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'28 Stutz Speedster: Definitely the fastest one!


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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...

 

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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

1st Image of a 1928 STUTZ SPEEDSTER22647_44.jpg

 

 

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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. 
 

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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. 

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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/

 

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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...

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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!

 

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