Classic Car Club of America "Full Classic" List

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I recently pointed my browser to the web site of the Classic Car Club of

America, where they maintain a list of cars that they have designated

as "Full Classic" (TM) cars. On that list, I found they have designated

the 1929 L-series models (the long-chassis cars) as "Full Classics " --

but not any other Hudsons from 1929 or any other year.



This seemed a curious way to parse the 13 models in the 1929 line, so

I posted a note to a relevant discussion topic suggesting that at

least some of the 1929 R-series Hudsons should merit consideration. In a

reply from a member of their Classification Committee, they

exhibited incomplete understanding about the Hudson line.

Generally, the respondent took the view that all L-series Hudsons were

coachbuilt (not true; Hudson built two of the five L series) and that

except

for the Landau and Victoria Sedans, all the R-series were made

in general production (also not true, as Briggs made three of the

nine R-series models). Thus, it apparently seemed reasonable to them

--based on what they knew -- to use "L Series" as a shorthand for

"coachbuilt."



You can view the dialogue at



http://www.aaca.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=20&t=000253



I'm going to keep pushing gently to get them to expand the inclusion

of Hudsons...starting first with the other coach-built '29s (which

seems to

be the best point of leverage) and if successful, then seeking to bring

in some models from earlier years.



Their criteria seem to exclude highly successful mass-produced cars,

no matter how good their quality. So I think it's fruitless to try to

get the Standard Sedan, or the later TerraPlane (as examples, into

the club. Too many were sold.



If anyone else on this list would like to join the discussion at

CCCA.org, please feel free to do so. You have to join the list to post

a message, but you don't have to be an AACA member. You can view

the list without joining, if you prefer.



I think it helps us all if our Hudsons are given greater recognition

for their high quality and style.



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Lew Phelps

Pasadena, CA

1929 Hudson Town Sedan

http://home.earthlink.net/~lewphelps/hudson_29