Stutz engine color

[ACDMuseum]

The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum is currently restoring a 1933 Stutz chassis for exhibit in our "Hall of Classics" gallery. It is an SV16 with a 150-inch wheelbase. The original body was a LeBaron limousine. Naturally, we want our restoration to be as accurate as possible which leads us to this question: What should be the color of the engine? It is now a dark red and that appears to be the only paint on the engine, i.e. there is no other paint underneath the red such as black.

Can someone give us a definitive answer? Thank you for your consideration.

Jon Bill, archivist

archive@acdmuseum.org

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

Auburn, Indiana

[K8096]

The correct color is dark green. Make sure it's not apple green like Duesenberg had, it was originally darker than that. By the way, I saw your chassis and what was left of the body when it was in Detroit before it was donated to the museum. I believe it's a 144 inch wheelbase, not 150 inch. Are you sure it's a 1933? I thought it was more like a late 1931 or 1932 model. I remember either the head or block was cracked on the passanger side of the engine. The crack was repaired with a plate with something like 30 screws holding it in. I guess to sit in a museum it won't make any difference.

[ACDMuseum]

Thanks for the tip on the engine color. You are correct...the wheelbase is 144 inches.

[rick abbott]

Not to be conflicting here, but my pamphlet called the Low Weighted Stutz dated January 1929 states the engine color as black. Our former 33 Weymann had a red engine, and the one in my current 30's something boattail is Duesy green. For what it's worth my body number is 129-1020

Rick Abbott

[odyssey]

Hi Jon -

We are currently restoring 1932 and 1934 Stutzes - both SV cars. These cars had green engine blocks - but had been repainted. For the projects, we purchased a spare 1932 engine - original unrestored and it is dark green, as we beleive all late Stutzes were. Blocks were black until 1931, I beleive. I have never seen or heard of a reference to any other engine block colors on late Stutzes.

Good luck -

Tom Rasmussen

Odyssey Restorations, Inc.

Mpls, MN

[alsancle]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: odyssey</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi Jon -

We are currently restoring 1932 and 1934 Stutzes - both SV cars. These cars had green engine blocks - but had been repainted. For the projects, we purchased a spare 1932 engine - original unrestored and it is dark green, as we beleive all late Stutzes were. Blocks were black until 1931, I beleive. I have never seen or heard of a reference to any other engine block colors on late Stutzes.

Good luck -

Tom Rasmussen

Odyssey Restorations, Inc.

Mpls, MN </div></div>

To my knowledge this is correct.

[pughs]

Since we are listing Stutz engine colors, Series AA (1926-1927) engines are painted a light grey.

Steve