Spokane News Paper Photos of National HET meet

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Check this link...

http://www.spokesman.com/picture-stories/hudson-show/

Caught Lew Bird and Bill Pratt gaw-kin! :)
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  • Man! I'd be gawkin' too!

    Nice pictures of beautiful cars...slim
  • SIGH,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Bob
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    Although they might not be as good as those, I will try to post some of the pics that I took in Spokane.

    Jeff
  • LanceB
    LanceB Senior Contributor
    Nice story and pictures. Can't wait to see others pictures posted here soon!
  • I just got home from the National. Had a great time. Took my 14 year old daughter who also had a great time. Met loads of nice people. Bought some parts raided the club store and saw some nice cars. A pile of fun was had by all. Kudos to the Host members for putting on a great show. Also got me some nice T-shirts to wear. Got shirts for just about everyone I know, wearing them is mandatory, its high fashion to be sporting a meet shirt.
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    Heres the first set of pics I took at the nats.

    Enjoy!



    Jeff
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    Heres 2nd set.
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    More......
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    And some more....
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    Few more...
  • onerare39
    onerare39 Expert Adviser, Member
    Thanks Jeff!
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    And last set. Hopefully something there for everyone to enjoy!



    Jeff
  • Ducor Kid
    Ducor Kid Expert Adviser
    Jeff,



    Thanks for the great pictures.

    Wish I'd been there.



    Larry
  • Richard E.
    Richard E. Senior Contributor
    Great pictures, Jeff. I am sorry that I was unable to attend the National this year. It looks like there was a great turn out.



    Richard
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    OK, great photo's but you missed my two favorite cars. The Railton had a bit of a mechanical problem and the term when the $!!% hit the fan is close but in this case it was when the fan blade hit the radiator. The other came to us from the Netherlands. Both British built.... It was a great show and I picked up some much needed parts....
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    (Quote) "The Railton had a bit of a mechanical problem and the term when the $!!% hit the fan is close but in this case it was when the fan blade hit the radiator."



    I covered this in a recent W.T.N. article, and yet it still happens. Seems like the old adage "it only happens to others" still holds true. Check those fan blades NOW. It akes ten minutes at most to unbolt the fan, and minutely inspect them for cracks.
  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    Very nice cars. :)

    That twin-H engine bay picture looks like it was perfectly done.

    The Railtons always look classy.

    I like the picture of all of the green Hudsons. They say all Hudsons were green at one time or another.:D

    BUT. I keep seeing an orange boat tail in the back ground?! What's the story there?:)
  • jjbubaboy
    jjbubaboy Senior Contributor
    Hey Brownie,

    Sorry I missed you!

    I was wondering what was up with the Railton, as I did see it with no front on it.

    Didnt want to take a pic not knowing what was up and didnt want to embarass anyone! Guess it would have been OK now knowing what happened.



    Hey Bent Metal,

    their were a couple very, very, nice twin H's there that I would have loved to own!

    Somehow lost my pics of the boat tail. Had a couple of it. Hmm...

    It was great meeting Walt, Lew, Mike, Dr Doug, and Park. Wish you could have been there Richard would have enjoyed meeting you in person as well.



    Jeff
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Jeff, I cannot understand how I could have missed you. I was taking photo's every day and as new cars showed up. Most of what I got into was shooting hood marques and grill fronts. There were some great examples of birds....



    The boattail was under construction. Did not run into the owner but the work is progressing just fine. Most of the shots I saw of it showed the driver door in place. The other door is not finished yet? The wood work and metal work is great on the car. It is going to be one great car when it is finished...



    Stupid me, I only shot the drivers side? I do not think the orange paint is the finish coat. Could be, but if it were mine some 1200 and a final shot would make the paint jump. I do know that the hood is primer....
  • I met the owner driving the blue Railton (shipped to USA from Ireland) at a service station just off I90, East of Bozeman, MT; said he is from Ireland and had the car shipped to the USA for this year's Hudson meet.



    Saw the 1937 flatty Hudson 8 engine in it when he raised the hood to add 1 quart of oil (was leaking a drop about every foot). He said that he has made numerous attempts to stop the rear seal leak, but not even the "Best" rope seals work (GraphTite)!



    My engine builder uses the Best Graph Tite seals and they work flawlessly on his flathead in-line (not Hudson) that he races at Bonneville and holds world records. ..... Not a drop leaks past the mains.



    The guy from Ireland told me he owns 20 Hudson's.



    Cheers.
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    There is no seal in the back of a Hudson 8 motor, nor any splasher engine, just a slinger flange on the crank and a drain channel with deflector plates to giude the oil therein. .
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    So is his oil leakage about normal?
  • duncan
    duncan Expert Adviser
    Is there anybody that took pictures at the Spokane national of 54 Hornet Hollywoods Please post them .. Ray:D
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Mike (WA) wrote:
    So is his oil leakage about normal?



    No, certainly not, but it should be fixable. It's either the drain hole blocked, the pipe solder cracked, or bad fitting shields and gaskets.
  • Sarah Young
    Sarah Young Senior Contributor
    Here's a link to the pictures I took at the National:

    Sarah's 51st National Pics



    How do you follow up last years amazing 50th Anniversary National? Bring your own Hudson to the next one! I can't tell you how exciting it was to bring my Jet to it's very first car show... and what a relief it is to finally be able to start enjoying it on the road!
  • Sarah Young wrote:
    Here's a link to the pictures I took at the National:

    Sarah's 51st National Pics



    How do you follow up last years amazing 50th Anniversary National? Bring your own Hudson to the next one! I can't tell you how exciting it was to bring my Jet to it's very first car show... and what a relief it is to finally be able to start enjoying it on the road!



    Great pictures, Sarah. I really enjoyed viewing them.
  • LanceB
    LanceB Senior Contributor
    Great pictures from everyone! Thanks all for sharing. I really have to make one of these some year.
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    As Tony (the tiger) would say - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHT photo's - and bless you Sarah for putting captions with each. The step-downs are easy to identify as to year - the 30's somewhat and back in the 20's and teens it is sometimes hard to identify a year.

    I liked the shot of that black '47 Hudson pickup - somebody should feed it. It looks hungry!!!! :D

    Thanks for sharing - especially the extras.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Geoff, maybe he stuffed that seal in his drain pipe, lol
  • hudsonsplasher1
    hudsonsplasher1 Senior Contributor
    Sarah Young wrote:
    Here's a link to the pictures I took at the National:

    Sarah's 51st National Pics



    How do you follow up last years amazing 50th Anniversary National? Bring your own Hudson to the next one! I can't tell you how exciting it was to bring my Jet to it's very first car show... and what a relief it is to finally be able to start enjoying it on the road!



    Thanks for sharing the pictures. You're right about it being exciting when you bring a car to a national. I enjoyed that last year. Glad to see yours at the show.
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