First year of radio in Hudson?

Jon B
Jon B Administrator
in HUDSON
I believe this is a '33 Terraplane, and the young lady is fiddling with the radio controls (an early case of distracted driving). I'm assuming this is a Hudson factory shot (and not one made by an aftermarket radio company), in which case this would be a real "factory" installation. Does anyone know for sure? Did Hudson offer a factory radio earlier than this?



Photo courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia

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  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    These are brilliant photographs Jon , bet you're having a whale of a time searching them out :)
  • 5433HET
    5433HET Expert Adviser
    I know the Majestic radio was standard equipment in the 1933 Deluxe Terraplanes,as shown. That was a first!  The Deluxe models also had a fully woodgrained dash, instead of just the glove box door and around the gauges.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    A radio, standard equipment in a mere Terraplane? I had no idea.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Thank you , Jon for digging this stuff up. I'm enjoying every picture you post.

    First radio was in '30, so this was quite the option! State of the art (at the time)!

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