51 Super 6 coupes

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hello everyone, does anyone have an idea how many of these made? or what it is worth? i can't post pictures at this time but here is a description: interior is shot as is the paint, all the glass is good with the exception of one door glass, it is complete all bright work is there(not so bright), looks to be rust free, california car that was driven home from his stay in the army in 1960 then parked in shed on his farm in 61 where she sits today, i have just assumed the motor is stuck. i talked to lady of the house she said would like to see it go to a good home because she didn't like it as much as the 53 jet they traded for it before they came back to iowa. thank you in advance. hudsonly walt

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Without knowing more about it, I'd say between $1000-3000. Depends if it's straight and rust free and complete on the higher end. Don't know how many S6 coupes were made in 51. I think someone will be able to tell you the # of S6s made in that year

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there are three dents smaller than my hand, and it is not missing one single piece that i can see. it is sitting on four flats so i could only get my head part way under it(i would have liked to get in up to my waist) didn't see any rot. the door was left part way open by someother snooper and a coon vandilized what looked like nice seats, now they are shredded. the chrome all needs to go in but is sound. the license plate on it is from 61.

MikeWA

Its pretty important to get the car in the air far enough to inspect the frame, esp. around the rear kick-up area and on back- Stepdowns were very prone to rust in that area (probe it with a screwdriver or other pointed tool)- If it was sitting on flats on a dirt floor, that gets the frame pretty close to the ground and it could be rusty, even in a relatively dry climate. If the frame is not a disaster, I think Hudsondad has the value pretty well bracketed. The number of '51 Super 6 coupes probably matters less than the fact that coupes in general are getting harder to find, so their value is relatively more than 4 doors.

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i stuck my hand under there and tried to poke through a few spots, felt solid but i didn't have any tools with me to try poking it with.

Unknown

Butlers book says they made 131,915 hudsons in '51. 22,532 were super sixes. As already stated, this probably doesn't have as much impact on the value as it being a coupe. Can't find a breakdown on body styles.

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walt norem wrote:

there are three dents smaller than my hand, and it is not missing one single piece that i can see. it is sitting on four flats so i could only get my head part way under it(i would have liked to get in up to my waist) didn't see any rot. the door was left part way open by someother snooper and a coon vandilized what looked like nice seats, now they are shredded. the chrome all needs to go in but is sound. the license plate on it is from 61.

dam coons... I hate when that happens.



"Coons? When racoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase 'em off with a broom."





anyway,



I bet this is a decent car, check that underside very well.

Aaron D. IL

I disagree, coupes are not getting harder to find, it's more that those who have them are hanging onto them and those who want them are increasing the demand. Super 6's are not as desireable as Hornets (obviously) and Coupes were a lower part of production than sedans but I wouldn't say they're rare as far as step-downs go. I'm taking a census of surviving Hudsons that the HET Club knows about. Some statistics may be available in the coming months.

Unknown

Aaron, I'd be real interested in what you find out in the future months. As a kid growing up in the late fifties/early sixties, I would have guessed that coupes would have accounted for about 10% of stepdown production. We cleaned out a junkyard rich in hudsons about fifteen to twenty years ago and out of about 20 cars, there were 2 coupes, 2 2 door sedans and the rest 4 door sedans. Convertibles were always very rare. I would guess also that you'll find the survival rate exponentially higher for coupes and convertibles. I think everyone agrees that there are less coupes available on the market if you're looking for one. Keep us up to date on the statistics you compile. We're all interested!

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hudsondad,



I remember asking my father once why he purchased a coupe when my brother and I were small. He said that Mom didn't want a four door because she was afraid we would open the rear doors while moving and try to make a break for it. I bet you wished sometimes that you had a four door when the kid was, well, a kid.

Aaron D. IL

hudsondad wrote:

Aaron, I'd be real interested in what you find out in the future months. As a kid growing up in the late fifties/early sixties, I would have guessed that coupes would have accounted for about 10% of stepdown production. We cleaned out a junkyard rich in hudsons about fifteen to twenty years ago and out of about 20 cars, there were 2 coupes, 2 2 door sedans and the rest 4 door sedans. Convertibles were always very rare. I would guess also that you'll find the survival rate exponentially higher for coupes and convertibles. I think everyone agrees that there are less coupes available on the market if you're looking for one. Keep us up to date on the statistics you compile. We're all interested!

Hudsondad - Yes I'll update you when I clean up all the data but off the cuff...so far it looks like there are proportionaly a LOT of Convertibles and Hollywoods. Seems people chose not to scrap them very often when they were used cars. Although this might not be a surprise, also seems the average Hudson owner owns two Hudsons. Just because you don't see many of certin models on the road doesn't mean they're not out there.

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Aaron D. IL wrote:

Hudsondad - Yes I'll update you when I clean up all the data but off the cuff...so far it looks like there are proportionaly a LOT of Convertibles and Hollywoods. Seems people chose not to scrap them very often when they were used cars. Although this might not be a surprise, also seems the average Hudson owner owns two Hudsons. Just because you don't see many of certin models on the road doesn't mean they're not out there.

Are you doing this for the club magazine? If not, it might be a good article for that or the roster thats sent out every 2 years or so.

Aaron D. IL

Actually I'm doing it for the club not getting paid and don't expect to... results may be sent to the WTN at a later date. The club already collects the data on the cars it's just a matter of getting demographic and statistical information out of it. If the club were to hire a consultant he would be doing the exact same thing to make recommendations so that with these statistics the club could make better decisions for the future preservation on the cars so that hopefully they'll be around another 50 years. Also people reproducing parts would know what the most commonly owned Hudsons are. With such knowledge collectively we could keep parts costs down. That's something individuals couldn't do. My preliminary report will go to the BOD before it's released to the rest of the club. After that it could potentially be updated every 2 years with the roster....hopefully members provide the most accurate information possible.