Stutz Motor Car Company

"Stutz" redirects here. For other uses, see Stutz (disambiguation).

Stutz Motor Car Company of America
Company typePublic company
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedIndianapolis, Indiana, United States (1911 (1911))
Founder
Defunct1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Headquarters
Indianapolis, Indiana
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Harry Clayton Stutz
  • Henry F. Campbell
  • Allan A Ryan
ProductsSports cars, Luxury cars
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 Motor Car Company before merging with the Stutz Auto Parts Company in 1913. Due to the pressures of the Great Depression, the Stutz company went defunct in 1938. The Stutz Motor Car Company produced roughly 39,000 automobiles in their Indianapolis factory during their existence.[1]

The Stutz brand was revived in 1968 as Stutz Motor Car of America, with a focus on producing Neoclassic automobiles. The company is still in existence, but sales of factory-produced vehicles ceased in 1995.

  1. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 27, 2024. Note: This includes Amanda K. Loughlin (May 2022). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stutz Motor Car Company Factory" (PDF). Retrieved April 27, 2024.