Who is selling the Italia???

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  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    hmm - says it has o.d. but no Jets came with that so either a mistake by auction co., which are frequent, or someone put one in someplace along the line.
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Gives a serial number of IT10011 - so who had #11, if that's the correct serial number??

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    Here's an old list of Italia owners that was published in the WTN some time ago.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hey Alex,
    #10004 on the list, Fred Burr, Massilon, Ohio...any relation?
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Not to my knowledge, Don.

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    oldhudsons - Jets were available with the OD as well as Hydromatic, however, the kits Hudson sent to Touring to build the Italias did not include OD or HD
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    53 - I know that, had a "knock out" low mileage '54 JL 2 door with red & white naughyde interior, Hydro, Continental kit, ergo "the whole 9 yards" BUT those trans. options NOT ever sold on an Italia, as we both know.
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    I KNOW AS A FACT THAT THE CAR RUSS PRIRCE HAD, HAD OD I'M SURE OF IT AS I SUPPLYED THE OD UNIT OUT OF A JUNK JET RUSS WAS A OD MAN SO HE PUT IT IN WHEN HE RESTORED THE CAR BACK IN THE EARLY 80'S
  • TOM-WA-
    TOM-WA- Senior Contributor
    SOOOOOOOOOOO..DID WE EVER FIGURE OUT WHO "THIS" ITALIA BELONGS TO?.. You ask a simple question in here and they build you a bridge...lol
  • frank spring
    frank spring Expert Adviser
    It is the old silver car, originally from the Harrah collection, then it went to Joe Bortz, to his wife in the divorce, then to Phil Burt. Burt sold it to Mark Hyman a few years ago who did the cosmetic restoration. It sold at auction a couple of years ago at Amelia Island to a non Hudson guy and it is up for sale again.
    Ed
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    aha, remember seeing it at Harrah's - had had some odd things done to it (seems like I remember seeing some machine turning on firewall or ?).
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    used to have some pics of it taken there, like 40 yrs. ago; will see if I can find them, if so will scan & post
  • frank spring
    frank spring Expert Adviser
    Yes, it had additional engine turning done on a panel added under the hood and trunk. It also had a console added and radio speakers in the back package shelf. I believe it is back to original now. The front bumper is now two pieces as the restoration shop didn't want to plate the thing in one piece. A few other oddities, but a decent looking car on the surface.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    found photos of several other Italias that were, or still are, in L.A. but not the Harrah's car
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