Guest pbrinton Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 HCS 1921 5-pass. touring, white w/black fenders, correct Weidley 4-cyl. OHV engine. AACA Senior First. Multiple awards. Freshened for 2011 Pebble Beach. Built by Harry C Stutz. An HCS Special won the 1923 Indi 500. Best example out of 24 remaining. $75,000. Trades considered. Wendell Joost, CA (707) 869-9507Name & Address info:Wendell JoostPO Box 14Guerneville, CA 95446(707) 869-9507 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutz in the UK Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Nice car, I would have thought it would be worth twice as much in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pbrinton Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thanks. I am not actually the owner, I posted the ad for him because he does not have a computer. Do you know of any place he should post it to attract English collectors? He is aware that Stutzes are very popular in England, but has no idea how to go about selling it there (especially as the car is in California!). If you are right, someone could make a bundle buying it and shipping it back to England, one would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBoyle Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Buy a copy of the UK magazine Classic and Sports Car. It's the largest magazine of its type in the UK and sells well in Europe and the USA.If there really is that much profit to be made, perhaps a UK dealer could buy it then ship it to the UK for resale? Dealers have a way of finding bargains, if there is really a good/quick/easy profit to be made by simply importing the car, I'm sure one will go for it.Your friend could either contact vintage dealers (who have ads and contact information in the magazine) or put a "For Sale" ad in the magazine.Personally, I'm not sure that Stutz/HCS cars really do go for much more overseas...it all depends on the make, model and body style. I've seen some American classics go for less money in Europe than they would in the US. Again, it depends on the car. But certainly the Stutz connection to HCS would give it greater recognition and value in Europe then some lesser known American make.And remember, whoever buys it (a dealer or customer) will have to pay a fair bit of import duties on any imported car...that will also reduce his profit margin and may be one reason why older cars already in the UK seem to go for more money than they do in the US. Edited March 19, 2012 by JohnBoyle (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pbrinton Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks. I will pass this on to the owner of the car. You may well be right about the expense and impracticability of shipping and duties and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutz in the UK Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Best online site in my opinion is Classic Cars For Sale, classifieds for used classic car dealers & private advertisers | Classic Cars For Sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Laferriere Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Does anyone know who the coachbuilder was for this body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBoyle Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 To the best of my knowledge, HCS' had standard, not coachbuilt, bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Laferriere Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Looks like the same body as this one at the link below. Yes, a standard off the shelf body, but who built it?Vintage Motor Cars :: 1920 Stutz Model H 7-Passenger Touring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBoyle Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 From The Splendid Stutz...(published and available through the club):Early HCS bodies were built by the McFarlan Motor Company of Connorsville, Indiana.Later HCS bodies were built by Central Maunfacturing Company, also of Connorsville.Central is well known for making the bodies for the Cord 810 and 812 as well as Auburns...by that time it was part of the E.L. Cord empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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