My son borrowed one of my cameras today and took it to a friend who specialises in restoring upmarket motors, mostly Rollers, Bentlys etc. He had this Stutz Blackhawk in so Gareth managed to get a few photos before it was heading off to its new owner in the south of France. I thought someone might be interested in the photos.
Not something I was famiiar with until a few years ago. Elvis bought the first one off the production line and owned 4 at one time. It was one of the cars to be seen in during the 70's.
These cars sold for 40K in the 70's. I don't particularly find them appealing today but back then I used to like the Grand Prix model, which this is based on.
These cars sold for 40K in the 70's. I don't particularly find them appealing today but back then I used to like the Grand Prix model, which this is based on.
No, I dont think they are that good to look at. Dont know how much they go for today but I would suspect a lot more than 40K ! I will ask my son if he knows what this one went for.
Strange how they looked so elegant in their day and so ungainly and odd now. I preferred other neo-classics like the Zimmer and Excalibur as they looked less pieced together. Thanks for sharing this unusual car.
Not something I was famiiar with until a few years ago. Elvis bought the first one off the production line and owned 4 at one time. It was one of the cars to be seen in during the 70's.
Uh, no.....hardly....
Generally considered by most serious car people to be a fairly garish example of what not to do when building a car. Rebodying plebian cars enjoyed a certain popularity amongst people who didn't have the money for cars they really wanted. (Witness the amazing number of Fiero based pseudo-European high-end sports cars, and the VW powered Can-Am type cars made out of fiberglass.)
The Stutz cars have a very low demand and for the most part aren't even worth what they cost new......a true barometer of whether or not a car has any desirability in a market that is popularity driven. When you compare where they are in value and desirability next to an E-Type, 240Z, 'Cuda, or even a Nash Metropolitan, they are pretty much a collector car loser.
Not something I was famiiar with until a few years ago. Elvis bought the first one off the production line and owned 4 at one time. It was one of the cars to be seen in during the 70's.
Uh, no.....hardly....
Generally considered by most serious car people to be a fairly garish example of what not to do when building a car. Rebodying plebian cars enjoyed a certain popularity amongst people who didn't have the money for cars they really wanted. (Witness the amazing number of Fiero based pseudo-European high-end sports cars, and the VW powered Can-Am type cars made out of fiberglass.)
The Stutz cars have a very low demand and for the most part aren't even worth what they cost new......a true barometer of whether or not a car has any desirability in a market that is popularity driven. When you compare where they are in value and desirability next to an E-Type, 240Z, 'Cuda, or even a Nash Metropolitan, they are pretty much a collector car loser.
Oh, ok. What I know about cars you could write on the back of a postage stamp :-)
It seemed to me that a lot of big stars of the day were so keen to get one I thought they were the car to drive and be seen in.
