Hudson two door brougham.

Huddy42
Huddy42 Senior Contributor
edited September 2015 in HUDSON
Approx 70 cars on display,and we walk away with the trophy.1942 Hudson two door brougham.
Orange Blossom Festival held in Sydney Australia. 20th September 2015.

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  • ken1962
    ken1962 Member
    Wow that's great to see. Makes the effort to go all the better. Congrats on your car award
  • 48rob
    48rob Member
    Congratulations!

    Rob
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Is there a finer or more original 42 anywhere else?
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Huddy42

    Congratulations!!! Thanks for sharing the good news.

    Lee O'Dell
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Thanks guys, don't know why more people don't get their cars out for all to enjoy,instead they lock them up in sheds so nobody can see them, On show were cars like Studebaker,Cadillac,Chevrolet,Jaguar and many more makes.

  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Congratulations!  That's wonderful.  
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Cool.  Good for you, Les! 

    We have a similar problem here in the States; lotta beautiful Hudsons remain garaged on weekends, only show up at Hudson meets.  Result: show spectators have no idea what a Hudson is.  When one does show up, it's the object of much curiosity!
  • Hudson Grandpa
    Hudson Grandpa Expert Adviser
    At the car show....Uhhhh.  Who makes Hudson? Question...Answer.  Hudson MotorCar Co, Detroit, Michigan.  Hmmm. Just learned something new.. Sure is a beautiful car!!!
  • ken1962
    ken1962 Member

    Well down in Melbourne Australia we had the "All American Car Show" at Flemington Race Course on 13th Sept - approx. 800 cars confirmed attendance (from their website) and only 1x  1939 Hudson and 1x 1936 Terraplane, 1x Hudson hot rod ute :-)

    We had heaps of people asking about the Hudson Brand. A few asked why they never saw them and many said they have seen pictures of them - but never in real life - really enjoyed the day with my 36T and Glen with his 39H had a great time also

    Would have to agree with Jon B - get them out and about :-)

    cheers Ken


      

     

  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Well, they're both beautiful.  
  • ken1962
    ken1962 Member
    Back in 1978 the 1936 Terraplane looked like this. It was restored by our club sec. Phil Haxby 1978-1982 and its been on the road some 33 years - I'm its luck owner the past 3.  Glen's 1939 just been restored and on the road less than six months.  cheers Ken
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Our 1942 Hudson Two Door Brougham,original in all respects except repainted in 1980 in the
    USA, purchased in 1989 from Hal Waddell Floridah, original 14,093 miles on speedo, after 26 years of ownership , now has only 29,000.
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Some gremlin stole my pic from the above post. Hope it is here this time around.
  • ken1962
    ken1962 Member
    Lovely to hear a bit about the background of the car - kind of makes it more than just a picture of a car I think - hope you are planning on going to the 2016 national HET meet at shepparton - would love to see it in the flesh - cheers ken
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Our 1942 Hudson Two Door Brougham,original in all respects except repainted in 1980 in the
    USA, purchased in 1989 from Hal Waddell Floridah, original 14,093 miles on speedo, after 26 years of ownership , now has only 29,000.

  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    edited September 2015
    A little more history....Hal bought it from a gentleman from N.J. Dad picked it up at Doc's meet. Drove it to Florida. That was in the mid "70's" as I recall.  The story was .. It was bought new in 42,and shortly the owner went to Europe during WW ll. He never returned. The car was stored in a windowless garage. When his widow passed away, there was an auction. The buyer made the purchase and went around the block to get his trailer. In the mean time someone stole the spare tire out of the trunk!.. This car was called "A foreman's friend". Because It had some Commodore trim items although it is a Super. In actuality, All manufacturers were curtailing chrome and painting trim. Part of the war effort. No doubt that Hudson was dumping chrome trim in advance. The drive Master instructions were still on the sunvisor. There was no radio, but I found a radio and antenna with installation kit in a closed Hudson Dealership in Georgia. My father bought it and we installed it. Repaint was done in lacquer and with great care to keep it as original as possible. I don't think any door jambs were painted. just the deteriorated outer surfaces and hand rubbed with care.  Glad to see it found a great home.
  • Spencer Yarrow
    Spencer Yarrow Expert Adviser
    Here is another AUS. car, 1930 Hudson Super 8 Brougham 62000 original miles had 11000 miles when my Dad bought it in 1973, it is the only one we know of in AUS.
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