It's good to know what's in an old Power Wagon Museum


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Posted by Paul Cook in Kempner, Texas [71.54.97.143] on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 20:46:53 :

In Reply to: never know what you might find in an old barn posted by clueless [201.202.22.114] on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 18:02:28 :

This probably is not worth a lot of money, but it is pretty special to me.

This Stutz employee badge belonged to my maternal grandfather, Merle Stewart.

Stutz is still in business. "Second generation" Stutz automobiles were manufactured from 1971 to 1995. Elvis Presley bought the first Blackhawk (1971). He later purchased three more. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. all owned Stutz cars,as did Evel Knievel and numerous Sheiks and Shahs, entertainers, royalty, and barons of business from around the world. The Stutz Blackhawk owned by Lucille Ball is currently on display at the Imperial Palace Hotel Auto Collection in Las Vegas, NV. However, owing to their extraordinary cost (Stutz was touted as the World's Most Expensive Car) - a Royale limousine cost US$285,000 and a Blackhawk coupe over US$115,000 in 1984. Production was very limited and it is believed only 617 cars were built during that period.

The former Indianapolis factory is today known as the Stutz Business Center and is home to more than eighty artists, sculptors, photographers, designers, architects, and craftsmen.



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