Why is it?
Hudsonrules
Senior Contributor
:eek:Can some one explain why there are people who insist their car is extremley rare even though millions of the cars were built, and are still common? Also they act as though you know nothing about the car even though you are familiar with them and they do not want to hear anything from you. Perhaps most of us have attempted to deal with those kind of people to no avail. Any comments? Arnie in Nevada
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In a word - EGO!!!!! By thinking they have the only car like it they build up their self-importance.
The sad part is the become so fixated on this "my car's better than your car attitude" they lose sight of what this hobby is all about and lose so much.
That is one of the great things about the H-E-T club - people with that attitude find out rather quickly how fast their balloon can be popped. There are, and have been people in this club over the years (cousin Kelly "TK" Hinegardner comes to mind) who are experts in putting people in their place - and do it in such a way that the person in question doesn't even realize he's been hit with a brick.
As I've said repeatedly, this is the greatest bunch of nut cases I've ever seen. I intend that my membership will get paid every year - even if the rent has to be a few days late.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN0 -
Maybe there are a few gullable people out there that believe what they are told. Just one possibility. But I could be wrong. Think I'm wrong, right?
Lee0 -
I usually respond with 'I wonder why it sold so poorly when it was new' - that gets them thinking about their 'rare' car.0
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royer wrote:I usually respond with 'I wonder why it sold so poorly when it was new' - that gets them thinking about their 'rare' car.
I like it.
Lee0 -
I like to call it "ex-wife" syndrome. It is a phenomenon that makes anyone with in speaking distance sick and nauseous.0
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There's a difference between 'rare' and 'not many left'
They made thousands of 6cyl '65 Mustangs (and 6cyl Camaros, and 6cyl '57 Chevies), but when is the last time you saw one at a car show?0 -
Hey, my son and I are restoring a 6cyl '65 Mustang and he wants to go to car shows with me!!! Just kidding I fully understand what your saying Matt and all. And I agree it's ego too.0
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Everyone wants to be the world's greatest expert on something the wise person knows in the scheme of things they know very little. There's also a difference between "rare" and valuable just because it's rare doesn't mean anyone wants it or would pay good money for it. If enough people considered Hudson's valuable to the point of being able to turn a profit at it they'd still be in production. If you go by HET club figures.... 3600 people out of 300 million people in the USA consider them so. Some sellers you just can't convince though in which case no amount of negotiations will change their mind. They have to (for example) list it on Ebay 8 times before it dawns on them maybe no one sees the same value in their "rare" car.
"rare" also makes very little sense as a label when attached to a production car. Now a one-off custom bodied Dusenberg where only one was made in the first place...that would fairly be called "rare". People who can also use the words "I don't know." instead of trying to cover it up pretending they do are also rare.0 -
Easy gang, we don't want to throw that word "rare" around to give it any negative perceptions
(rarerodder):D
Aaron, you really hit it on the head though. I have run into my share of people who inflate their car's importance. It can be different if it's sentimental value or it's worth to one personally due to investment of time or money. But, too many just feel there car is just much more than it really is and throw the 'rare' label around too easily.
I reread this and it sounds confusing to me, too. Sorry, it's late at night, insomnia, you know...0 -
I think they have convinced themselfs that their car is "extremely rare" so they can justify how much they "over spent" to restore their car.
Like Hudsontech said - EGO!0 -
My '36 Packard is extremely rare, it's the only one in the world. I know, because I'm building it myself, out of parts from a '25 Packard, '33 Packard, '34 Packard, '36 Packard, '37 Packard, '38 Packard, '47 Packard, '53 Packard, '56 Packard.... :eek:
I wonder what it's value will be when I'm done? $2500? LOL!0 -
I take my crosley's to shows (and my Jet) And People come up and say, "Them crosley's are rare!" Funny, I have 6 and a lot of Crosley members have 10 or 12, one guy has over 50! Boy they must be really rare!! As for the Jet, I don't think it as rare, but you sure don't see them much, plus most of the people that see it has never even heard of one. They ask, "What is it worth?" And I say, "What ever it is too you."
Barry Smedley
Rare? 53" Hudson Jet
Rare? Bunch of Crosley's0 -
I do belong to a "rare" club. I thought we are suppose to support the cause. Not criticze everyone and everything that others do. Build your cars, and support each other. "A motto "that discibed the late ,great ,guy named "BILL ALBRIGHT". A very "RARE" human being indeed. Rare, is a word in the dictionary that any AMERICAN can still freely use to discribe, what ever they choose too! The reader to decide ,whether or not that person, place , or thing, is indeed Rare or not; One thing that is not "RARE" is all opinions posted on this forum. Critics usually can't do what they, criticze. I think we all know what they say about opinions. Ron Cardoza. Cardoclassics@hotmail.com0
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There is a difference between "rare" and "scarce". Scarce is the word people SHOULD use, rather than "rare". Scarce is speaking to how many are left or how many you see on the road daily. As an example, my '37 Terraplane was one of the largest production runs of any Hudson model, with nearly 160,000 units built, so they are hardly "rare", since so many were built. However, they are "scarce", since I know of maybe two dozen '37 Terraplanes running around on any kind of regular basis.0
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Let's look at this from a little different perspective. If you spend any time watching the auctions on the Speed station you soon learn that a high percentage of the cars that cross the block get the title of "rare." The answer why is simple. If the seller can convince the bidder that his car is rare it will most likely bring a better price. Sellers do some funny things to make their car "rare." All those 6 cyl cars we knew years back are turning into clone's of high buck cars (the true rare cars) with the hope that the builder/seller can turn a buck with a sale to an investor or some other person wanting a part of the past. Thats ok the way I see it. The first person that placed a 350 Chevrolet into a mid 30's car opened the door to one-owner resto rods. Every one is different and every one is a one-of-a-kind car. The better you can built it, the more bucks it brings, It makes builders like Foose and Shellby rich. As owners/builders it makes us proud of our work. If the statement by PT Barnum is correct (there is a sucker born every day) then there will always be someone to buy the latest high end creation. Those of us that deal in a world of reality and/or hobby know that if not today, perhaps by next Thursday our dream car will show up. be it an all original, custom built or really rare car. And when the price is right, it will be in our shop. Question is, once you obtain ownership of this desired car; what will you do with it for the time you have it?0
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It's the same syndrome that designates anything over 20 years old as a "Classic". We have a magazine here called N.Z. Classic Car, and it is full of average, ordinary cars from the 60's and 70's, calling them all "classics". there is no way in the wide world that a Datsun Sunny could be "Classic"!
Geoff.0 -
Geoff C., N.Z. wrote:It's the same syndrome that designates anything over 20 years old as a "Classic". We have a magazine here called N.Z. Classic Car, and it is full of average, ordinary cars from the 60's and 70's, calling them all "classics". there is no way in the wide world that a Datsun Sunny could be "Classic"!
Geoff.
They do the same thing in our local newspaper, in the classified section. Since when is an '89 Corvette or a '82 Mercedes a "classic and antique"?? Or a '79 MGB for that matter...0 -
Now that I've thought about it, why not call it like it is - scarce!!!
Try and argue with that!!!!
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN0 -
I can't comment on this thread, as I'm all ready an expert at everything.:D0
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RL Chilton wrote:I can't comment on this thread, as I'm all ready an expert at everything.:D
Now that's RARE !0 -
RL Chilton wrote:I can't comment on this thread, as I'm all ready an expert at everything.:D
Russell,
Great line...
This week I received my rare scare modern built wheels, Allen primed, painted, installed new tires, beauty rings and V-8 cap, will mount, balance and have wheel alignment shortly; we are getting closer to completion of '52 Hornet Club Coupe.
On another note, this week I purchased a 1956 Hornet http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270478402426&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123 which should be delivered Wednesday, sorry if I offend anyone however after 48-53 body style I was never a big fan of Hudson; reason I bought this car is for Twin-H which at a later date I may or may not use?
Ray0 -
Ray-
Great looking wheels! About my comment: That's one of the fascinating aspects of Hudsons, at least to me, is that I learn something new about them just about every single day. I'm sure I'll be saying much of the same 40 years from now (if I live that long).0
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