CRAZY

TOM-WA-

Am I the only oe that thinks that prices have gone insane lately?

Granted it's a pretty nice car, but asking over 32K?....

a fool and his money..yada..yada..yada.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes-Other-Super-Six-1949-hudson-super-six-club-coupe-2-dr-restoration-in-high-gloss-black-/301180694865?forcerrptr=true&hash=item461fc4b151&item=301180694865&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

BillUSN1

Sure makes me feel better about my new 49 club coupe!!

maasfhcenturylinknet

Nicely done Hudsons are not cheap anymore

hudsontech

Part of the reasons for higher prices are things such as $150,000 for a 1952 Hudson sedan at a recent auction. When the economy takes a downturn prices on "things" (ie, old cars, coins, antiques, etc) tend to go up.  From my observation most old cars sold at auction these days (tho it is beginning to taper off, I think) show up back on the block within 4 to 6 weeks - the buyer is hoping to make  a few bucks on his purchase. 
Once the economy stabilizes, if it does, than old car prices will begin to drop.  We've already noted several Hudson being offered for under $30k - and some under $15k.
Prices, IMHO, began to climb in the '70s when people with money came into the hobby.  For example:
I'd go to an auto flea market looking for, lets say, a 1952 owners manual.  Now at that point in time I knew that manual was worth in the neighborhood of $15 (1970's folks, 1970's).  So I might find one for sale, but the seller wants $30.  So I look at it and I say "will you take $10" - he comes back and says, "Maybe $25".  And so we bargain and I wind up with it for $20 - still in the ball park.
Came the 1970's.  Same fellow, same manual - only now he's asking $40 for a $20 manual.  Comes someone with a 1952 car that is looking for that manual.  When told $40 the buyer about breaks his arm getting his wallet out to pay the man.  Now the seller ain't dumb - next flea market he goes to he's going to up his prices a few bucks, say $5, $10 - maybe even $15.  And you just know somebody gonna break their arm getting the old wallet out to pay that inflated price.  Fact of life, folks - I've seen it happen over and over.
Like gasoline - if everybody bought less the price would go down - at least until everybody started buying heavy again.  Same thing with any commodity.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN

TOM-WA-

I'M NOT SO SURE I AGREE WITH YOU ALEX....I DON'T THINK THAT THIS AS MUCH A CASE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND AS I SEE IT MORE THE CASES OF A SMALL MINORITY OF CLUELESS WACKOS OVERESTIMATING TRUE VALUE OF CARS.

blame it on BARRETT & JACKSON..I do.....Get together a group of people with more money than sense..get em all drunk and have some cute gals tell em what "hunks" they are and we have the mess that is taking place these days..

Hmm kinda sounds like the NBA come to think of it..lol

Kdancy

Is it a Super Six or Commodore ? The add says both.

Frankvintagefullflowcom

S/N says Super Six. So their "correction" is incorrect along with many other details about the car........dash, steering wheel, etc. Nice car, but certainly not worth the asking.

F

Kdancy

Yes, I sent the seller a note thru eBay telling him it was a super six and he hasn't pulled taken the Commodore info off.

cvs

well with the price of just about anything anymore it takes a Brinks truck to bring one back from the dead!!

Browniepetersen

I will say to start off with that it is a very nice looking car. As reported before not a lot of effort was taken to make it original. I miss most the wood graining on the dash and I have a bit of a problem with the Air Conditioning and the steering wheel. But with that said, it looks very well done. A nice restoration should sell at about $22,000.00 based on my research of price guides. But, now I have to ask a question--could you build this car for that amount of money and have it look this good? Tough question? I am not sure it is worth the stated reserve price but somewhere in between would be realistic to me. .I remember when you could build any Hudson for around $10,000. I have built them for that price and sold them in the past. I cannot do that with todays economy. Bottom line--you can ask what you want for them, but what they sell for is what they are worth to someone.....

ken1962

G'day, 

As an Australian, may I suggest you consider that countries outside the USA are much more wealthy than a few years ago. At many car events now in Australia, a greater percentage of cars displayed are "direct imports" from the USA as they are cheaper to buy in the USA and ship down here for under a few thousand dollars. Lots are imported to Australia and then re-sold for a grand or so above import cost as a side business.

old cars in the USA are for most part, very very cheap, generally unmolested originals, and good value compared to the limited original stock sent to Australia back in the 1900-1940's we traditionally had to fight over in the past.

Don't be surprised in a few years the Chinese will sweep thru the USA and strip you clean as we Australians have been doing for the past few years.    

TOM-WA-

AMAZING...ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE TAKEN A HARMLESS POST ABOUT THE VALUE OF HUDSON CARS AND TURNED IT INTO AN ALL  OUT RANT ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND HIGH TREASON..


HAHAHAHAHHA.....NO WONDER YOUNG PEOPLE THINK US OLDSTERS ARE NUTZ.....

oldhudsons

yes Tom, nothing like an irrelevant rant from the redundant right

Quadster

@ Ken

Please
Can we leave the discussions to what we all have in common--Hudsons.