Re: [HSS] The baffling belt
In a message dated 9/20/01 5:12:56 PM, zkwills@aol.com writes:
<< I now know
that the top rests I bought for my '23 are close if not dead on the
money. What befuddled me is the belt on the top of the doors of
the '24(?). Butler says that the bevel was dropped forever in
mid '22, yet there it is. I would be tempted to say that it was a '21
or '22 body except the front doors are hinged at the front! That came
about in mid'22. Then there is the side mount spare. Butler says
that '24 saw the spare moved to the rear. The engine doesn't have the
side draft carburetor like '23 and earlier. It is a puzzlement! Can
anyone enlighten? >>
I shot the pics with you in mind Zeke. That car was a puzzlement, which
was why I inserted the question mark after the year 1924. The few '24s I have
ever seen were ringers for the '25s. They both had the triple crowned
fenders, for example. The owner of this magnificent touring was a
knowledgeable gent named Evo from central CA somewhere. He was quite sure
this was a proper '24, but I still have my doubts.
In the 20s, Hudson had the somewhat disreputable policy of declaring the
second part of a year's production as being the following year's model. Could
this lovely big touring car really be a late '23, only "legally" a '24? I'm
pretty sure my '26 Coupe was originally sold as a '27.
As for the bevel and the doors, I can only speculate that perhaps this
car was built up from bits and pieces of other cars. If you look at the frame
at the rear of the car, the mounting lugs for the spare tire mount can
clearly be seen.
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
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Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
NEW email list for Hudson Super Six Cars, 1916-1929!
http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/HudsonSuperSix16-29
1926 Hudson Anderson Bodied Coupe
1926 Hudson Parts Car "The Grapes Of Wrath"
1928 Hudson Roadster Project
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in there?)
AEROMARK - Need Rubber Stamps or Signs? See:
http://www.aeromark.net
<< I now know
that the top rests I bought for my '23 are close if not dead on the
money. What befuddled me is the belt on the top of the doors of
the '24(?). Butler says that the bevel was dropped forever in
mid '22, yet there it is. I would be tempted to say that it was a '21
or '22 body except the front doors are hinged at the front! That came
about in mid'22. Then there is the side mount spare. Butler says
that '24 saw the spare moved to the rear. The engine doesn't have the
side draft carburetor like '23 and earlier. It is a puzzlement! Can
anyone enlighten? >>
I shot the pics with you in mind Zeke. That car was a puzzlement, which
was why I inserted the question mark after the year 1924. The few '24s I have
ever seen were ringers for the '25s. They both had the triple crowned
fenders, for example. The owner of this magnificent touring was a
knowledgeable gent named Evo from central CA somewhere. He was quite sure
this was a proper '24, but I still have my doubts.
In the 20s, Hudson had the somewhat disreputable policy of declaring the
second part of a year's production as being the following year's model. Could
this lovely big touring car really be a late '23, only "legally" a '24? I'm
pretty sure my '26 Coupe was originally sold as a '27.
As for the bevel and the doors, I can only speculate that perhaps this
car was built up from bits and pieces of other cars. If you look at the frame
at the rear of the car, the mounting lugs for the spare tire mount can
clearly be seen.
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
NEW email list for Hudson Super Six Cars, 1916-1929!
http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/HudsonSuperSix16-29
1926 Hudson Anderson Bodied Coupe
1926 Hudson Parts Car "The Grapes Of Wrath"
1928 Hudson Roadster Project
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in there?)
AEROMARK - Need Rubber Stamps or Signs? See:
http://www.aeromark.net
Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com
Fullerton, California USA
NEW email list for Hudson Super Six Cars, 1916-1929!
http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/HudsonSuperSix16-29
1926 Hudson Anderson Bodied Coupe
1926 Hudson Parts Car "The Grapes Of Wrath"
1928 Hudson Roadster Project
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in there?)
AEROMARK - Need Rubber Stamps or Signs? See:
http://www.aeromark.net
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