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The Stutz Bearcat was an American sports car of the pre– and post–World War I period. Essentially, the Bearcat was a shorter (120-inch [3,048 mm] wheelbase vs 130-inch [3,302 mm]), lighter version of the standard Stutz passenger car's chassis.
The Bearcat replica used most often in the series, the first built and restored to its TV colors, in 2008. For filming, the series used two full-scale metal replicas of first generation (1912–1916) Stutz Bearcats made by Hollywood car customizer and film car builder George Barris. While externally very close to the original cars, in fact they ...
The Ideal Motor Car Company, organized in June 1911 by Harry C. Stutz with his friend, Henry F Campbell, began building Stutz cars in Indianapolis in 1911. [2] They set this business up after a car built by Stutz in under five weeks and entered in the name of his Stutz Auto Parts Co. was placed 11th in the Indianapolis 500 earning it the slogan "the car that made good in a day".
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 .
In a five-week period, Stutz designed and built his own car and entered it in the race. This car was named the Bear Cat, a prototype of what later became the Stutz Bearcat. Stutz's car was driven by Gil Andersen with mechanic Frank Agan and placed 11th in the inaugural Indianapolis 500-mile Race. The Bear Cat suffered no mechanical defects ...
The "Houndcats" were led by cool and confident cat Stutz. [5] Dingdog was Stutz' right-hand man. He wore a blue Civil War uniform. He was known for bad timing and bad judgment. He is a Briard. Mussel Mutt was the muscle – large, bulky and ever-hungry, his eyes were almost always hidden under his hat. He is an Old English Sheepdog.
AeroLites Bearcat, an American homebuilt aircraft design; BearCat, a line of radio scanners produced by Uniden; Grumman F8F Bearcat, a Grumman-built fighter aircraft used by the U.S. Navy; Lenco BearCat, an armored personnel carrier; Ruger Bearcat, a single-action .22 LR revolver; Stutz Bearcat, an automobile produced by the Stutz Motor Company
Other notable tie-ins included the 1914 Stutz Bearcat from the 1971 TV series Bearcats! (later re-purposed as part of the Connoisseur's Classics series), and a number of kits related to The Dukes of Hazzard : General Lee (1969 Dodge Charger), Sheriff Roscoe’s Police Car (1977 Dodge Monaco), Daisy’s Jeep (CJ-7), Daisy’s Roadrunner and ...