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1912 Stutz Bearcat 
Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
Unknown vehicle role
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◊ 2013-12-19 02:36 |
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◊ 2013-12-20 13:43 |
Hi, Agree a Stutz Bearcat. Film was made in 1918. Electric lighting came in 1913. Also has to be pre-1917 as no sides to cabin, so likely date is cca 1916 Stutz Bearcat Series C . In other pictures it also has strange external oilers beside the driver and the instruments are proud rather than built-in, with one on a bracket to the scuttle on driver's side. Has the very unusual feature of a Mother-in-Law Seat out beside the passenger, all out in the open with nothing to hold on with! Also an unusually short radiator filler neck with a standard type cap, not the normally tall neck and winged cap? Regards Vintman |
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◊ 2014-07-13 06:30 |
About the radiator cap, many , if not most , were topped by a Boyce Motometer temperature gauge...basically a thermometer that dipped into the water supply. Any wing caps were owner added and should not be used as a recognition feature. Also, the mother-in-law seat was an add-on. I've seen period photos of 1912-16 open (sideless/doorless) Bearcats with folding tops for winter use and a canvas cowl to give some measure of protection to the occupants. Again, aftermarket items. |
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◊ 2019-01-27 03:12 |
This car is a 1912 Bear Cat. Several photos of this car exist; it has flat sided tank and beaded fenders which are 1912 only. Likely it is an early 1912 as it has Dorian wheels (Dorian was out of business in April 1912) and the front frame cross member. It has been updated with electric lights and a few other minor changes...not uncommon for the time. That radiator cap is standard Stutz of that period. Motometer patents were not until the end of 1912, but of course adding them was very common. Weather protection was available, in fact the Bear Cat series (later became Bearcat) have four irons on the seats from the factory to fit weather equipment. |
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