1929 Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe

Stutz’s illustrious history on racetrack and road has become legendary among automotive enthusiasts. By entering a new and untried car in the first Indianapolis 500 race, brilliant engineer Harry C. Stutz, the car’s creator, immediately gained fame for the powerful new marque by placing it eleventh in the contest. For many years afterward, the Stutz would be known and promoted as the “Car That Made Good in a Day.”

Stutz’s racing and sales successes continued through World War I. In 1919, Harry C. Stutz lost control of his company to a group of Wall Street raiders headed by Allan A. Ryan, whose financial machinations ultimately led to the de-listing of Stutz stock by the New York Exchange. Harry Schwab of Bethlehem Steel, whose subsequent mismanagement of Stutz nearly led to the marque’s demise, then acquired the company.

Salvation came with the arrival of Hungarian-born Frederick E. Moskovics, a...