Classic Speedsters - The Book, pt.4

Imagine a company that produced speedsters in the classic era—and is still around today doing that. For over 70 years—wow! This episode concludes our look at my upcoming book, Classic Speedsters, with a summary view of this company and two others that didn’t make it….

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Classic Speedsters - The Book, pt. 3

News of my book’s publication, Classic Speedsters, follows a look at our next set of chapters—three companies that also began their speedster journeys in the first part of the 20th century. All managed to produce fine automobiles up through the Great Depression. One even made it to the 1950s….

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Classic Speedsters - the book, pt. 2

The early 20th century—it was the best of times, it was the worst of times… We’re read that line before, and it certainly applies to this era in automotive history. While the Classic Speedsters’ book interior is being mapped out and refined, let’s take a look at the next three chapters…

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More About Me, More About the Book

It’s always good to reflect on one’s life while it’s passing, and also before it has passed. But how do you sum it all up in 250 words or less? And, how to write an abstract—a pitch—for a book ? This post attempts that…

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Stutz: the Bearcats, the Blackhawks, and the Speedsters, pt.1

I can just see it in my mind’s eye: Dorothy is nervously walking faster and faster as she scurries down the Yellow Brick Road in the Enchanted Forest, chanting “Bearcats, Blackhawks, and Speedsters—oh, my!”

Stutz as an automobile company produced a remarkable run of such cars—fast, expensive, and darn good-looking! All done in 25 short years. This is part one of its speedster involvement.

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The Worth of a Speedster, pt. 2

In the previous post, we looked at five example of speedsters that came up for auction—specifically, five speedsters offered at the Bonhams 2021 Amelia Island auction on May 20, 2021. For this episode we’ll look at five more from that same auction whose YOMs range from 1921-1935, the eras of the sports-bodied and luxury-lifestyle (“luxo”) speedsters.

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