Bearcat Boogie

There once was a car, that upraised the bar,

T’was better by far, than any ordinary car.

Boogie down the road, never to be slowed,

The other cars to goad, all to be out showed.

Long and lean and mean, a thoroughbred machine,

Racing lines as clean, as you’ve ever seen.

Don a coonskin coat, light an old cigar,

Gonna’ have to gloat, drivin’ this here car.

Nothing could be worser, than drivin’ in a Mercer,

Get a faster horse Sir, the Bearcat is a courser.

Don’t be goin’ nuts, gotta’ drive a Stutz,

No ifs, and’s or buts, if you got the guts.

Seventy miles an hour, feelin’ all that power,

Don’t be lookin’ dour, make the others cower.

Pull the fenders off, liquid courage quaff,

Boater hat to doff, messin’ up y’er coif.

Win a race or two, Bearcat gets you through,

Give this car its due, the legend it is true.

No better car there was, givin’ me no pause,

It marvels and it awes, I need one just because.

LDT Nov 7, ‘21

The Stutz Bearcat was arguably both America’s first sports car and its first muscle car. The original Stutz Bearcat was produced from 1912-17.  It featured a massive 390 cubic inch four-cylinder engine. The engine had an innovative T-head design with two camshafts and 4 valves per cylinder. The 60 horsepower Wisconsin engine gave the Bearcat a top speed of 81 MPH. Bearcats won numerous races in the Teens.

The Bearcat’s main competition was the Mercer Raceabout. Drivers taunted each other with slogans like, “Nothing could be worser than driving a Mercer” and “You must be nuts to drive a Stutz.”

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