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1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat by Weymann

United States • 20 Aug 2022

Vehicle Details

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This 1932 Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat by Weymann, offered from the Terence E. Adderley Collection, is a rare and historically significant vehicle, one of only two surviving fabric-paneled examples. It boasts a well-documented ownership history, including notable collectors like Dr. Fred Simeone and William B. Ruger, Sr., adding to its provenance and desirability.

Condition

6

The car is largely original and wonderfully patinated. The car would benefit from mechanical sorting and work to its body's framework, as the doors have begun to loosen on their hinges.

/ 10

Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

1468

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

LHD

By the early 1930s, the dawn of its final years, the Stutz had evolved from its original sporting pretensions into a true luxury car—albeit one that, with the newly developed DV-32 version of the famed Vertical Eight, offering two valves per cylinder, was still a powerful automobile.

The buyer seeking a sports car from the company that had pioneered that form in America still had options, however, the most appealing being the Super Bearcat.

As its name suggested, this model was intended to stand as the foremost evolution of the performance Stutz.

It was built with true two-passenger bodywork by the Weymann American Body Company of Indianapolis, on a greatly shortened, 116-inch chassis, resulting in muscular lines reminiscent of the Mercedes-Benz SSK—which was likely Stutz’s intention.

It is estimated that about 20 examples of the Super Bearcat were built, with either traditional aluminum or fabric outer skin—the lighter a Weymann signature, originally developed by the firm’s French...