1933 ESSEX-TERRAPLANE K 8cyl
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It does now. Don't understand the history lesson , the car does not have what made it unique .0
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Just anohter rod.0
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Oh, look! Another SBC! Yaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwnn.
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Given this model's scarcity, this is a sad thing to have done to it.
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Club Roster lists L. Reese of Ohio as owner of this car. Anyone know any details?"Ric"0
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The "history lesson" is accurate and it is in quotes. They did fail to give attribution of the source however. I see nothing else wrong with including it.
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Missed the mark with wheel and tire combo and I'm sure there other bling bling things that don't cut the mustard0
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The "history lesson" is accurate and it is in quotes. They did fail to give attribution of the source however. I see nothing else wrong with including it.
I guess not , but it's a ways from being the way it left the factory.I'm a fan of nicely done modified cars , just a shame to see one as rare as this get modified.
I think the V8 detracts from the history of the car , which he shows the inline 8 was what made
the car special
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I follow this forum from time to time. You guys are very critical of other peoples cars and the ways they are modified. I know nothing about the car in question, but am sure it was far easier and cheaper to modify it.
I was taught, if you ain't got something nice to say, then say nothing at all. Bet some of you were too.
On to your completely stock cars. Do you really drive them? Are they honestly safe on today's roads? Who will buy these cars when you pass on? Do you think they won't be modified then?0 -
Thanks for the conversation guys.
Personally I think that the majority of guys these days prefer cars post 1950 for easy fixes, key starting and pure no fuss driving
Stock standard pre-1940 are just doomed to be owned by collectors, museum displayed or rare people like myself who luckily have the funds or know-how to own a 'play toy" and drive it when I feel the need or desire.
My family were members of a vintage car club when I was 14 - we had a 1936 Wolseley back then. I remember the car club was mainly filled with heaps of kids my age and parents my dads age of 40 (plus the usual older retired couples) Now in my 50's I joined the HET club we have 1 person under 25 restoring an Essex in the club and everyone else my age or older. To my mind its plainly obvious the young aren't interested or have the funds to have a stock standard car pre-1940 anymore. When I go to the modified car shows the place is packed with kids and young people - 2 weeks ago I went to a generic vintage car show with my 36 Terraplane - I chatted to couples in their 70's who owned lovely 1940's Bentleys - beautiful stock pre war Oldsmobile's. etc - yet the younger generation clustered around the modified 1960/70's mustangs, rock'n rolling 50's muscle v8 chromed cars and barely looked at the pre 1940's classic or pre 1920's brass veterans on display - unless it was a flash mega expensive 1920's racing Bentley :-)
Personally I think the 1933 Hudson advertised is awful - but I think to the younger age bracket it is very popular and desirable every day driver - and my 36 stock standard when I die will be in a garage museum or worse - "modified" just my 2cents worth cheers Ken
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I want to speak out in favor of anyone who drives their car rather than just "owning" it. I have a stock 29 Hudson roadster that I have driven some 5000 miles in the five years or so I have owned it. It does travel at modern highway speeds--happy enough at 65MPH. I am building a 33 Terraplane 8 Convertible that I intend to drive also, and as a child of the '50s, I am making it a street rod that I did not own then and always wanted. When I bought the car it had a big block Chevy and automatic trans with an Olds rear end and a Ford dropped front axle. All that is gone now and when it drives next it will be a Hudson 8 with period speed equipment -- Edmunds head and two carb manifold, magneto ignition, and a 3/4 race cam.Hudson 3 speed from a 52 Wasp, Hornet hydraulic brakes with a 36 Hudson master cylinder, and a Hudson rear end. 16 inch wire wheels. Stock appearing to the casual eye.I see no conflict in owning and driving either one. As the old car hobby population ages and shrinks, we don't want to exile anyone who wants to participate. I have seen people with the Chevy powered rods realize that there are more interesting cars and to dream of stepping up to something less than a "cookie cutter" toy. Many agree with Frank--who needs another chevy V-8.Get 'em out and drive 'em! Whatever you got.Ivan0
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Club Roster lists L. Reese of Ohio as owner of this car. Anyone know any details?
That may be Lorain? He had a few HET cars."Ric"
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as more of a modifier than a purist iam less than thrilled by the choices used in the modifications sbc's are like belly buttons(to phrase it nicely) everybody has one personally I would have liked to see this restored but it is not mine so the owner gets to do what he/she wants on the other hand my 47 pu has jag xj6 frt and rear suspension so it should handle better than a stepdown in addition I am using the jag 4.2 ltr dohc/dual carb engine with a turbo 350 trans with the 2.88 jag independent rear it will cruise easily at 70-75mph to me the jag inline 6 of 254 ci looks proper in that long engine bay a v8 never looks correct the best part is it will remain twin h power by virtue the dohc and/or dual carbs although some/many may disagree with my modifications its mine it will still look like a Hudson pu and I can do whatever I damn well please by the way I shortened the frame between the cab and rearend by approx. 6 inches and also shortened both ends of the way too long bed approx. 6 inches at both ends it is no longera big boy wheelbase0
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Get the popcorn out0
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If the only way we can recruit new members is by fostering hot-rodding classic cars then the club is doomed.0
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maybe it was doomed the same way hudson, packard,cord,duesenberg were doomed i am not so certain a 47 pu is classic cool different unique but hardly classic0
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I've written it before and will do so AGAIN. The most successful collector car club that I am aware of is the Studebaker Driver's Club. WHY? Because they welcome EVERYONE. The purist restorers are there. The Bonneville racers are there. The customizers are there. The drag racers are there. The South Bend, IN historians are there. The literature collectors are there. Multiple people sell an amazing vast array of reproduction parts. ALL OF THEM are given a place in the club's magazine and all display at their events and have trophy classes wherever applicable. The club has around a MILLION DOLLARS in the bank and it isn't for being tight fisted; it is for being run like a business with a very large full color magazine as well. The fact that trophies are awarded for accomplishments should not be lost on anyone either because people's egos require being stroked.
It is the BIG TENT approach. Quit your bitchin' and bellyachin' about the other guy and take care of your own niche and produce a hobby car THAT YOU WANT. In case you haven't noticed, as I HAVE, rare cars keep showing up lo these many decades since production. Sure everything is less affordable partly due to inflation and partly due to demand but so is a meal at McDonalds or the house you live in.
Get over it and get on with it.
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More popcorn needed0
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more popcorn for the masses and free to boot but that sounds like socialism or communism however all who play at the automobile/motorcycle etc hobby are on a slippery slope some chose to perform what would be called sacrilege by modifying, altering, and changing from what the factory produced however those who make a concours restoration also wander from what the factory produced in effect whenever it is restored to better than what came out the doors of said factory it is better fit and finish and the quality is superior to what a $5 per day worker assembled I have seen vehicles which are jewelry-like works of art far superior to anything produced by the assembly line the question for all is at what level of quality (perfection) does one say good enough? I would suggest it is okay to do the best one can with the available resources (money,time, skill, enjoyment of the journey) we should strive to appreciate all that can be under the "big tent" now I am getting off my soap box and ready to get some of that popcorn!0
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Well my opinion of the subject of this thread, is not flash, but its not my car.
In this world if fast food and instant gratification, I think we are lucky to have these cars on the road, regardless of condition.
Its far to easy to take a pile of steel to the scrapper, exchange it for a few dollars, and have the steel repurposed.
As to my modified Hudson, the restorer guys weren't interested, and it would have likely rotted into the ground. See pic.
As to my Speedster, I plan on using some parts that arnt year correct, but will still be Hudson. I have a 39 Terraplane hood for the boat tail section.
The biggest problem I can see with the longevity of Hudson car interest, is that most people have never even heard of Hudson cars.
At least all young people.
I'm getting a large Hudson sign painted for my shed, that'll get people talking.0 -
Here's a couple of pics from early this morning, the 29 as it looks today.0
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