Judge — August 29, 1931 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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i : || ? | THE STUTZ “BEARCAT” returns? Remember when the first Stutz Bearcat roamed the road?... big, red and rakish...sporty, distinctive, sturdy and fast... you could spot it blocks off...a roaring red streak, thena cloud of dust ’way up the road...the first automobile to win a personality and leave a tradition. ... That was the car to want... . That was the car to drive. —now there’s a “Bearcat the Sec- ond”! It’s just as original in its automotive generation as " Bearcat the First” was in its— fifteen years ago. It bears the same famous name —Stutz. But it’s a “Bearcat” of 1931! It will do 100 miles per hour. Maybe more. Actually. Fatly. A guaranteed speed. The new Stutz Bearcat makes use of the double overhead cam- shaft with dual-valve principle for the first time in any stock car under $10,000. The engine is the new Stutz DV-32. “DV” stands for "Dual- Valve.” 32” is the number of valves—four for each cylinder. Without adding the complica- tion of extra cylinders or makin, them larger, the new DV-3 straight-eight engine delivers the super-power and smoothness of twice as many conventionally valved cylinders. Eight cylinders do the work of sixteen! That was the car to thrill one’s heart! Stream-lined and low, top down and throttle open, the new Stutz “Bearcat” can show a clean pair of wheels to’most any car on the road. But the faster a car, the safer it must be. The “Bearcat” makes use of all the famous Safety Stutz principles. The lowest center of gravity found in any production car. Rigid steel running boards in- tegral with the heavy frame, acting as side bumpers. Safety glass, of course. The finest kind of four-wheel brakes. These and many more. The traditional ‘‘Bearcat’s”” rugged, powerful looks translated to °31. Traditional “Bearcat” verve and spirit reincarnated in the pres- ent. Fast. Smart. - Dependable. If you owned a “Bearcat” of the past—if you, as a youth, longed to own one, you'll again be thrilled that this glamorous name has been brought to life in an automobile that isas sparklingly modern among the cars ob today as was America’s original sports automobile. Stutz Motor Car Co. of America, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. 25 Guaranteed 100 Miles Per Hour Tested by professional racing drivers. An affidavit that the “Bearcat” you buy has been driven at the rate of 100 m.p.h. comes with your car. e THE NEW DV.32—This Stutz development employed in the “Bear- cat” has also been’ adopted for the Stutz DV-32 line. Complete range of body styles (the “Bearcat” is the DV-32 sports model). PROVED PRINCIPLE—Auto Topics says: The dual-valve and double overhead camshaft principle as a means of stepping up power and gaining smoothness has been demon- strated for years on speedways. While its advantages have been freely admitted, it has not hitherto been adopted by any but the most cost]; stock cara, because cost was prohibi- tive. Stutz, working for years on the problem, has found the answer in the super-powered car now offered. Stutz DV -32 Prices $4895 and upwards 20th Anniversary Safety Stutz comicbooks.com