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| Car 1912 Stutz Bearcat |
If the 1911 Mercer Raceabout was the first American car to find success using the “race and sell” philosophy, the Stutz Bearcat was among the first to parlay that supercar status in to celebrity status.
After mixing it up with the Raceabout on tracks and winning 25 of the 30 races it entered in 1912, the Bearcat grew into something of an automotive icon, famously finding its way into the hands of George "Cannonball" Baker for a record-breaking 1915 cross-country run. These exploits garnered the Bearcat a name recognition that still holds up 80 years after the company’s demise.
As it appealed to the posh crowd, the Bearcat became more civilized over the years. Stutz improved the car’s bodywork and style. By 1922, the Bearcat featured fully enclosed bodywork, an upright windshield, more-modern wire wheels and a rakish roadster body.
Exterior Dimensions Car 1912 Stutz Bearcat
Length 4,060 MM (159.8 Inches)
Width 1,680 MM (66.1 Inches)
Wheelbase 3,050 MM (120.1 Inches)
Track (fr/r) 1,440 MM (56.7 Inches) / 1,440 MM (56.7 Inches)
The Bearcat was a lightweight in contrast to the big-bore racers from Europe , and its T-head four-cylinder engine displaced about 6.4 liters. Although rated at 36 horsepower, the cars were known to make twice that. The Bearcat was capable of speeds up to 80 mph. Stutz wasn’t content to leave that alone though, and introduced a new four-cylinder for 1917. The updated engine featured four valves per cylinder and made 80 horsepower. The transmission was a three-speed transaxle whose clutch had a reputation for being brutally difficult to use.
The underslung frame placed the axles above the frame rails, lowering the car’s body for a lower center of gravity. This gave the crude leaf-sprung solid-axle suspension a performance edge over that of many of the Bearcat’s contemporaries.
Drivetrain Specifications Car 1912 Stutz Bearcat
Type Wisconsin Straight 4
Displacement 6,388 cc
Bore x Stroke 120.7 MM x 139.7 MM (4.8 Inches x 5.5 Inches)
Compression 4.0:1
Valvetrain 2 valves / cylinder, OHV
Power 60 HP @ 1,500 RPM
Top Speed 130 KM/H (81 MPH)
Prices Car 1912 Stutz Bearcat
The Bearcat originally sold for around $2,000, about twice what the average family car cost in 1914, but still considerably less than the big bruisers from Germany and France. The price climbed over the years, to $2,300 in 1917 and $3,900 in 1921. With about 1,000 Bearcats produced between 1915 and 1922, and a shockingly small number (less than 10) of the early cars known to survive, modern values are high. A 1914 Bearcat sold for $1.32 million in 2008, setting a high-water mark that still stands.
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