Front:
Stutz Bearcat 1933 Stutz Bearcat 1933
11 USA
11USA
STUTZ
ROUGE
JUN
11
1985
70821
Rlns
LA
BATON
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STUTZ BEARCAT
First Day of Issue: June 11, 1985
First Issue Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Harry C. Stutz had designed automobiles for fourteen
years before starting his own car company in 1910. The
first automobile Stutz produced was a racing car that he
built in only five weeks and entered in the first In-
dianapolis 500 auto race in 1911. Although the car did
not win the race, it averaged almost seventy miles-per-
hour and required no mechanical adjustments during
the entire race. In 1914, Stutz introduced the legendary
“Bearcat” model which became one of the best known
sports cars in America. The Bearcat featured a low chas-
sis, raked steering column, two bucket seats and a three
speed gearbox. While Stutz knew the quality of his cars,
he also knew the value of publicity. Therefore, when a
customer brought back his newly acquired Bearcat, pro-
testing that its performance was below standard, Stutz
handed the car over to the famous driver E.G. "Cannon-
ball” Baker, who used the very same car to break the
trans-American speed record. This feat helped secure
the reputation of the legendary Stutz Bearcat Sportscar.
No. 85-38
©1985 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Dick Simms.
