Stutz Blackhawk 1977
# 2K 57K 7P 231768
This 1977 Stutz Blackhawk was
located in Great Britain, owned by Charles Brown.
Unfortunately, the car is another
"hot" car.
The engine caught fire, and
so the complete engine had to be replaced,
thanks to a Pontiac Grand Prix.
And there was a lot of additional
work to be done...
Stewart Walker, normally specialised
on Rolls-Royce, and Bentley restorations told me the reason for the fire
on this Stutz:
Due to the lack of fluid changes
in the power steering, the oil looses its viscosity, when the oil gets
hot, it expands, and so it can pass the filter. It's very flamable and
if the liquid hits the manifold, than your car has a big problem.
Mr. Walker told me that Rolls-Royce
and Bentley have the same problem.
His advice is to change the
power steering oil at least every two years, regardless of mileage.
In March 2007, I got some more pictures.
In early 2013, I was informed that the car will be
auctioned at Paris, France.
Bonhams sent me the following photos:
Bonhams stated that Charles Brown bought the car in an auction at Geneva (Switzerland), back in 1999.
So this is the car that was part of the "Dürsteler
Collection",
I saw that Blackhawk, a couple of years before it
was auctioned at Geneva.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to take any good pics.
Mr. Dürsteler told me that he bought the car
from some brothers that wanted to import Stutz cars to Switzerland, but
gave up the plan.
It was Mr. Dürsteler, who painted the car in "royal brown" (he claimed that the British Queen uses the same color...).
He had another Blackhawk, in the same color, which he sold in the early 90's.
The following photos were taken by Ben Erickson:
Here you can see the interesting tail-lights, obviously
the originals were damaged, and no replacements were found,
but I like the silver surroundings, a good combination
with the dark brown paint.
The interior seems to be in great shape.
Thanks Ben!
click here to see the auction website
