Nationals

[Deleted User]

I just recieved my WTN (Michigan must be last?) and I notice a Hudson plant tour as part of the 2009 nationals festivities. Is this a tour of the interoir of the building or just a drive by? Unfortunatly I have work that week and I have to justify taking the day off.



Aslo are there many cars for sale at these meets? I just un-loaded my 56 DeSoto and the garage is looking pretty empty.



Regards



Glenn

Aaron D. IL

Not sure about whether or not the plant tour takes place inside or outside but most Nationals have at least a car or two with a FOR SALE on it and members post cars for sale that are not present at the meets on a bulletin board or something. How is it hard to justify missing work for a once in a 100 year event ? haha

Nevada Hudson

The last National in Dearborn, we had a charted bus that drove us past the parking lot where the main factory once was, by the old body plant which GM shut down, which is fenced, and the original smaller brick factory. We also went by the old Packard plant. They are all in very bad neighborhoods. No access inside, as they are all boarded up. You were allowed to get off the bus and take photos and look a little closer, but not to go too far as it's an unsafe area.

[Deleted User]

I drove around the old Hudson body plant this past September on a rainy, early Sunday morning. It is indeed in a rough neigborhood (abandoned buildings, pot holed side streets, trash strewn about, etc.,) and not the kind of place you'd want to spend much time in alone. Nevertheless, the body plant is a rather large building worth seeing while it's still there (I believe some business is presently using a portion of it). The former Jefferson Ave. main plant location struck me as being in a safer area, but there really didn't seem much of anything left of the old plant buildings. Still, I would think the bus tour to be the way to go to learn about the old Hudson manufactoring facilities in Detroit.

[Deleted User]

Living in the Metro Detroit area and being a car guy has left me bitter. Detroit has failed to preserve any of its automotive history. The Packard plant and other points of interest have been laid to waste. For those of you interested check out the links below for a much safer tour of the city's abandoned gems.



http://www.forgottendetroit.com/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/1206335109/in/set-72157604058904117/



Regards



Glenn

[Deleted User]

As I have heard from an organizer of the event in Pontiac, there is very little occuring over the weekend. This is very unfortunate, especially for the younger generation that are not yet retired. I truely believe that the Hudson groups are missing out on a great opportunity to market and advertise over the weekends.

It was explained to me that the weekends are used for traveling, therefore all the events will be during the work week.

I will get to see the cars in the lots of the hotels. thats it......:(

Nevada Hudson

Hud1105 wrote:

Living in the Metro Detroit area and being a car guy has left me bitter. Detroit has failed to preserve any of its automotive history. The Packard plant and other points of interest have been laid to waste. For those of you interested check out the links below for a much safer tour of the city's abandoned gems.



http://www.forgottendetroit.com/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/detroitderek/1206335109/in/set-72157604058904117/



Regards



Glenn

By the photo you provided of the old Packard plant, it looks much worse than in 1996. The windows then were intact, not all broken out.

RL Chilton

Nevada Hudson wrote:

By the photo you provided of the old Packard plant, it looks much worse than in 1996. The windows then were intact, not all broken out.

Buildings are like cars . . . you use them, or lose them.:(