Top 10 Hudsons?
RL Chilton
Administrator, Member
Wow. Not much happening on the board tonight, so I figured I'd better start something, as I haven't started many threads, lately.
So, in a pinch, how about:
If money, space, etc. were no option, what would be the top 10 Hudsons you'd like to have in your garage?
Here's mine:
1. '52 Hornet Convertible
2. '42 Commodore 8 Convertible
3. '42 Woody Wagon
4. '37 Hudson 8 Convertible Coupe
5. '33 Terraplane Convertible Coupe
6. '51/52 Commodore 8 CC or HLWYD
7. '48/49/50 Commodore Convertible
8. '48/49/50 Commodore Club Coupe
9. '38 Hudson Convertible Coupe
10. '52 Hornet CC or HLWYD
Let's see some lists, folks!!
So, in a pinch, how about:
If money, space, etc. were no option, what would be the top 10 Hudsons you'd like to have in your garage?
Here's mine:
1. '52 Hornet Convertible
2. '42 Commodore 8 Convertible
3. '42 Woody Wagon
4. '37 Hudson 8 Convertible Coupe
5. '33 Terraplane Convertible Coupe
6. '51/52 Commodore 8 CC or HLWYD
7. '48/49/50 Commodore Convertible
8. '48/49/50 Commodore Club Coupe
9. '38 Hudson Convertible Coupe
10. '52 Hornet CC or HLWYD
Let's see some lists, folks!!
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Do I get to vote Russell?0
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number one...ten car garage!:D0
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RL Chilton wrote:
The only thing I want to see in my garage is my 53 Coupe. Then I know that all I have to do is back it out and head in any directions I want. Walt.Wow. Not much happening on the board tonight, so I figured I'd better start something, as I haven't started many threads, lately.
So, in a pinch, how about:
If money, space, etc. were no option, what would be the top 10 Hudsons you'd like to have in your garage?
Here's mine:
1. '52 Hornet Convertible
2. '42 Commodore 8 Convertible
3. '42 Woody Wagon
4. '37 Hudson 8 Convertible Coupe
5. '33 Terraplane Convertible Coupe
6. '51/52 Commodore 8 CC or HLWYD
7. '48/49/50 Commodore Convertible
8. '48/49/50 Commodore Club Coupe
9. '38 Hudson Convertible Coupe
10. '52 Hornet CC or HLWYD
Let's see some lists, folks!!0 -
I am a bit like you Walt, I have the:
1950 Sedan, all original except new paint. Runs great and a good driver...
1936 Hudson Stratton Sport Saloon by Coachcraft incase I want to "strutt" at a car show....
1939 "Martz" Customized Roadster..
It has taken me a lifetime to get these cars and that is all that will fit in my 3-car shop; however, I can sit in any one of them, turn on the TV and pretend that I am in a drive in theater. I am not sure that life can get any better than that.....0 -
Well, I don't know about 10 Hudsons... But here's a list of cars I would love to have, in no particular order.
-1960 DeSoto Adventurer
-1957 Ford Ranch Wagon (my Dad's very first car)
-1959 Cadillac Hearse
-Late '20s bucket, preferably with something other than a Ford body
-Military Deuce-and-a-Half
-Military M-715 5/4 ton truck
-Any large 50-60's Stationwagon
-1965 GMC Panel Truck (has to have GMC V6)
-COE truck, don't care about make, modern diesel engine though
-1949 Hudson Pacemaker
-AMC AMX
-50's Oldsmobile 88
-1968 Shelby GT500KR (Dad had one, I miss that car)
Bakers dozen - so sue me.
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My ten:
'41 Station wagon
'29 Roadster/ '29 Limosean0 -
Here is my list
1. 1937 Hudson Eight Custom Touring sedan ( the car I have now)
2. 1929 Hudson Victoria (the Previous Hudson I had)
3 1952 Hudson Hornet sedan, Texas Tan and cream (my first Hudson)
4. 1909 Hudson Model Twenty
5. Hudson Model 6-54
6. 1942 Hudson Commodore Eight Cv.
7. 1948 Hudson Commodore Eight Coupe
8. 1954 Hudson Hornet Convertible, Lipstick Red
9. 1937 Hudson Terraplane Pickup
10. 1927 Essex Boattail
Do I have to stop at 10?
stiill want a station wagon, and a Essex four,0 -
10 Hudson's?
1929 7 passengers sedan with dual sidemounts and a trunk.
1937 4 door LWB sedan
1946/47 airport sedan (if they exist) or Convertible.
1940 LWB sedan
1951 Pacemaker Coupe
1954 Hollywood
1948-49 Durham limo.
1955 Hornet 327 w/ continental kit, AC. and bed option
1910 Mile-a-minute roadster
1933 Hudson LWB sedan
I would have an essex in that list but due to my hieght I really don't think I could fit in one.0 -
Grimgreaser-
That's a very interesting and eclectic list! I like it.
Sheldon-
Great list! We think a lot a like.
Aaron-
What's an "Airport Sedan"? You mean a stretched job that has multiple seats?0 -
Yeah, that ain't even half of it really... Then there's my wife's list. (She's a keeper)
If I really had the time, money, and most of all skill? A stationwagon stepdown. I just have a vague picture in my head... Not sure how I would go about it, but would would like to keep it all Hudson parts and sheetmetal.
And I have one more to add for it's exceptional rarity:
-1976/77 GMC Casa Grande http://www.blazerchalet.com/0 -
GrimGreaser wrote:Yeah, that ain't even half of it really... Then there's my wife's list. (She's a keeper)
If I really had the time, money, and most of all skill? A stationwagon stepdown. I just have a vague picture in my head... Not sure how I would go about it, but would would like to keep it all Hudson parts and sheetmetal.
And I have one more to add for it's exceptional rarity:
-1976/77 GMC Casa Grande http://www.blazerchalet.com/
I think just postwar, Hudson made 6 station wagons for plant use (to haul various parts around, I presume, like hauling seat cushions out to cars in the lot that were not ready when said car made it through the line, etc.). I often wonder what happened to those.0 -
As long as we're just musin', I guess I'm pretty happy with my current collection (never saw the need for more than one vehicle of the same marque):
'39 Ford Deluxe Coupe, period flathead engine with speed upgrades
'51 Hudson Hornet Coupe (upgraded to Twin H)
'59 Jaguar MK IX Saloon
'59 MGA Roadster
'64 Mercedes 230SL Roadster
'65 Corvette Roadster
'70 Mercedes Pagoda Roadster
'72 BMW 3.0 CS coupe
I just have two cars on my current bucket list:
1) late '50's early 60's Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spring Coupe
2) Intermeccanica replica '1960 Porsche Convertible "D"
So many interesting cars out there... so little money and space!0 -
Very impressive list Paul. No wonder you made the "so little money" comment. Most of the rest of us would have been broke after the third or fourth car. DaveDocHornet wrote:As long as we're just musin', I guess I'm pretty happy with my current collection (never saw the need for more than one vehicle of the same marque):
'39 Ford Deluxe Coupe, period flathead engine with speed upgrades
'51 Hudson Hornet Coupe (upgraded to Twin H)
'59 Jaguar MK IX Saloon
'59 MGA Roadster
'64 Mercedes 230SL Roadster
'65 Corvette Roadster
'70 Mercedes Pagoda Roadster
'72 BMW 3.0 CS coupe
I just have two cars on my current bucket list:
1) late '50's early 60's Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spring Coupe
2) Intermeccanica replica '1960 Porsche Convertible "D"
So many interesting cars out there... so little money and space!0 -
1940 2-dr sedan, original (present car)
1940 LWB sedan, 8cyl (Hedley Bennett's)
1934 T pickup (Press Kale's)
1941 coupe Hot Rod (John Pontius')
1947 Pickup (308 powered if it's done right)
1940 Pickup
1954 Hornet Special Brougham
1940 full custom sports car (Gus Souza's)
1950 H Brougham with hot 308 (Norm Blackmer's)
2010 pre-paid unlimited gas card :rolleyes:
1948 Understanding wife :eek:0 -
Ok here goes
1. 54 hornetclub coupe twin h hyro
2. 54 hornet Hollywood same ps pb
3. 54 hornet special brhm 3 spd o/d
4. 50 commodore 8 sdn supermatic
5. 42 commodore 8 sdn drivemaster o/d
6. 37 Hudson 8 lwb sdn w 40 o/d
7. 31 greater. 8 brhm
8. 53 super wasp sdn 3spd o/d
9. 34 terraplane cvt
10.57 hornet0 -
So many Hudsons - so little money!!!!
1915 Hudson Six-54
1916 Hudson Super-Six
1919 Essex
1929 Essex Boat-tail (everybody seems to have a '27
)
1929 Hudson Sport-Phaeton (Dual Cowl)
1932 Cab Pickup (1932 "L" frame rear end & "E" frame front end
1932 Hudson Model "L" (made into a flat bed truck)
1942 Hudson Woodie
1953 Hudson Hornet Club Coupe
and finally ---
1953 Commodore Eight (I know of two of these - long gone. 1952 C8's carried over to 1953 with 1953 trim package.0 -
Greaser... there was one step-down station wagon made... one of the HET members made it based on a prototype drawing.
Russel there's a pic of an "airport limo" in Butler's book but basically yes it's a stretched sedan with extra rows of seats. If I got one I'd make it more of a limo though....which Hudson made few of. I love the Chapin Limo Hedley Benett had at the 100 yr National.0 -
Aaron D. IL wrote:Greaser... there was one step-down station wagon made... one of the HET members made it based on a prototype drawing.
Russel there's a pic of an "airport limo" in Butler's book but basically yes it's a stretched sedan with extra rows of seats. If I got one I'd make it more of a limo though....which Hudson made few of. I love the Chapin Limo Hedley Benett had at the 100 yr National.
That's what I thought was intended, concerning the "airport limo". I'm sure some folks don't realize it, but the older Woody Wagons were generally used to shuttle folks to and from the train station. Extra room for the baggage, extra seats for the folks (don't get the two mixed up).
Didn't Ed have his Derham Limo at the Nat'l. as well? Then, Jack Miller had the other one at Miller Motors--nice to have all of them survive. Amazing that even without the "stretching", the step-down actually made a very handsome limousine.0 -
Aaron D. IL wrote:Greaser... there was one step-down station wagon made... one of the HET members made it based on a prototype drawing.
Russel there's a pic of an "airport limo" in Butler's book but basically yes it's a stretched sedan with extra rows of seats. If I got one I'd make it more of a limo though....which Hudson made few of. I love the Chapin Limo Hedley Benett had at the 100 yr National.
I don't remember seeing the airport limo in Butlers book - got to check that out.
Back around 1973, 74 or somewhere I did come across what I recall being a 1939 6 door stretched Hudson with wood trim (like the Chrysler town and country's) in a junkyard which was well overgrown. As I remember it was pretty well gone. Today - with money and time it would be worth trying to save, I'd imagine.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN0 -
Hmm, I don't suppose there's a picture of that stationwagon out there in Hudsonland? Or the prototype drawing? Because that would be awesome and much appreciated.
Of course, if that ever came to pass... I would never get to drive it 'cause my wife would steal it. 0 -
Hi ya all. My dream car is a 54 Hornet conv. But I have the second best choice
a 54 Hornet Hollywood. The old saying All I want for christmas is my Hollywood finished. he he . And thats all I want. duncan:D:D:D:D0 -
Grimgreaser-
The "prototype" drawing for the woody wagon step-down is in Butler's book, as it was his fanciful idea, to begin with. Management had no interest in it when he showed it to them, and he later reproduced it to include in his book, "The History of Hudson".
Also, pics of it appeared in a WTN, probably a year ago. There was a thread that showed it, I thought, here on the forum, but couldn't locate it, as Rick mentioned. Also, a search on the internet didn't produce any results.0 -
Thanks fellas, now I at least got a place to start.0
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one time HET Treasurer, my predecessor, Elywn Muzzey, did have a genuine '42 Hudson airport limo that he found in Ohio. As I recall it was on a "stretched" Hudson 8 chassis. I believe it was quite rusty. I have no idea of what happened to it when he moved from Ohio to N.Y. on a business venture which eventually failed.
Anyone from Ohio know or remember anything about it? He sent me a pic of it & it may have been put in the WTN at the time (have all of those old ones from the '60s but not here).0 -
I would have to think about it to get them in order. But basically this is my list,....subject to change.:D
1. '54 Hollywood twin-H
2. '34 Terraplane pick-up(Press Kale's)
3. '20 Hudson tall three window coupe, stock
4. '32 Hudson coupe that was at Detroit National, maroon colored hot rod
5. '27 Essex boat tail X3, a series I, II, and a custom. Wait, that's just greedy;)
6. '51 Pacemaker coupe with a 308 and twin-H
7. '27 Essex five window coupe (they only made three window coupes)
8. '18 Factory race car that is always pictured coming off the freight train
9. '38 Hudson coupe custom (Mike Cherry's)
10 '36ish custom fast back coupe that would look something like a Talbot or Bugatti0 -
bent metal wrote:I would have to think about it to get them in order. But basically this is my list,....subject to change.:D
1. '54 Hollywood twin-H
2. '34 Terraplane pick-up(Press Kale's)
3. '20 Hudson tall three window coupe, stock
4. '32 Hudson coupe that was at Detroit National, maroon colored hot rod
5. '27 Essex boat tail X3, a series I, II, and a custom. Wait, that's just greedy;)
6. '51 Pacemaker coupe with a 308 and twin-H
7. '27 Essex five window coupe (they only made three window coupes)
8. '18 Factory race car that is always pictured coming off the freight train
9. '38 Hudson coupe custom (Mike Cherry's)
10 '36ish custom fast back coupe that would look something like a Talbot or Bugatti
#10 sounds like a very interesting project!0 -
I believe this is the 42 Limo Elwin Muzzey found in a scrap yard in 1965. As far as I know was not saved. :cool:0
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This is the 29 limo owned by R. Chapin when it was presented. Now owned by Hedley Bennett.
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This is supposed to be the '42 limo before it was scrapped. Hard to tell, though. 0
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