Best Hudson Book?

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Any suggestions on some good books about "Hudson"? I would love to learn more about the company and my new 52 Hornet Hollywood!

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Might not be quite what you are looking for but Smokey Yunicks book "THE BEST DAMN GARAGE IN TOWN" is a great read and has a section on the Hudson and its early days in NASCAR. A great story covering a man that did most everything in the automotive field and a lot more.
  • hoggyrubber
    hoggyrubber Expert Adviser
    i just checked out "the history of hudson" by don butler from the library. last week i also read "cars of the early 20's"- i forget the author. it had a great section on early hudsons- wouldn't help much on your 52 hollywood though.
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    A good one on the history of Hudson is "Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company"



    Then there is Butlers "History of Hudson" mentioned above;



    Hemmings Motor News put out "Book of Hudsons"



    These are just a few. John Conde had "AMC Family Album", which shows pictures of just about every Hudson built. Richard Longworth also had a couple Hudson books, but they are hard to find now.



    A search of amazon.com or alibris.com (Hudson Motor Car Company) will turn up other books.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN
  • tigermoth
    tigermoth Expert Adviser
    chapin's biography was a good read about the formation of hudson and the early auto industry. i really like conde's "the cars that hudson built" for production car info. butler's book was a good read also. those are my top 3. regards, tom
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Adding to the list would be TOTAL DOMINATION by Jack C. Miller. Also, if you do not have one already, a copy of Hudson Mechanical Procedure Manual for your car is a must have. I believe the HET Club store have both of them available.



    Enjoy your new 52 Hudson.



    Have a good day. Lee
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    edited September 2010
    JMGarage wrote:
    Any suggestions on some good books about "Hudson"? I would love to learn more about the company and my new 52 Hornet Hollywood!

    Copy of the best Hudson Essex Terraplane & Dover photo collection (Don Butler's The History of Hudson) going cheap ( currently $18.00) on eBay
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Book-history-Hudson-motor-company-336-pages-/170546537463?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item27b55da3f7
    :):)
  • 37 CTS
    37 CTS Senior Contributor
    Another good read is Automotive Quarterly Vol 9 No.4, June 1971

    Several good articles and History of HMC and quality pics of many cars.
    AQ is found on Ebay
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    A couple more that have not been suggested.

    WALT'S GARAGE TECH TIPS, Vol 1 and Vol 2. By Walt Mordenti
    Alot of very good tips on maintenace for you car.

    GENERAL INFORMATION HANDBOOK FOR HUDSON BUILT AUTOMBILES, by Alex Burr
    Alot of information condenced into one book, otherwise it would take many different sourced to fine this same information. Not only of your 52 Hudson, but also you will have access to information about all the Hudsons, 1909 - 1957.

    Lee O'Dell
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    The General Information Handbook is now available on-line @ www.HudsonManuals.com

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
    http://hetclub.org/burr
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    edited November 2010
    For Hudsons history in NASCAR get FORTY YEARS OF STOCK CAR RACING The Beginning 1949-1958. By Greg Fielden

    It tells about every race, every driver, every car entered and every finishing position 1st to last. There are pictures you probably have not seen before. Get aquainted with lesser known Hudson drivers.

    It was an eye opener. As good as the Hudson was in NASCAR, it still took the best drivers to put it in front. Even though Hudsons dominated NASCAR, there were alot of Hudsons and other makes that finised at the bottom. And there were many good drivers of other makes giving no quarter to Hudsons.

    Very good book. It was in one of the boxes of literature that came with the 52 Hudson Hornet I bought recently.

    Lee O'Dell
  • hornet_54
    hornet_54 Senior Contributor
    A good list of Hudson related books can be found at: http://socalhet.org/sidebar/bookshelf.htm

    Good reading,
    Bob
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    edited November 2010
    Opened another box and found some more books.

    Hudson History - Highlights from the Hudson Motor Car Archives with updates by Jack Miller and Ed Ostrowski

    Fun at Work, Hudson Style - Tales from the Hudson Motor Car Company by Harry F. Draus, Sr.

    The Postwar Years Hudson by Richard M. Langworth

    Automobile Quarterly - Summer, 1971

    RAMBLER FAMILY ALBUM - The Original RAMBLER, JEFFERY, NASH, HUDSON, LAFAYETTE, AJAX, ESSEX, TERRAPLANE, METROPOLITAN, The Modern RAMBLER
    It seems to show mostly HUDSONS. Autographed by John A. Conde

    2 - American Motors Family Album, both autographed by author John A. Conde
    One is a First Edition

    Lee O'Dell
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    There seems to be a newcomer to the ranks of Hudson books
    http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781583882665/Hudson-Automobiles

    and possibly this one too
    http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781155876689/Hudson-Vehicles
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I have the Patrick Foster book. Buy it from Amazon its way cheaper. Foster writes for Hemmings Classic Car. The book is fine as an introduction to Hudsons. If you have not read any of the other books its a good beginning. If on the other hand you have read all the other books this book reads like someone who read all the other books and summarized them in this book. No new ground or info here but a solid introduction to Hudsons.
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