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Among the prominent pre-WWII American marques, few if any, achieved the significant number of victories that Stutz did during its 24 years of existence. The model name alone continues to stir the imagination: Bearcat, Bulldog, Blackhawk Speedster, Speedway, Super Bearcat, and the Stutz slogan, 'The Car That Made Good in a Day' was no idle boast. The mechanically gifted Harry C. Stutz took the first car to bear his name and entered it - untried and untested - in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race. It finished a quite respectable 11th against some rapid, purpose-built racing cars entered by prosperous firms such as Marmon, Lozier, and Simplex.
During the 'teens, Stutz was one of the cars to beat, whether at country fair ovals or at the Brickyard. But during those years and into the early '20s, Stutz also suffered at the hands of stock manipulators, and thanks to their shenanigans, Stutz's stock was de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange. Waiting for Stutz with open arms was Bethlehem Steel's Charles Schwab, who added the automaker to his portfolio.
Unfortunately, Schwab was ill-suited to automaking and, through a series of poor making decisions, landed Stutz in the soup again. Stutz's future salvation appeared in the person of Frederick E. Moskovics, a Hungarian-born engineer with a background at Daimler, Marmon, and Franklin. His first effort was the Vertical Eight, an overhead cam 95 bhp straight eight that powered the radical new 1926 Safety Stutz, a low-slung design featuring hydrostatic brakes, windshield safety glass, and worm drive, along with spiffy new styling.
Stutz jumped back into competitive racing and record-breaking with gusto in 1927, winning every stock-car race they entered that year, and emerging as AAA Champion. In 1928 it became America's fastest stock car at 106.53 mph. That year also saw a Stutz finish second to the winning Bentley at the epic 24 Hours of LeMans, breaking the record for under-five-liter cars in the process.
By the end of 1929, the Depression was making itself felt nationally, with luxury automakers being hit particularly hard. While a number of marques developed multi-cylinder engines to lure their shrinking customer base, Stutz instead performed some serious modifications to the Vertical Eight, adding a hemispherical cylinder head, a second overhead camshaft, and sixteen more valves. The result was a high-performance American engine whose specifications could be matched only by its crosstown Indianapolis rival, Duesenberg.
The Stutz DV-32
Considering Stutz's meager budget, their engineers worked a minor miracle in the development of the DV-32 engine. The 322 CID engine easily accepted the power boost from 95 bhp to 156 bhp and remained quite under-stressed.
Like several other quality cars of the early 1930s, a 4-speed gearbox was standard along with powerful hydraulic brakes. The DV-32 chassis, which debuted at the 1931 New York Auto Show, became the platform for a range of stunning coachwork by LeBaron, Weymann and Fleetwood, as well as one-off designs by various quality coachbuilders.
This Car
Although there are no builder's plates to confirm it, the body on this car was built under contract for Stutz by LeBaron, according to several expert Stutz sources, as were other 'stock' Stutz bodies of the time.Source - Gooding & Company
During the 'teens, Stutz was one of the cars to beat, whether at country fair ovals or at the Brickyard. But during those years and into the early '20s, Stutz also suffered at the hands of stock manipulators, and thanks to their shenanigans, Stutz's stock was de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange. Waiting for Stutz with open arms was Bethlehem Steel's Charles Schwab, who added the automaker to his portfolio.
Unfortunately, Schwab was ill-suited to automaking and, through a series of poor making decisions, landed Stutz in the soup again. Stutz's future salvation appeared in the person of Frederick E. Moskovics, a Hungarian-born engineer with a background at Daimler, Marmon, and Franklin. His first effort was the Vertical Eight, an overhead cam 95 bhp straight eight that powered the radical new 1926 Safety Stutz, a low-slung design featuring hydrostatic brakes, windshield safety glass, and worm drive, along with spiffy new styling.
Stutz jumped back into competitive racing and record-breaking with gusto in 1927, winning every stock-car race they entered that year, and emerging as AAA Champion. In 1928 it became America's fastest stock car at 106.53 mph. That year also saw a Stutz finish second to the winning Bentley at the epic 24 Hours of LeMans, breaking the record for under-five-liter cars in the process.
By the end of 1929, the Depression was making itself felt nationally, with luxury automakers being hit particularly hard. While a number of marques developed multi-cylinder engines to lure their shrinking customer base, Stutz instead performed some serious modifications to the Vertical Eight, adding a hemispherical cylinder head, a second overhead camshaft, and sixteen more valves. The result was a high-performance American engine whose specifications could be matched only by its crosstown Indianapolis rival, Duesenberg.
The Stutz DV-32
Considering Stutz's meager budget, their engineers worked a minor miracle in the development of the DV-32 engine. The 322 CID engine easily accepted the power boost from 95 bhp to 156 bhp and remained quite under-stressed.
Like several other quality cars of the early 1930s, a 4-speed gearbox was standard along with powerful hydraulic brakes. The DV-32 chassis, which debuted at the 1931 New York Auto Show, became the platform for a range of stunning coachwork by LeBaron, Weymann and Fleetwood, as well as one-off designs by various quality coachbuilders.
This Car
Although there are no builder's plates to confirm it, the body on this car was built under contract for Stutz by LeBaron, according to several expert Stutz sources, as were other 'stock' Stutz bodies of the time.Source - Gooding & Company
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1932 Stutz Model DV-32 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Stutz Model DV-32
(Data based on Model Year 1932 sales)
1932 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Coupe Coachwork by LeBaron Chassis#: DV 46-1367 Sold for USD$252,000 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Tonneau Cowl Four-Passenger Speedster by LeBaron Chassis#: DV-26-1474 Sold for USD$190,400 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Weymann Super Bearcat Chassis#: DV-SB-1361 Sold for USD$731,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1932 Stutz DV32 Custom Roadster Chassis#: DV33138 Sold for USD$106,400 2022 Bonhams : The Audrain Concours Auction | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat by Weymann Chassis#: DV-SB-1486 Sold for USD$1,930,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Victoria by Rollston Chassis#: DV-PC-1452 Sold for USD$863,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Coupe by LeBaron Chassis#: DV-128-2012 Sold for USD$544,000 2018 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1932 Stutz DV32 Tonneau Cowl Four-Passenger Speedster by LeBaron Chassis#: DV-26-1474 Sold for USD$522,500 2015 RM Sotheby's : Amelia Island | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat Convertible Chassis#: DV-SB-1486 Sold for USD$1,012,000 2015 Bonhams Amelia Island Auction | |
1932 Stutz DV32 Convertible Sedan by LeBaron Chassis#: DV-42-1450 Sold for USD$154,000 2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Coupe Chassis#: DV-128-2012 Sold for USD$522,500 2012 RM - Milhous Collection, Fla | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat Chassis#: DV33068 Sold for USD$539,000 2011 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
1932 Stutz Model DV-32 Sold for USD$594,000 2009 Automobiles of Arizona | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Coupe Chassis#: DV33001 Sold for USD$781,000 2005 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Hollywood Sport Sold for USD$78,100 2004 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona |
Stutz Model DV-32s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1932 Stutz Model DV-32's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 Stutz DV-32 Four Passenger Speedster | DV-26-1454 | 2024 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $650,000 | $800,000 | |
1932 Stutz DV-32 Tonneau Cowl Four-Passenger Speedster by LeBaron | DV-26-1474 | 2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey | $225,000 | $275,000 | |
1932 STUTZ DV32 LEBARON SEDAN | DV-60-1448 | 2015 Keno Brothers : NY Auto | $95,000 | $150,000 | $350,000 |
1932 Stutz DV32 Four Door Sedan | 2010 Auctions America : Auburn Collector Car Auction | $130,000 | |||
1932 Stutz DV-32 | 2010 Leake Auctions Tulsa, Oklahoma | $130,000 |
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