'50 straight 6 and tranny for sale

lsfirth

Hi All,



I'm kind of new to the site, but very much enjoy all the "hudson talk" on the forum. I have a '49 brougham that I'm fixing into a street rod of some sort. I recently pulled the engine and trans and wanted to offer it to the crowd here before trying ebay or craig's list. I know it isn't worth much in the shape it's in, but there's only a finite number of these castings in existence and would hate to see this end up in the re-cycle bin. That's why I'm asking a nominal price of $50 - as a deterant to someone just picking it up for free and making a few bucks by re-cycling it.



The engine obviously hasn't ran in years and seems to be seized, but appears to be crack free and relatively small amount of rust. The carburetor appears to function. The 3 speed with overdrive tranny was full of oil and the output shaft turns freely when in neutral.



I live in Renton Washington and could possibly deliver it locally. I would be willing to trade if you have a part or two I could use. I don't get on the site daily, so try calling me in the evenings at 425-254-9106 if you're interested.



Thanks,

Lee

Jon B

Sounds like a bargain! This one probably won't go begging for long, but if it's still hanging around by June 1, I can help you list it (for free) in the Hudson club magazine -- assuming you yourself are not a member, of course. A couple hundred people will see this on the internet, but 3500 will see it in the White Triangle News.

lsfirth

Jon B wrote:

Sounds like a bargain! This one probably won't go begging for long, but if it's still hanging around by June 1, I can help you list it (for free) in the Hudson club magazine -- assuming you yourself are not a member, of course. A couple hundred people will see this on the internet, but 3500 will see it in the White Triangle News.

Thanks Jon B - Hopefully we can find a good home for it here.....otherwise I might take you up on your offer.



Thanks!

Unknown

Anyone got any idea what the trans without the bell houseing would weigh ?

jjbubaboy

Hey all,

How tough would it be to modify my 36T for that trans?

Thanks,

Jeff

Unknown

jjbubaboy wrote:

Hey all,

How tough would it be to modify my 36T for that trans?

Thanks,

Jeff

Think the X at the center of the frame makes it a no can do,not enough room

Richard E.

Jeff,

Your only hope is a '40 trans which are rare as hens teeth. I recommend the 3:5 rear end from England. I put that in my '36T and I can cruise at 65mph. They are also cheaper than a '40 OD. Contact Ivan Zaremba, in SF Bay Area, he is in the roster and also on this forum.

jjbubaboy

Hey Richard,

Yes, thanks. I have contacted Ivan and need to save my 'allowance' for a while to get to the $850 cost. Just thought a trans might be easy and quicker! HA

Jeff

lsfirth

Hi All, I think I found a good home. Sold it to Steve from Portland who will pick it up on his way to the Monroe Wa swap meet next month. Thanks for the looking! Saved one more piece of of Hudson history from the recycler!



Lee

Unknown

if i found that in nj it would be nice to have for my essex. tough to squeeze it in but would be cool.