Photo's of Roy Marks 51 Commodore 8 HDTP

Kdancy

http://s294.photobucket.com/user/studebaker2/library/Roy Marks 1951 Hudson Comodore HDTP?sort=3&page=1

RL Chilton

What a beautiful car. That one's dying to be restored.

RL Chilton

Thanks for sharing, Kerry!

faustmb

It's a low mileage clean original and runs great, I saw it last winter. I don't think restoration is in its future anytime soon

SuperDave

Yes I agree. I have seen the car , I was curious about the coil mounting to get my eight correct. A very detailed "detailing" is all this car needs. It's just too damn nice to re-do. Geez over 50 years and it is still "untouched".

Aaron D. IL

'51 Commodore 8 Hollywood Hardtop is a pretty rare step-down. Most buyers went with the Hornet version. Wonder if they even hardly sold any 8's in '52?

Kdancy

This is the nicest original Hudson I have seen in years-- Wayne Carini's 53 Hornet.
No restoration needed!
http://www.google.com/search?q=Wayme+Carini'sHudson+Hornet&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#biv=i|0;d|HywwsqIDRiDKvM:

53jetman

Yep ! The '51 Hollywood is Bali Blue. A real nice original car as you all can see. I put Roy onto the availability of this car like on a Wed. evening (as an example), and he sent me a email on Sunday night telling me it was now in Florida in his garage. My son did some brake and mechanical work on the car for the longtime owner in 1988, and then the car was put into the garage and left to set until about 2007 when it was sold to a guy here in the Lima OH area. He immediately put it up for sale, thinking he was going to double his investment (which proved to be a bad Idea) I think he ended up turning it for a little less then he paid for it!

Kdancy

My personal opinion is that this car needs and should have a full restoration. Its not nearly as nice as the 53 I mentioned above but is a really strong solid-all there candidate for a restoration. Yes you could throw a paint job on it and install a new wiring harness for sure, but do you stop at that point ? It's a really good example of a restorable car that you would look for, not really nice enough to leave alone but a great car to restore because of the overall condition. I hear the term "easy restoration" passed around all the time (none are easy, just some are easier than others) but this is the closest I've seen in a while.

SuperDave

Easy restoration? ..Ain't no such thing.. Nuf said !!

Browniepetersen

Are we forgetting the "There only original once" term? This 51 and the 53 that Wayne bought are more than presentable the way they are and should be left that way. I am not sure where the point is that a car "should be" restored, but these two are above that mark. I would hate to see either one of them restored. "Just my thoughts."

Kdancy

Wayne's 53 is an exceptional original car that I would rate a 10. That was a rare find, a car he had known of since he was a young man and had always coveted. It had been stored for years about the best way an old car can be to really preserve it. That cars paint was so good that Mike Phillips was able to use his process to bring it back up to almost new condition. The chrome was in great shape as well as the interior and the rest of the car.
I would put the 51 at a 7 because its all there and very solid.
I guess "necessary" is in the eye of the beholder and his or her pocket book! and the way they are going to actually use it would be a factor.

faustmb

I've never been into show cars or museam cars much. I definitely appreciate them, but I am more interested in a clean survivor than a top grade restoration. I sure am glad that others see it differently though, spice of life right?

Glowplug

Today, a Hudson friend told me he would like to sell his 1951 C8 Hollywood. This car is complete and has been in storage for decades. Those who have a genuine interest in purchasing such a car or know of another interested party email me via CCC. Questions concerning cost, condition, location etc must be addressed to the owner. All inquiries will be passed to the owner for review and reply directly to the inquirer. I will post no other information or answers here.