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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 .
That same year, development engineer and racing driver Frank Lockhart used a pair of supercharged 91-cubic-inch (1.49 L) DOHC engines in his Stutz Black Hawk Special streamliner land speed record car, [7] while Stutz set another speed record at Daytona Beach, reaching 106.53 mph (171.44 km/h) driven by Gil Andersen making it the fastest ...
Frank Lockhart (diplomat) (1881–1949), American diplomat Frank Lockhart (racing driver) (1903–1928), American racing driver Topics referred to by the same term
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 ]
With financial backing from the Stutz Motor Company, engineer and racing driver Frank Lockhart built a streamliner called the Stutz Black Hawk Special to challenge the Land speed record. [37] The engine for the car was built by Riley Brett. [38] The powerplant consisted of two Miller 91 top ends mounted to a common crankcase at a 35° degree ...
For Mustang enthusiasts, life just got a little sweeter. Ford Motor Co. is offering the first special edition of its Mustang GTD — the high-performance, street-legal supercar the company started ...
English: A 1971 Stutz Blackhawk Series I in Masons Black seen at the 2023 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. First example built and first sold to Elvis Presley. Frank Sinatra also wanted it but Elvis agreed to use his likeness in some photos of it and Stutz chose to sell it to him.