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On April 25, 1928, Lockhart's Stutz Black Hawk Special streamliner (named for the Indiana town that was home to Stutz's factory [6]) turned a warmup run of 198.29 mph (319.12 km/h), with his first official pass at 203.45 mph (327.42 km/h), [6] well below the 207.552 mph (334.023 km/h) mark set earlier in the year by Ray Keech in his 81-litre ...
A 1973 Stutz Blackhawk on display at the Stutz Car Museum in Indianapolis With an extra heavy gauge steel body, the Blackhawk measures greater than 19 feet (5.8 meters) long. Production Blackhawks used Pontiac Grand Prix running gear, Pontiac 's 7.5 L (455 in 3 ) V8 engine , a GM TH400 three-speed automatic transmission , and rear-wheel drive .
1912 Stutz racer 1912 Stutz Bearcat 1926 Stutz Vertical Eight AA landaulet 1927 Stutz Vertical Eight AA touring car 1928 Stutz Blackhawk 5-Litre Indyracer. The Stutz Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Indianapolis, Indiana that produced high-end sports and luxury cars. The company was founded in 1911 as the Ideal ...
The Blackhawk was an automobile manufactured by the Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis from 1929 to 1930. The Blackhawk was not as powerful, nor as expensive, as contemporary Stutzes, which is most likely why it was marketed as a separate make. [ 1 ]
The new Bearcat used the GM A platform shared with the Blackhawk, and was essentially a Targa top coupe. Stutz offered it for $100,000 (equivalent to $419,807 in 2023 [1]). The Bearcat switched with the Blackhawk to the GM B platform in 1980, with the exterior continuing the Blackhawk's exposed trunk-mounted spare tire and freestanding headlamps.
In 1928 Andersen established a new American stock car speed record, when he clocked 106.52 mph in a Stutz Blackhawk on the measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida. [6] Andersen worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935.
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Virgil Exner was adopted by George W. and Iva Exner as a baby.Virgil showed a strong interest in art and automobiles. He went to Buchanan High School in Buchanan, Michigan then studied art at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana but, in 1928, dropped out after two years due to lack of funds.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1928 (18 P) Pages in category "1928 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,920 total.