Hudson Auction Results From Astor Collection

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Here are the results from the auction this weekend:



1948 Derham Limo- $66,000

1946 Super 6 Convert- $38,500

1953 Hudson Hornet Cpe- $88,000

1957 Hudson Hornet Hollywood Coupe- $49,500



These were not concourse level cars- Expensive!

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The bar has been raised for Hashes - $49,500:eek:

Did any HET'ers buy these cars?

Aaron D. IL

no way HET has more brains than to pay those kind of prices for a Hudson.... these guys were buying the same cars for $50 from junk yards when no one wanted em. LOL Themz is speculators there! LOL

oldhudsons

do you know who the buyer of the Derham limo was? I know a HET member was going to bid on it in absentia.

Browniepetersen

There has to be more to the story than we are getting. The limo was special so I am told. Only two made so that is an indication of the price. The convert is about right for a good car, but I would love to know why the 53 and 57 brought good prices?

frank spring

I was able to attend the auction and view the cars at the Astor Collection. You have to keep in mind that these prices included the 10 percent buyers premium. The Hudson's did do well, and there were a couple of Nashes that brought big money also. A big surprise to me was a 48 Packard with around 900 mile that was a great example of original only brought around 20, and the 48 Packard Limo came in at the 40-50 level lower than the Hudson, and it was a very nice restoration.



A run down on the Hudsons



The Limo, Nice car, some paint nicks etc, not concours level but it has a history.



The 46 had the Ford engine in it, the rust holes could still be seen in the trunk under the floor mat. The paint was maybe a 6 out of 10, but it showed well. The top was down on it, while it was up on all other converts sold, so I have to wonder about the condition of the top.



The 53 coupe, although a nicely done car was just all wrong from an originality stand point. Wrong color, vinyl interior, done kind of like a 54 Hardtop in green and white, the dash was painted the same color as the exterior. The price was really a surprise to me. The paint was maybe an 8 out of 10.



The 57 was a great looking car, with a great looking interior, all of the potmetal pieces still had pits, and there was more than you would think on a 57. Paint was also 7 out of 10.



So there really is no more to the story, about 200 hundred cars sold over the two days, all with out reserve, most stayed with west coast collectors.



Just know all the efforts Hudson people have been doing in showing their cars, and getting the word out is beginning to make a big difference in how they are viewed by the outside world. Ed

Unknown

I read an article recently which suggested that the people behind the mortgage scandals and high oil prices are flushed with cash and are on a toy buying spree. What was your perception of the who the buyers were?

Unknown

Wish You Guys That Went Would Of Left Me Know. I Was There Sat Sitting With Phil Skinner Correspondent Who Writes The Auction Results For Old Cars And Several Other Mags, We Could Of Gotten Together, I Sold Art The 46 Conv With Ford V8 For 32 Kand I Beg To Differ With Rust, It Was A Rust Free Car That Came Out Of Okl Had A Nice Top But No Power Mechanism To Raise It Just Manualbill Albright

oldhudsons

Frank - do you know who bought the Derham limo?

oldhudsons

Brownie - there were 3 made, the one at the auction, historically the most important as it was made for Roy Chapin's mother, a '48.

The 2nd, a '51 C8 is/was in the hands of a Hudson collector in Wisc.

The 3rd, a '53 (or redone from a '52 someone said) was made for Barit, Hudson's last Pres., & belongs to the Greenfield Village Museum in Dearborn but now on loan to Jack at the Ypsilanti Museum.

frank spring

bill a wrote:

Wish You Guys That Went Would Of Left Me Know. I Was There Sat Sitting With Phil Skinner Correspondent Who Writes The Auction Results For Old Cars And Several Other Mags, We Could Of Gotten Together, I Sold Art The 46 Conv With Ford V8 For 32 Kand I Beg To Differ With Rust, It Was A Rust Free Car That Came Out Of Okl Had A Nice Top But No Power Mechanism To Raise It Just Manualbill Albright

Bill, Sorry, I missed you. I would have let you know I was going to be there, but I had no way of knowing you were going to be there. I did look around but didn't see anyone I recognized. Bill I looked at the 46, I pulled up the carpet in the trunk, and at the rear lip there were rust holes. I also looked under the top boot at the rear quarter window and could see my shoes down below, so I assumed that was rust, but maybe it was just because the the top stuff was missing. I only reported what I saw with my own eyes.

frank spring

oldhudsons wrote:

Brownie - there were 3 made, the one at the auction, historically the most important as it was made for Roy Chapin's mother, a '48.

The 2nd, a '51 C8 is/was in the hands of a Hudson collector in Wisc.

The 3rd, a '53 (or redone from a '52 someone said) was made for Barit, Hudson's last Pres., & belongs to the Greenfield Village Museum in Dearborn but now on loan to Jack at the Ypsilanti Museum.

Just to add a little to what Pete has already written, The 1st limo was commissioned by Inez Chapin, widow of the founder of Hudson Motor Car, Roy D Chapin. A second was built for a neighbor or Mrs Chapin's and a third was commissioned for Mrs Barit, and her initials on all four step plates on the car.