Intro

LesterH

Hi,
I have to say that I stumbled into the world of Hudsons.  A co-worker's father died at 80 or so and he was a Hudson guy most of his life.  Long story short, I went and looked at his 49 Commodore Sport Coupe with my wife and she fell in love with it.  She said this was a very different car compared to the cars of the day and she thought we should buy it, so we did.  It was 100% complete with no modifications (except the interior, which was done very nicely but not original and the door mirrors). 

I've had to do the usual stuff on a car that has been sitting for a while.  Fuel tank clean and recoat, rebuild the carburateur, new exhaust system and get rid of the 8V battery. 

I still have a bunch of questions about how things should be and thought your club would help.

Joe

LesterH

P.S.  My user name is the from the man who owned the car.

Glowplug

Joe, ask away! Several days ago another new to Hudson man posted a very similar story. I am happy to say today he sent a link to a video of the Hudson running! Communication and connection is the reason for this forum.

SuperDave

Joe you are in the right place. If a question can't be answered on this forum.. IT will be a tough one!  I know on no "single make" car group that is this dedicated to helping other owners.. Where in this wide world are you located? ..Not that it matters, because there is probably a member within driving distance!

Is yours a 6 or 8 ? I have two 49's one of each.

PaulButler

Hi Joe,

And indeed welcome to the world of Hudson. Like no other in terms of the people who inhabit this world I can tell you!

Have you considered joining the club as well? Slip on over to http://www.hetclub.org and take a look.

The unofficial motto is "Come for the cars , stay for the people"

As I said ; a world like no other. Post any question you like and someone , somewhere will have an answer for you

Jon B

Welcome to the Open Forum, Joe.  I'm fairly sure that there is no question you could ask, that can't be answered by our knowledgeable members.  As has been mentioned above, the H-E-T Club provides a vast clearinghouse of information and its members form a worldwide network that you can tap into.  It's likely there is a chapter of the Club near you whose friendly and helpful members would be happy to help you.  With any luck you can get out to some chapter, regional or national meets with your car in the next few years.

onerare39

Joe,

If you are interested in a copy of the White Triangle News, the award winning publication of the Hudson Essex Terraplane Club I would be glad to send you one.  You also won't want to miss the upcoming regional meet in your part of the country and the international meet this June in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  What part of the country are you in?

Send me an email with your snail mail address and I will get one in the mail to you.  Reach me a HETForkner@aol.com (Drop the HET)

Regards,

John Forkner