.. ofIndianapolis will be diven by L. L.Corum, who started the race in thecar that the late Joe Boyer droveto a sensational victory in 1924.It recalls the first Stutz of history—the car that was built for the first500-mile race here. It finished Inthe 1911 race and was the beginningof a big automobile factory."We don't expect to win the race,"President B, 'S. Gorrell of Stutzsaid. "It Is not reasonable to expectthat a stock car, built both for speedand readability, could compete successfullywith highly specialized racingcars built for speed only. Butwe do know this: That our entrywill bs so near & standard car thatwe can take It right off the racecourse and run it on the road Incomfort""The motor we will use in theBearcat will be our DV-32. our neweight-cylinder engine with four valveper cylinder and double overheadcamshaft"We expect the Bearcat will exceedthe average of 85.34 miles anhour, -which Corum set with theStuti In last; year's raceThe May 28 Edition of the paper states:Lora Corum driving a Stutz Bearcat failed to qualify.Anyone have a picture of this car??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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