Hudson??? on EBay

cpr3333
cpr3333 Expert Adviser
edited April 2012 in HUDSON
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fabulous-Famous-1953-HUDSON-HORNET-COMPLETE-RESTORATION-/261005900364?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cc529fa4c

I'm curious what you guys think about this one. Personally, I almost fainted when I read that someone had taken a 22,000 mile rust free original and "improved" it with a random collection of Dodge, Chevy and Ford parts.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    edited April 2012
    Slapping that awful wheel in there just cheapens the whole build. Looks like an after thought. Get a nice polished tilt and get an original wheel made smaller to get class look.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Ironic they actually use the term, "Completely Restored" in the description. Restored to . . . what, I cannot figure.

    You know it's one thing to take a basket case and put her back on the road however you can (which, I'm all for), it's another to take a 22K original mile car and completely rape it of it's soul.
  • Terraplane33
    Terraplane33 Expert Adviser
    The car looks more or less OK from outside but don't see any interest in changing all the original parts by whatever they found in their garage or backyard... Now he needs at least 10 VIN numbers to order spare parts...
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    At least he got the historical data (and that's a Hudson history lesson in itself) pretty much correct. And, overall, it's not that bad a job. He could have done something radical with the body, but chose, it appears, to have left it looking stock.

    However, that said, yes it is a shame to take a low mileage original and make a street rod out of it.

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    I am thinking that this one was on ebay not too long ago. It has had a lot of work on it and from the point of view of a daily driver I would say you are about there. I like the 700 R4 and I like the color. However, everything else seems to be a collection of what he had on hand. I really could not live with that steering wheel. I guess this is what happens today when someone restores a car. I forget sometimes what the word "Restore" means. I do not think it means what has happened to this car?
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