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Hot Wheels: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 11:53pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Henno Sales Co." Stutz touring car near a "Fire Alarm Box" lamppost on M Street. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
Stutz is still around
Submitted by k2 on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 8:33pm.
The original factory building still stands in Indianapolis. It's now known as the Stutz Business Center, and is home to many designers, photographers, and members of the art world.
Fire Alarm Blox
Submitted by Eliza on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 3:46pm.
Those fire alarm boxes are still all over DC. Some have been repurposed as "Art Boxes."
Right hand drive
Submitted by Mr. C on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:36am.
Is this pic from a reverse negative?
[If the negative were reversed, the lettering on the car and lamppost would be backward. Like many other cars of the era, Stutzes were right-hand drive. - Dave]
Rivals
Submitted by Mal Fuller on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 12:08am.
Stutz and Mercer were rival car makes, both noted for speed.
Mercer owners would shout, "you must be nuts to own a Stutz."
Stutz owners would shout back, "there's nothing worser than a Mercer."
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