1927 Hudson Roadster On Ebay

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280132397583 Looks like a nice car that was built by the Pioneer Body Company in Sydney Ohio. Its a R.H. Drive car so I guess it was for another country when new ? Ron

Unknown

I don't know what month the switch was made, but the flathead motor and horizontal grille indicates it's built like a 1926. The stained wooden floorboards are interesting.

Geoff

All '27's were F-head, but did have horizontal shutters.

oldhudsons

there is another Pioneer bodied Hudson, I believe it's a '26, that belongs to a Club member in L. A. - very different, unusual, and expensive. He has literature on Pioneer and photos of other Pioneer bodied cars - I remember most of the were Studebakers.

oldhudsons

there are several other interesting features: note the unusual "running" or parking lights mounted high on the cowl rather than on arms protruding from the cowl, AND, has a feature never used by any "regular" Hudson, a golf bag compartment, accessible from the right side.

Paul's Pioneer bodied coupe has the same type cowl lights & has a golf bag door too. His also has an exceptionally long sun visor that is part of the top, protruding, as I recall, 6" or more forward of the windshield.

This may have been built to sell in England so might have Lucas electrics - Railtons have Lucas electrics and beginning in '36, as I recall, have 12 volt systems. If this car has 12 volts may have been updated there.

Note the non-original dual later type taillights.

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oldhudsons wrote:

there are several other interesting features: note the unusual "running" or parking lights mounted high on the cowl rather than on arms protruding from the cowl, AND, has a feature never used by any "regular" Hudson, a golf bag compartment, accessible from the right side.

Paul's Pioneer bodied coupe has the same type cowl lights & has a golf bag door too. His also has an exceptionally long sun visor that is part of the top, protruding, as I recall, 6" or more forward of the windshield.

This may have been built to sell in England so might have Lucas electrics - Railtons have Lucas electrics and beginning in '36, as I recall, have 12 volt systems. If this car has 12 volts may have been updated there.

Note the non-original dual later type taillights.

Thank you very much for the information about the cars built buy Pioneer..Very Very interesting to me. Wish I had the $$$$$$ to get this car..Ron

mars55

Here is a link to that ad.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Hudson-Roadster-RARE-1927-Hudson-Roadster-Pioneer-Body-runs-smooth_W0QQitemZ280132397583QQihZ018QQcategoryZ6472QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Geoff

I don't want to be picky, but the car is definitely a '26 model - rear contracting brakes, side valve motor, patterned fenders. the headlamps are the bullet type iused in late '26 production.

Geoff.

mars55

I don't why he calls it a '27 when in the ad he states that the body was built in 1926. Maybe it was first registered in 1927.

oldhudsons

Been in touch with Paul who has known of the car for some time. It was imported from Argentina some years ago.

He says it is "a mish-mash" of '26 & '27 parts.