Need parts for 1947 Hudson Super Six 4 Door Sedan

Unknown

Hi,



I am the owner of a 1947 Hudson Super Six (four door Sedan) near Stuttgart, Germany. my car has undergone a frame-off restauration since 1995, and is nearly complete.



There are however a few parts that are missing, and I am having difficulties locating these. Among them are:



- Window channels for all doors



- Hinges for the glove box



- Chrome strips for the right rear fender/passenger side (three strips, one long, two short ones); and the left rear fender/drivers side (two short strips - I have the long one on that side).



- one chrome strip in the front, below the grill. This is a chrome strip that actually consists of two identical pieces (left and right), of which I have one strip, and need the other "half".



- the chrome headlight bezels of a 1948 Hudson, which wrap over the top of the fender and include built in signal lights. The german TUV requires that I have blinkers on this car, and the '47 didn't have blinkers yet. I believe the '48 bezels will fit my car.



- Interested but not required: the radio for a '47. In working or not working order. However, this is on the bottom of my priority list.



I would be very greatful to hear back from anyone with parts or tips. As you can guess, it is even harder to find parts in Europe than it is in the US.My address is:



Christoph Brudi

Sankt Martin Str. 24



71665 Vaihingen/Enz

Germany



e-mail:

christoph.brudi@abk-stuttgart.de



or you can reach my son Cornelius Brudi in Seattle, WA

2628 NE 82nd Str.

Seattle, WA 98115

# 206 779 8751

rambos_ride

Christoph]Hi,



I am the owner of a 1947 Hudson Super Six (four door Sedan) near Stuttgart, Germany. my car has undergone a frame-off restauration since 1995, and is nearly complete.



There are however a few parts that are missing, and I am having difficulties locating these. Among them are:



- Window channels for all doors



- Hinges for the glove box



- Chrome strips for the right rear fender/passenger side (three strips, one long, two short ones) wrote:

christoph.brudi@abk-stuttgart.de[/email]



or you can reach my son Cornelius Brudi in Seattle, WA

2628 NE 82nd Str.

Seattle, WA 98115

# 206 779 8751

Hello Christoph!



This forum is a great place to start looking for information - there are a lot of regulars that post here and really have some great knowledge and love for the cars.



I am not a member of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane (HET) club yet - but have heard a lot of good things about the members and their ability to help locate hard to find parts and offer up good advice on where to look.

http://www.hudsonclub.org/



You may be able to find window channels and other parts through a company called KGap 760-868-2284, email Kgaphet@aol.com. Address is PO Box 720976, Pinon Hills, CA 92372



Good Luck with your project and we'd love to see some pictures!

Jon B

Just for your information, in 1947 Hudson did offer optional directional indicators. So you might want to ask for the switch (that bolts to the steering column) along with the wire raceway and casting (at bottom of raceway, which directs wires neatly up beneath the dashboard). Also you would want to obtain the indicator light which will probably be wired to the switch; this light is mounted in the left side of the dashboard (there is only one light, not a left and right indicator light). And you would of course need the blinker, which may also come attached to the used directional switch that you purchase.



I am not sure how the switch was 'cancelled' after each use, but there may be a pin which is installed in the underside of the steering wheel, which contacts the cancel lever on the switch. Or, you can do as I did when adapting this switch to my 1937 model: attach a hose clamp to the steering shaft so that the screw on the clamp contacts the switch every time the wheel is turned. This has worked for me for 25 years.



I am not sure which front lights were used for signaling, but the rear brakelight lamp was wired to the turn signal in such a way that the filament used for the brakes is shared with the turn signal.



By the way, are you checking the Ebay Motors listings under "Hudson"? There is a lot of good stuff there!

Unknown

Thank you Rambos_Ride and Jon B,



This is some great advice. I will contact the HET club, and see if I can obtain membership. I#d always appreciate information when you stumble across anything, and I will send photos soon.



The car is in restauration in Hungary, at the hands of two very capable specialists who run a restauration shop for all kinds of international automobiles.



Thanks again.

Regards,

Christoph

rambos_ride wrote:

Hello Christoph!



This forum is a great place to start looking for information - there are a lot of regulars that post here and really have some great knowledge and love for the cars.



I am not a member of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane (HET) club yet - but have heard a lot of good things about the members and their ability to help locate hard to find parts and offer up good advice on where to look.

http://www.hudsonclub.org/



You may be able to find window channels and other parts through a company called KGap 760-868-2284, email Kgaphet@aol.com. Address is PO Box 720976, Pinon Hills, CA 92372



Good Luck with your project and we'd love to see some pictures!

Unknown

Hello again,



as promised, a couple of photos of my Hudson - Front and rear.



Regards,

Christoph

rambos_ride wrote:

Hello Christoph!



This forum is a great place to start looking for information - there are a lot of regulars that post here and really have some great knowledge and love for the cars.



I am not a member of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane (HET) club yet - but have heard a lot of good things about the members and their ability to help locate hard to find parts and offer up good advice on where to look.

http://www.hudsonclub.org/



You may be able to find window channels and other parts through a company called KGap 760-868-2284, email Kgaphet@aol.com. Address is PO Box 720976, Pinon Hills, CA 92372



Good Luck with your project and we'd love to see some pictures!

Unknown

Hi Christoph.

I'm in England and will have some of the parts you need. I parted out a 1946 C6 sedan a couple of years ago and still have some stuff. contact me at gcsoames@hotmail.com.

regards.

Jerry....

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HELLO CHRISTOPH

my name is hudson dave i have a 1946 hudson com. i took a bad problem an turned it in to a luxury i bought power windows .there lots of outlets for p/w but i did not want a switch in the door so i found a co. called scorpan that makes a heavy duty switch with a square shaft and you put your o.e. crank on it and no one knows you have power windows but you. to cool. you do not need channels with p/w.if you need more info let me know.

HUDSON DAVE

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i am also a distributer for diamond back clsssic radial the worlds most beautiful radial w.w.w. tire. i have a set on my 1946 hudson p/u and a set ready for my 1946 commodore.i have had diamond backs on my truck for seven years i love them would not leave home with out them. i also have available an 80 spoke crome wire wheel that uses the o.e. hub caps very cool.

LanceB

Hudson Dave,

I was thinking about puting in power windows also using the OE handle in my 46 p/u. Can you give me more info on the switch and power window unit you used. Also let me know about the tires.

Thanks,

Lance

[Deleted User]

hi lance.

good to hear from you al the way from smoggy LOS ANGELES.i was born and raised in Los Banos then i moved to gods country .love it in FL.the switch is made by a co.by the name of rocky hinge inc. 1720 wilson Ave Girard,Oh 44420 ph#1-888-539-6295.the street rod guys make one but one bump the wrong way and there goes switch. these are h/d with 1/8 in. steel plates and springs with stops well made. as far as the power windows any one will work. J C WHITNEY SELLS THEM AT A GOOD PRICE. the tires are Diamond Back Classic radials .these are the most beautiful w.w.w. radial tire i have found that is why i be came a distributer for them.the first set i had on my truck for about five years then diamond back came out with a tire that came out on 46 to 51 luxury cars they have a 3 in. ww with a 1/2 in. beauty ring; 3 and 1/2 in. whitewall .very classy tire so i got a set for my truck .i liked them so much i bough a set for my 46 commodore. if you can't tell yet i love these tires. the set i took off are on a buddy of mines truck and still going. i can drop ship them to you if you want a set. for more info you can call days 3hr difference 352-795-9933 or nights 352-564-4284

hope this helps.

HUDSON DAVE

Jon B

Christophe, here is a company that sells new window channels, as well as other new hardware for older automobiles. http://www.restorationspecialties.com/2005%20catalog%20pdf/2005%20CATALOG.pdf . Look at page 6 for the nomenclature of typical automobile window components, then look at the pages following this in order to see what is for sale.

Unknown

"Chrome strips for the right rear fender/passenger side (three strips, one long, two short ones); and the left rear fender/drivers side (two short strips - I have the long one on that side)."

I have these if you are interested. Let me know.