Jet Liner

Unknown

Now this is one Jet that anyone would be proud to drive.

http://www.hymanltd.com/search/details.asp?stockno=3262&recordCount=48

Bob

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That would be the most expensive Jet 4-door on the planet, that's for certain!



Nice car.

Unknown

Is the radiator overflow hose connected to the glass washer jar a Hudson

innovation? Must have kept window clean but smeared with coolant.

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Dave53-7C wrote:

Is the radiator overflow hose connected to the glass washer jar a Hudson

innovation? Must have kept window clean but smeared with coolant.

That was indeed a very rare $15,000 option on the Jet. It took the hot coolant and smeared it on the front windshield. They called it the "Hudson Steamer". That is why they want almost $20,000 for the car..... And yes waiter, I'll take another double scotch....

Unknown

Good thing I visited the bathroom before I read your post. LOL

But could this mean that the car used washer fluid as coolant?

53jetman

Most people during that time period used an alcohol based coolant mix for antifreeze, therefore some may have tried usinig it also as W/S washer fluid. I would not think it would have been the best for the finish of the car tho, and as soon as the outside temp warmed to the mid 50's, it was very easy to boil over during slower driving in heavy traffic. 53jetman (Jerry)

464Saloon

I hardly know anything about Jets, heck I saw my first ones at the Western Regional. It looks like though that it is a coolant overflow reservoir or at least it is being used as one. Is that where the washer bottle would normally be?

vmike

In addition to the reservoir I noticed it has a mopar alternator and after market (hang in) airconditioning as additional updates.



mike

bob ward

Assuming this Jet is as good in the flesh as it is in the photos - always a doubtful proposition I know - $20k is not too expensive.



If you were to buy a straight and solid but sunburnt Jet (or just about any car), then do the paint, chrome, interior, engine, brakes, wiring, door rubbers etc etc, I doubt that there would be little if any change from $19,950

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bob ward wrote:

Assuming this Jet is as good in the flesh as it is in the photos - always a doubtful proposition I know - $20k is not too expensive.



If you were to buy a straight and solid but sunburnt Jet (or just about any car), then do the paint, chrome, interior, engine, brakes, wiring, door rubbers etc etc, I doubt that there would be little if any change from $19,950

$20,000 would be a world record price for a Jet sedan. At best, IMHO, well more than twice what it is worth. A proven concourse winning Jet might approach that price but that would be an aborition.

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Concours-winning Jet??? That means it would have to be...judged??? Noooooo! (insert laughter here)



I'm with you, Niels. $20K for a four-door is about twice what it's worth.

464Saloon

Have any of you guys been in a Jet? From what I have heard they drive very well and with Twin H can give a Hornet a run. Don't know if this is true, but there has been enough going around on Jets lately that I would like to drive in one sometime. I have got quite curious.

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Actually, I have driven several Jets. They do drive nice, granted. They just don't have the visual impact or the desire of the Stepdowns. That high roofline just kills the looks of them, to me, anyway. Chop a coupe down a few inches, and maybe...!

Geoff

A lot of people have misconceptions about Jets. I don't think comments should be made unless you have owned and driven one, as I have for 35 years. Okay, the looks may not be to everyone's liking, but the build is to the same standard as the Step-downs, and the performance, handling, and riding are equal, and in the economy stakes they win hands down. I took an American visitor for a tour in my Jet earlier this year. His jaundiced view of Jets was immediately changed. He had been fed the misconceived view that the Jet was inferior, and had never riddenin one, let alone drive. Please, if you have no "hands-on" experience, din't present your jaundiced views. There is no "Best" Hudson. Let's remember the slogan that used to be recognized by the H.E.T. Club - " Dedicated to preserving the great cars built by Hudson". This includes Jets.

Geoff.

Nevada Hudson

Geoff C., N.Z. wrote:

A lot of people have misconceptions about Jets. I don't think comments should be made unless you have owned and driven one, as I have for 35 years. Okay, the looks may not be to everyone's liking, but the build is to the same standard as the Step-downs, and the performance, handling, and riding are equal, and in the economy stakes they win hands down. I took an American visitor for a tour in my Jet earlier this year. His jaundiced view of Jets was immediately changed. He had been fed the misconceived view that the Jet was inferior, and had never riddenin one, let alone drive. Please, if you have no "hands-on" experience, din't present your jaundiced views. There is no "Best" Hudson. Let's remember the slogan that used to be recognized by the H.E.T. Club - " Dedicated to preserving the great cars built by Hudson". This includes Jets.

Geoff.

Great point Geoff ! Too many people are set in their ways concerning Jets and 55-57 Hudsons! Drive them and you will believe ! I own a Jetliner, a '56 Hollywood .and 2 stepdowns, and they are all wonderful cars! Cheers!

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And I had a very nice '56 Super Wasp that I picked up in North Dakota, and later sold to a HET member in SoCal; also very nice.

464Saloon

I've never been in a 55-57 but they are just a rebadged Nash and not a true Hudson like the Jet. Not saying they might not drive well, but there is just something about how Hudsons were designed and built.

Nevada Hudson

You could get a Hudson built Hornet 308 in the 55-56 Hornets-Unavailable in Nash--- A Hudson Built 202 In the Wasp--- Unavailable in the Nash ! Interiors in Hudson Not like Nash. Dash is completly different ! Performance and turning radius is different ! Lots of sheet metal will not interchange ! They were trying to have one body, different cars, like GM, Ford and Chrysler. Ask Paul Shuster,he is the club expert. Now the Rambler, that is a rebadged Nash!

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As a former '56 Wasp owner, you are absolutely right, NH. The things that DO interchange within years are the glass, regulators, suspension, rear axle, and other small parts.

PAULARGETYPE

464Saloon wrote:

I've never been in a 55-57 but they are just a rebadged Nash and not a true Hudson like the Jet. Not saying they might not drive well, but there is just something about how Hudsons were designed and built.

WELL I HAVE HAD A FEW 57 HUDSONS OVER THE YEARS I OWN 3 57 HOLLYWOODS NOW AND BODY WISE NOTHING FITS FROM NASH TO HUDSON I'M ALSO THE 55,56,57 TEC ADVISOR FOR THE CLUB AND 567 CARS ARE JUST ANOTHER CHANGE JUST LIKE A 46/7 IS NOT THE SAME AS A STEP/DOWN YES THEY WERE BUILT BY AMC BUT STILL HUDSON TAKE A RIDE IN MY BLACK 57 HOLLYWOOD IT WILL BREAK THE TIRES LOOSE AND RUN 100MPH FOR HOURS AND ON REGULAR GAS GETTING 17+ MPG

http://hometown.aol.com/Hudson1957/Hashville.html

Nevada Hudson

Way to go Paul !

Sarah Young

If I hadn't already started on my restoration, I'd pay the price in a heartbeat!

That's what I want mine to look like when I'm done!

464Saloon

I would like to ride or drive in one, just like I would with a Jet. The only point I was making in favor of the Jet was whether you like the looks or not, it was still designed and built by Hudson, the 567 cars were not. I am not saying that is necessarily good or bad since I most of my knowledge is of the stepdowns and I still have plenty to learn there.

PAULARGETYPE wrote:

WELL I HAVE HAD A FEW 57 HUDSONS OVER THE YEARS I OWN 3 57 HOLLYWOODS NOW AND BODY WISE NOTHING FITS FROM NASH TO HUDSON I'M ALSO THE 55,56,57 TEC ADVISOR FOR THE CLUB AND 567 CARS ARE JUST ANOTHER CHANGE JUST LIKE A 46/7 IS NOT THE SAME AS A STEP/DOWN YES THEY WERE BUILT BY AMC BUT STILL HUDSON TAKE A RIDE IN MY BLACK 57 HOLLYWOOD IT WILL BREAK THE TIRES LOOSE AND RUN 100MPH FOR HOURS AND ON REGULAR GAS GETTING 17+ MPG
http://hometown.aol.com/Hudson1957/Hashville.html