Three Stutz Race cars entered the 1914 Indianapolis 500, and the #3 was driven by Barney Oldfield. This was Oldfield’s first attempt and he finished fifth, taking home $3,000 for his efforts. The Stutz was powered by a 434 cubic-inch, four cylinder Wisconsin engine as Stutz did not produce engines until 1917. The vehicle was shipped to California and raced until it fell apart, which was the case with most race cars of that era. The engine is known to have thrown a rod on the #3 cylinder. The Wisconsin engine in the current #3 indicates it also had a rod break on the #3 cylinder as evidenced by a chunk of block missing in the #3 area. This current #3 with the 434 cubic inch Wisconsin and Stutz Bearcat frame and chassis, is an exact copy of the one that raced at Indy.
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