1952 Hudson Convertible on Craigs list $21,000

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  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    You are right on the money, Pete. I think Hudson folks still relegate prices to other Hudson folks. It's when the outside sources get involved that throws a wrench into the fan. I also believe that good old fashioned supply and demand still works. There are more people out there that want a Hudson than there are Hudsons to go around. Maybe not by a lot, but enough. That alone will make prices increase . . . always has, always will.

    That said, if I were in the market for a '52 Hornet Convertible (which I'm not), then I would be willing to pay 40K for the one above, providing of course, it's not a rotting heap as it sits. A good solid step-down convertible, especially a desirable Hornet can easily bring that kind of money in 2013. Cars have always been the same in that they are worth what someone is willing to pay and what someone else is willing to accept.

    Another thing that will never change is that I always tell everyone that you should buy (of any kind of classic car) the MOST car that you can afford. Restoring a common old car like a Chevy or Ford can wind up being more expensive than the car is worth. Doing the same on a Hudson is virtually prohibitive for the average car nut. Point being if you start with a wreck and restore it versus starting with a solid, all original, all there car that you paid a little more for in the beginning, you'll end up tens of thousands ahead in the game.
  • boothguy
    boothguy Senior Contributor
    This was a rusty car that was poorly patched up and warmed over probably 30+ years ago, sat for 20+ and then pulled out of its tomb and made to run again. It needs and probably deserves a complete and I mean complete quality restoration and only because it is a Hornet CV. I could find no parts of the hydraulic system though the rams may be in the doors, the original switches were missing. The car photographs much better than it is. It could have been flipped for a tidy profit if it had been sold on the net to an overeager buyer without a personal inspection. My guess is it will end up in Sweden or some where else where the US dollar is considered to be only slightly more valuable than monopoly money.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Well, there you go, you might be on the high end, Lew.
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