1952 Hudson Convertible on Craigs list $21,000

Glowplug

1952 Hudson Hornet Conv. - $21000 (Etters)

308 motor Twin-H new fuel pump. starter, master cyc. wheel cyc. axle seals, wheel seals, shaft and trans mounts, trans. throw out bearing, fly wheel, ring gear, and clutch. good Pa. title call (717) 938-1689



Not Mine and I know Nothing about it.

RL Chilton

That's an unbelievable price! This must be the deal of the century.

oldhudsons

plus being stick shift!!!!!!!!!!

[Deleted User]

Thats a great deal cannot last without being snapped up. Here is link

http://york.craigslist.org/cto/4073754187.html

oldhudsons

still unsold?????????????

bull_islander

Maybe that's the new price point (wishful thinking)... Falls right in line with the wasp convertible in the wtn. :-O

RonS

Pictures lie. maybe needs a lot, and can't be seen in the photos. Unlike Ebay where you get a lot of photos that can make a #4 car appear as a #2, Craigs list you see the vehicle up close before you commit. But, still ... I notice the lower trim is not painted the body color. Was that correct on any 52 or 53s? Or just the choice of the owner. It does look nice and IMO lowers the profile a bit.

Browniepetersen

Photos help with questions that you might want to ask the owner. This car looks like it has potential. The questions should be, why does the top look the way it does (fit), the paint seems a bit dull, what about photos of the interior and the engine compartment and underside. It is a good price for a convertible but I would have a bunch of questions and most likely a road trip before I popped for 20K.

RL Chilton

If I was in the market, I'd pay twice the price without ever seeing another picture or getting any information on it whatsoever. Even if it had a rotten frame. . . . Even if it had dead bodies in the trunk.

I wish to God I had gone this route instead of what I did. Buy a car like this one, put 40 or 50 into it, have a stellar #1 car that would have been done years ago. And at 25% of the cost.

Anyone out there who is dying for a convertible, should RUN, as fast as possible and snatch this one up (even if you have to rob a bank). Better than money in the bank. Trust me on this one.

Deal of the century, no doubt about it. There are about 25 '52 Hornet Convertibles that survive. If you are one out there that wants one, a better deal may not ever come along again.

[Deleted User]

I am with Russell buy it sort it out later. Its a good deal. Have to be a real basket case not to buy. I think the price reflects the guy wanting to sell it. He could have posted the price wrong. So a call would be good so if anyone calls they should let us know.

[Deleted User]

I am trying getting in touch with the owner, but he works strange hours. I'll be able to talk to him on Tuesday - I'll let you know what I find out.

RL Chilton

Thanks, Allen!

Ol racer

FYI
My initial gut reaction on Convert was to call and inquire since its priced below Market, looks solid in pic's, and its within my State, but thought better not inquire since might be enroute with a trailer, with no where to put it, and already have more than I can drive. Besides rcently told spouse I was going to retire restoring, (but not buying),however she claims didnt hear last part.....,,,,,

harry54

is this a typo ? did it sell ?

hudsontech

Russell Chilton wrote - I wish to God I had gone this route instead of what I did. Buy a car like this one, put 40 or 50 into it, have a stellar #1 car that would have been done years ago. And at 25% of the cost.

You know what Russ - when you get your convert finished you can point to it with pride and say "I did a totally impossible job". You saved a Hudson - starting with very little. If you are happy with what you did than I figure that's worth the money. Off hand I can think of only a couple others that were in the same condition as what you started with - and one of those was done mostly by a restoration shop because the owner didn't have the skills you have.
Enjoy.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

PAULARGETYPE

I talked with this man he is not selling this car at this time it at carsile in space p73 it will not be $21,000 THE CAR HAS A DOUG WILDRICK CLUTCH PREASURE PLATE NEW BRAKES AND ALL THE STUFF LISTED ABOVE THE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AS THE TOP DOES NOT ALSO

50C8DAN

So I guess this is his advertisement?

PAULARGETYPE

DAN HE DIDN'T POST THE AD HERE. HE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT BEING HERE HE SAID HE HAD OVER 50 CALLS AND MORE EMAILS TRULY PEOPLE SHOWING UP WITH CASH MONEY A GOOD CLUB MAN WHO TOLD HIM I HAVE THE MONEY TO BY YOUR CAR BUT IT'S TO GOOD A FAIR CLUB MEMBER TOLD HIM IT'S TO CHEAP AND TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE AD DOWN AND THINK BEFORE HE SELLS IT

Glowplug

In my original posting, I noted this car was not mine nor did I know the owner. But, before posting this ad I did some INTERNET sleuthing as the price for this car on Craigslist appeared to be “too good to be true”. In other words why would someone list this car on Craig’s list at what I felt was a well below market value price? What I found is the poster has regularly used Craig’s list as well as other PA classified ads to sell other types of vehicles. Some of his ads noted the vehicle being sold to be “rare and below market value”. So with this in mind I called the phone number listed in the advertisement. Each call was met with a woman’s voice asking the caller to leave call back information, which was done. To date, my efforts produced no call back.

To those who made contact with the seller, I give congratulations, to the 50 others who did not, Oh well.

The original post was to provide others who might be in the market for a Hudson (much less) a convertible a chance to connect with someone who was ready to sell. If those who got through to the seller told him he was “giving away the farm”, so be it. But to believe that re-posting the Craig’s List ad was bad for the seller is a bit of a stretch. Won’t see any reposts from me again.

[Deleted User]

Boo Fricken hoo, I posted it on craigslist but did not think it was going to be noticed. What total nonsense. And I was the one who posted the actual link here. As I would anytime someone is selling a Hudson online yeah online I know its a big word for some. But we are here to share links about Hudsons and grand that someone clued him in to the value. But sometimes you put you car up for sale you can expect reposts of the ad all over the Internet. He was not happy it was posted here. Had to get up off the floor I was laughing so hard at that one. Land sakes people on a Hudson site discussed the sale of a Hudson whats gonna happen next someone will offer Hudson parts for sale on here.

RL Chilton

Agreed! (51HornetA)

To the seller . . . WHATEVER.

50C8DAN

A few comments:

Paul sorry I should have been more specific, I meant to say was his ad on CL just an advertisement?

Any time you put anything on the internet you can not control where it will go. If the seller was upset as his link being posted here tough. You would think one would want as much exposure as possible. If he did not like it he could have taken the link down, as of this morning it was still up (although the price as of 8:30 is now missing). So if he does not want to keep getting calls he needs to either take his ad down or modify it to give interested parties the right information as to what he is after; attract them to his space at Carlisle, a higher price or ?? I will also continue to post links for anything Hudson related here that I think may be of interest.

We are not responsible for informing sellers, any sellers, that his product is under (or over) priced. I am not sure who the "good" club member is that informed him about his car, but this seller is obviously not new to CL or selling cars in general. If he is so uninformed as to the market price of what he is selling that is his problem. I am not one to ever cheat or be underhanded, but I am not the one setting the price, nor am I one that would play the spoiler for any of our club members getting a great deal. I would love to have a stepdown convertible and I had planned to try and go to see this car since it is only 90 min. from my home and was advertised as "affordable" as a decent Hudson convertible can be from what was posted, but the seller was not "available". It would have been great for one of the forum guys to get this car and keep it in the family so to speak.

Frankly the whole thing sounded to good to be true and obviously was.

BTW isn't this a '53 not '52?

RL Chilton

Dan-

I agree with you. It was not me who informed him of the low price, nor would it be. My point was to only inform fellow forum members that this was a great deal, as advertised.

Is it a '53? Well, it has a '52 hood ornament, but doesn't have the 'V' bars on the grille, which designates a '53. It is my understanding (via Park Waldrop), that back in the day, it was a popular feature to remove the grille bars, which made it "cooler" somehow (beyond me). The only real way to tell is by the data plate. My guess is it's a '52.

super-six

I'm confused by these postings. Did the owner of the convertible post an ad on Craigslist? Did the owner price the car at $21000? If the owner did not post the ad then why would he let it continue?

50C8DAN

The owner or someone in charge of selling the car posted an ad on CL. A link to the ad was posted here on the forum, but not by the person selling the car. The owner initially priced the car on CL for $21K, until someone from the HET Club told him it was too low of a price and he could get more. That is what I have gathered from this thread. The CL ad is still up but now with no price.

EssexAdv

Interesting! I saw the car yesterday at Carlisle. He is now asking 52k for the car. In my opinion, it is about a $25- 30 K car as there is nothing other than a few mechanical parts which have been re-done, The paint is poor (it is an old, faded and cracking re-spray) the interior needs to be re-done, chrome needs re-plating. It is solid. But the interesting thing is he had a price summary in the window which listed it at $60+K in condition 4. I wonder what it will actually sell for. Have these cars actually command $50k for a project??

RL Chilton

Lew-

I think he's a little high, but you are a little low. That car should bring around 40 for the car's current condition. The market is rebounding a little and some of the makes that weren't high profile before are now starting to show their provenance.

Your car should be insured for at least 120 (even though it's worth more).

PAULARGETYPE

i don't know about 40k i'mthinking more like the adv's $25 to $30 k the top and windows don't work along with every thing listed

oldhudsons

In the "good old days", let us say at the advent of the HET Club, if one was interested in buying a Hudson you had 2 sources of finding one, Hemmings Motor News & the WTN. Your competition, let us call it, were others interested in Hudsons & WE, those of us interested in Hudsons, determined the prices & price range.
Then came the onset of auctions & auction co's., businesses set up for the sole purpose of making money off a hobby. They had very little interest in the cars themselves & often very little knowledge of the cars, just an interest in profit. They would (I use the past tense here as I won't go to one again) lecture you on how dumb you were for not bidding more. Another major aspect of the auction "pitch" was to "educate" potential buyers on how much profit you could make on a particular car so you had people buying Duesenbergs who couldn't even spell the manufacturer's name, LOL. Haven't got enough $$$, financing is available at the auction site, get pre-approved, get a bigger credit line on your credit card, etc. SO, unfortunately, instead of those who were buying cars because they liked & appreciated them, wanted one to keep & or restore, the profiteers enter the picture.
The next step in this process was the internet. Now you have eBay, craigslist, access to sales sites world-wide, every club's website with their respective ads online + access to every daily paper in the country so what a car is worth, who is selling it for whom, who can buy a car cheap one place & sell it for more almost overnight has made a major impact on pricing and value.
The $21K conv. proves my point, unfortunately ~

Courtesy Man

Well said oldhudsons - few buyers purchase any old car now for their own use and enjoyment and future appreciation is only about profit not pleasure. I also see this in the few Ebay NOS parts I sell - car owners or restorers are not my customers - rather a reseller on Ebay with a store. Even at Hudson swap meets you have the dealer type - knows the seller, makes a pitch for needing the part and then turns around and resells it - sometimes at the same swap meet!
Gert Kristiansen

hudsn47

Also now enter reality TV hyping up prices for Cars done in their "shops". Their selling more in T shirts than in cars. Guessing this has now got off track enough the moderators will intercede so that's all my rant.