Pacemaker crunched.

mrsbojigger
mrsbojigger Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
This photo was posted on Jalopy Journal by Patrick66. Photo taken several years ago. I wonder what happened to it!

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  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    looks like it was rolled to me!
  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    If I remember right, someone here on the forum had that car. Maybe Oklahoma area, and a tornado came through and knocked the garage down with this car inside.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Yup, that was my first Hudson, a '50 Pacemaker coupe. I bought that car off Jim Guinn in TX, minus engine and trans. It was a car that was in excellent overall condition, with just a couple of rusty spots. The car had a '49 grille in it, too, which I preferred over the '50 grille. I was about a day away from installing a 262 w/3-speed and OD when an F4 tornado destroyed my shop and house, along with the Pacemaker, and several other vehicles.



    It was not rolled. My shop, built of concrete block and steel, collapsed on it. The front sheet metal was moved over a full 14". The door windows and quarter windows survived. The roof was "V"eed from the windshield peak to the rear tag bracket. The quarters survived intact, but bent a bit. The doghouse was destroyed, and the only parts up front that were salvageable were the '49 grille and the front bumper.



    I also had a '50 Commodore 6 parts car that was unscathed, and a '53 Hornet that rolled on its wheels about 20 feet before becoming airborne and landing on its wheels over 400 feet from where it left the ground. It landed on its wheels and rolled backwards in a wide J-turn another 200 feet before stopping. It got dented up pretty good, but remained intact.



    I have a LOT of other pictures, but I'd have to dig them out one day and scan them. The Pacemaker was completely buried under the shop wall. My little Metropolitan was parked about 20 feet away in the shop, and escaped with broken front and rear windshields and one very small dent where the 262 on the hoist fell against the car.



    The Commodore went to a member in Tulsa for parts, the Hornet went to Arkansas, and the Pacemaker went to Kansas.



    Before the tornado, taken in September 2002:

    picture.php?albumid=1188&pictureid=30556
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    66patrick66 wrote:
    Yup, that was my first Hudson, a '50 Pacemaker coupe. I bought that car off Jim Guinn in TX, minus engine and trans. It was a car that was in excellent overall condition, with just a couple of rusty spots. The car had a '49 grille in it, too, which I preferred over the '50 grille. I was about a day away from installing a 262 w/3-speed and OD when an F4 tornado destroyed my shop and house, along with the Pacemaker, and several other vehicles.

    It was not rolled. My shop, built of concrete block and steel, collapsed on it. The front sheet metal was moved over a full 14". The door windows and quarter windows survived. The roof was "V"eed from the windshield peak to the rear tag bracket. The quarters survived intact, but bent a bit. The doghouse was destroyed, and the only parts up front that were salvageable were the '49 grille and the front bumper.

    I also had a '50 Commodore 6 parts car that was unscathed, and a '53 Hornet that rolled on its wheels about 20 feet before becoming airborne and landing on its wheels over 400 feet from where it left the ground. It landed on its wheels and rolled backwards in a wide J-turn another 200 feet before stopping. It got dented up pretty good, but remained intact.

    I have a LOT of other pictures, but I'd have to dig them out one day and scan them. The Pacemaker was completely buried under the shop wall. My little Metropolitan was parked about 20 feet away in the shop, and escaped with broken front and rear windshields and one very small dent where the 262 on the hoist fell against the car.

    The Commodore went to a member in Tulsa for parts, the Hornet went to Arkansas, and the Pacemaker went to Kansas.

    Before the tornado, taken in September 2002:
    picture.php?albumid=1188&pictureid=30556

    Yep, that rings a bell now. I seem to remember you relaying that story before. That's some kind of awesome power to move a Hornet 600 ft. Like to see some of those pics, if you get around to it.
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