Dec: Car Kulture DeLuxe ~ 39 Hudson Nailhead

rambos_ride

Just grabbed the news stand Dec 2008 car kulture DeLuxe ~ on the cover it said "Nailhead Hudson"

Turns out to be a write up on a nice 39 Hudson owned by Alex Utria.

It's been chopped, has a 425 Buick Nailhead w/35o trans. I really think the pictures don't do the car justice....

http://49c8.com/images/fp/39HudsonCKD.jpg

Browniepetersen

Put a hat on the girl and I would take her to lunch. Great looking car. It is hard to find photos of the 39's so when I saw this in my local grocery store I picked one up. I Like what he has done to the car. I hope my car comes out this good when it is finished. Who knows, perhaps Car Kulture DeLuxe will want a photo of mine?:p

[Deleted User]

Have seen pics of this car before, but they didn't have any of the interior. It looks nice. He kept the stock speedo and it appears that the steering column is also stock. Looks like a step down era steering wheel. Skirts look really sweet on these cars. Maybe he liked the look of the fender openings. It IS a real pain to change the rear tires on these cars. LOL



The only thing I don't understand about the car is why he didn't shave the door hinges?!? Still. it would look good in my garage.



Kevin C.

RL Chilton

39's have always been one of my least favorite Hudsons. I think it's the front grill: it just looks awkward and ugly. BUT, this one, WOW! That's one sharp ride right there . . . car's not bad either.:D

RL Chilton

Kevin C. wrote:

Have seen pics of this car before, but they didn't have any of the interior. It looks nice. He kept the stock speedo and it appears that the steering column is also stock. Looks like a step down era steering wheel. Skirts look really sweet on these cars. Maybe he liked the look of the fender openings. It IS a real pain to change the rear tires on these cars. LOL



The only thing I don't understand about the car is why he didn't shave the door hinges?!? Still. it would look good in my garage.



Kevin C.

It's a lot more body work to shave the hinges. I think it looks cool either way. If it was mine, though, I agree. I'd have to shave them to go along with the shaved handles.

Browniepetersen

How about hidden hinges and no door handles? Also, staying with the style that my original builder had with my 39 back in the early 50's how about sucide doors and no windows.... (Carson top and ising glass windows)



RL Chilton wrote:

It's a lot more body work to shave the hinges. I think it looks cool either way. If it was mine, though, I agree. I'd have to shave them to go along with the shaved handles.

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RL Chilton wrote:

39's have always been one of my least favorite Hudsons. I think it's the front grill: it just looks awkward and ugly. BUT, this one, WOW!:D

IMHO the 39 112's have it all over the senior cars because of their grill treatment (I'm just slightly prejudiced). The grills in the 112 models were painted either silver or body color and the leading edge of the grill "slats" had a piece of stainless steel crimped to it (most likely for durability). The center support for the "slats" was made of brass (at least on my car). If it wasn't for the chrome strip that goes between the hood chevron and the hole for the hand crank, I would have put a coat of sealer on it instead of painting it.



I would like to know how much it cost Hudson to build each of those 112 grills!



Kevin C.

RL Chilton

Kevin C. wrote:

IMHO the 39 112's have it all over the senior cars because of their grill treatment (I'm just slightly prejudiced). The grills in the 112 models were painted either silver or body color and the leading edge of the grill "slats" had a piece of stainless steel crimped to it (most likely for durability). The center support for the "slats" was made of brass (at least on my car). If it wasn't for the chrome strip that goes between the hood chevron and the hole for the hand crank, I would have put a coat of sealer on it instead of painting it.



I would like to know how much it cost Hudson to build each of those 112 grills!



Kevin C.

Probably too much, and perhaps explains why it was a one-year-only grill. Ford had the same thing going. In '39, the deluxe grill had the individual stainless bars attached to each bar on the grill. '40 Standards and '40 Deluxes went to the chrome-plated grill. Too much work, effort and time, i.e., costly to keep.

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I love this car. By far one of the nicest Hudson Kustoms out there

SamJ

I went back and looked...there IS a car in the first picture. Hadn't noticed at first...:D