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Duplex / IV-Porte / Victoria
Since the beginning, Stutz planned to produce also a sedan.
A "Ministeriale" titled model.
The first production car was called Duplex and looked like a Blackhawk with four doors.
Have a look at the interior, which shows a very interesting shifter:
In a brochure Stutz showed this Cadillac-style sedan:
I haven't any original material about the three cars shown above.
Who can help me to get some information???
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In 1976, Paolo Martin designed this Sedan, based on the original design of Virgil Exner.
The production sedan didn't show a vinyl rear-top, and the design of the rear was changed, too.I think real production started in about 1977 with the "IV-Porte", based on a Pontiac Bonneville, later it was based on an Oldsmobile 88 Royale.
In 1981 the car got 10 inches more and was called Victoria.
Have a look at the longer part behind the the rear-door.
The front, identic to the IV-Porte,
only the radiator showed a different model-name.
The Stutz Company offered a chauffeur-service, imagine: this was the working place of the driver, must have been a dream-job...
...or do you prefer to be driven, not bad either...
Blackhawk Coupé
Bearcat Convertible
Diplomatica
Royale
Bear/Defender/Gazelle
