Another One On The Road

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    With all of the recent activity returning old Hudsons to the road, I am happy to announce that I can join in with the '29 Town Sedan at long last. As some of you may remember from past postings, this car had had a lot of problems and has been more or less laid up for the last 7 years or so.



    Geoff came up and put much right with the car but the carb plugged up and the car became a tow job the next 3 times we tried to use it. The fuel system was redone and the carb was still an issue. John Meadows provided one of his superb bronze float bowls and the carb & bowl were sent off to James Coats in AL for reworking.



    James turned out to be a thief and kept the carb. He said his own car ran better with my carb than with his own.



    John Meadows stepped in to help offering to set up an old spare carb I had on the shelf with one of his float bowls. That unit was installed Sunday.



    We did have a bit of trouble. The car would not fire at all and ultimately needed a shot of starting either to start. The gas has a very heavy varnish smell and is old, old, old. After the initial start, the car was run stationary an hour and a half. I wanted to make sure that it really did want to run and would keep running!



    After this warm up, we went for a drive. To start, we went no further than I was willing to walk. With no sign of trouble, we ventured farther afield and ended up driving all over town. The car gave no trouble at all and restarted easily when shut down.



    This Hudson has never run so well. It will pull off smoothly in top gear from a walking pace and was not the chore to drive it used to be. For the first time ever, I enjoyed driving it. It does move a very leisurely pace, much like a grand old dame ought to.



    Thanks to Geoff, Lew & John for your assistance in getting this project back on track. Now to burn up this old gas and get some new in it. Maybe it will pick up more power with fresh fuel.







    Paul O'Neil

    SoCal

    1923 Ford Model T Runabout

    1926 Hudson Anderson Coup
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