How Many Miles

harry54

I was wondering, how many miles can one expext to put on a Hudson. It would be great to here stories of people with the cars and lifetime Mileage. My Dad had 4 Stepdowns. He drove them all over 100,000 miles. He had a 51 super six stick with overdrive that he put 125,000 on before he got rid of it. I think that was the most.

Jon B

Well, my '37 Terraplane currently has 124,000 miles on the odometer, of which I've probably put on 50,000 myself.

harry54

John,

I met you last year a Doc's meet . It was my first Hudson meet. I luved your Car. I met you at the AACA meet right after you drove in and started to set up. You were taking down the top and putting on the boot. It's amazing to think that you have that many miles on it. It still looks new.

hudsonguy

My '49 has about 123,000 miles on it now, only about 12,000 by me, but no matter since it's been restored close to 100%, it feels like a new car with no miles!

It all depends on dollars invested, I suppose. Although, the basic car is so over-engineered and rugged, it seems like the sky is the limit.



I know Press Kale has close to a million miles on his '49, although it's a Chrysler six motor in it. We should start a poll to see how many miles have been logged by all the the Hudson People or their cars on this forum.

PAULARGETYPE

My 57 Hollywood Has 156,000 0n It

Aaron D. IL

My '50 Pacemaker has 176,000 on the old Hudson 232 motor and has not been rebuilt but is now due cause the compression is low. No reason you can't hit 200,000

if a little extra care is given to the maintainence. The whole block is hardened chromium allloy and the pinned piston rings were advertised to have better wear

qualities.......I guess time is telling if Hudson engineers were right or not. There were overbuilt. Maybe part of the reason they didn't sell as many cars as Ford or GM. You didn't need to replace them as often.

Geoff

How long is a piece of string? Long trips and constant running will ensure many miles. Short trips and lots of cold starts will mean your engine will be worn out at quite a short mileage. I have had my 1928 Essex for 50 years and covered 500,000 miles, but it's now like Grandpa's famous axe, and has had three handles and two heads in it's lifetime. My Jet has done 275,000 miles with two engine rebuilds so far. Generally speaking, under normal driving conditions, you should be able to get around 100,000 miles from any Hudson-built car, but expect to have to replace things as they wear out from then on. Clutch, seals, suspension joints, exhaust, piston rings, valves axle shafts, etc. And remember, it's easier to wipe of excess grease than to replace components. Keep that lubrication up!

Geoff.

harry54

Geoff, If you follow the proper servicing of a Hudson front end , should you ever have to replace it ?

Geoff

Most likely not, apart from the Jet upper outer trunnions, which are troublesome littel beasties.

Geoff.

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Denham Morgan in Kingsport TN, has 250,000 on his 51 Hornet, "Belle". For years Denham used Belle as his daily driver. Sadly, Denham is no longer able to drive, so Belle just sits, Waiting for her owner to return to the road.

Bob

Unknown

I just bought the 54 Hudson Hornet special. It has been parked since 1964 It has 27,300 original miles. It still has the tag on it dated from 1963. So given that it has been sitting this is a cool thread to know what the milage these cars have had.

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My 54 Hornet Special sedan only has 31,000 miles, and I put the last 2,000 on it since I got it. Rides like a dream and runs like a scalded dog. My 54 Special Coupe shows 80,000 miles but is probabaly 180,000, and is under going a refit with a modern engine.

Bob