articles about Hudson's "boattails"

oldhudsons
oldhudsons Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
In the just received Sept. 9 issue of OCW is a 2 page article about Hudson's "boattail" production with 2 photos of Eldon's '31 H BT taken recently at a car show someplace, then 2 of a '27 E BT at a different car show (owner not identified), then a separate article and a photo of a '27 E BT that had been taken apart & nickle plated as an adv. ploy by a co. in K. C., Mo.

In the main article it says in re Eldon's "One of the five remaining Hudson Sport Roadsters from the original run of 12 - - - ". I wonder where they got that info & if it is true? I think if I sit here & mull long enough I can come up with having seen more than 5 of them.

The article about the nickle plated one is quite interesting & the author tells how her dad bought the E BT, took it apart, had it plated etc., then parked it in front of the family plating business. The family traded it in for a Pierce in '39 - she wonders what happened to it, if it still exists.

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  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    OCW, Old Cars Weekly? Do you have a link?



    Sounds interesting.:)
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    yes and no - go to: www.oldcarsweekly.com
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Regarding the nickle-plated 1927 Essex Sportabout, the lady, whose father plated the car, wrote a letter to Reminisce magazine in hopes of finding someone who knows of the car's present whereabouts. She states in the letter that it is a 1928, but that appears to be inaccurate. The letter to Reminisce (June-July 2010 issue) is quite similar to the one that just appeared in OCW. It would be interesting to find that the Essex still exists.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I found it interesting, except for the "downdraft Stewart carb on the 27 Essex". It was an "updraft", Hudsons first downdraft carb was on the 32 Terraplane.



    Tom.
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