THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

21 - Friday, January 13, 1989 - North Shore News

NEWS photos Nell Lucente

LIONS GATE Motors salesman Rocky Lane leans on the hood of a 1988 Stutz Bearcat II which was recently on display at the Nortk Shore dealership. For $185,000 you get such features as
nickel and goid-plated fixtures, lambswool carpet and more. The car is now on display at Royal Pontiac in West Vancouver.

LUXURY CAR CON DISPLAY IN WEST VAN

Safety comes wi

BILLED AS the world’s
safest automobile, the Stutz
Bearcat Ii has a virtually
damage proof design that
comes with a pricetag.

Hit the body with a hammer and
the hammer will bounce off. Park
the car in a parking garage and on
your return there will not be the
customary dents and dings found
in old steel-bodied cars.

And all this protection for a
mere $185,000.

Technically, the space age mate-
rial with which the body of the
Stutz Bearcat I! is made is called
carbon fibre, but because the Stutz
Company has used it in a secret
formula, it is called Diamond
Fibre Comp. The body can never
corrode.

The basic material is being cur-
rently applied to areas of high
technology, such as ICBM
missiles, satellite space stations,
commercial aircraft and supersonic
aircratt. This material was chosen
because it is one-third the weight
of steel, yet three times as strong,

making it virtually indestructible.

The car has a 5.7-litre engine
and a General Motors drive train
for easy servicing. The moldings,
instruments, switches and interior
screws are plated with 24-karat
gold.

Options include choice of mink,
chinchilla or ermine for floor and
trunk coverings, 24k gold plating
of any metal part on the car and
color television.

About 120 Bearcat convertibles
will be built at Stutz Motor Caz’s
Turin, Italy, plant for sale
worldwide. Two already have been
delivered — one to the Sultan of
Brunci and the other to his
brother.

Stutz Motor Car, a closely held
company whose stock is traded
over the counter, has been produc-
ing luxury automobiles since 1968
for wealthy and famous customers
such as Elvis Presley, Muhammad
Ali and Willy Mays. Stutz bought
the rights i> the Stutz Bearcat
name, which was used on a popu-
lar touring sedan sold between
1912 and 1925,

ith a price tag

Way and Marine Drive in West
Vancouver.

and famous this week at Royal

North Shore residents can get a
Pontiac at the corner of Taylor

glimpse of the car used by the rich
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