Leif in Calif Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 This won't be everyone's cup of tea, it it is in the style of John "Jumbo ” Goddard's Bentley of 60 years ago or Jay Leno's twin turbo 8 liter in a 3 liter chassis. Stutz almost beat Bentley at Le Mans in 1928 so there is a certain equality there. Not sure there is a Stutz "Driver's Club" that's active in the way the Bentley Boys are, but maybe this will start one... Website blocked copying most images... https://vicariauction.com/auction-house/1/?ahid=22647 ONE OF STUTZ SPEEDSTER CALLAWAY SUPERCHARGED AND BUILT DOCS INCLUDED REEVES CALLAWAY SIGNED THE DASH CONSIGNOR SELLING FOR UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 As a hot rod, that is pretty cool. Color combination is unfortunate, however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Interesting. I’m not against modern and performance upgrades to certain cars, but the anodized fittings, blue silicone hose, and split wire loom just look completely out of place here. I recognize my own hypocrisy (neither of my current collector cars are stock), but for some reason I just don’t like this one. Maybe if I drove it I would feel otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 No interest whatsoever. If it was stock and I had the bucks yup... as it is its a "what's it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Certain cars (Pre-RR Bentleys, Model Ts and Porsches) have been deemed fair game by the marketplace for high quality modifications. Stutz isn't in that group but Callaway is an absolutely top notch engineering firm and tier one automotive supplier. We'll see how this sale goes...it only takes one (or two assuming there is a reserve). This doesn't seem the right venue for this car at all. I could imagine if it were at Bonhams in Monterey, there would be a page and a half of text telling you why you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 It doesn’t happen to be the car that Bill Ruger built 25 years ago? He got something like 400 hp out of a DV 32 engine with twin turbo chargers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, alsancle said: It doesn’t happen to be the car that Bill Ruger built 25 years ago? He got something like 400 hp out of a DV 32 engine with twin turbo chargers on it. Looks like it could be (with a color change) Ruger fabricated Titanium connecting rods himself to handle the big HP. https://www.callawaycars.com/homepage/the-company/callaway-cars/ruger-stutz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Here's a link to a previous sale with a lot more info: https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/photo-credit-james-mann-23263715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63RedBrier Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 One of the links above said this (if it's the same car), "The modernized engine drives a GM Turbo Hydramatic 4L80E." That is when I lost interest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, 63RedBrier said: One of the links above said this (if it's the same car), "The modernized engine drives a GM Turbo Hydramatic 4L80E." That is when I lost interest... If true, that would be a huge step too far for me as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) Ruger wouldn’t build something that poorly done. Edited April 20, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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