Bought 1952 Hudson Hornet 4 Dr

My computor quit. Got it back today. Glade to be back.

Nick, Dave, Alex, thanks for the engine ID date information. Is it now a 160 HP engine in my 52 Hornet with a late 54 engine?

Alex, I'm still young at heart. It runs so good, I couldn't help my self. I had already put 100 miles driving around Vegas before heading home. I was prepared to call a club member with a flat bed tow truck if needed.

Neils, You got the Red and Black Hornet in Texas I was going to fly there and drive it home also. We are even now. He He. Since you buy Hudsons to resell I do not think Elliott would have sold it to you. His first question to me was "Are you buying it to resell". I assured him I wanted to keep it and enjoy driving it because thats the model and year I have been wanting. I'll leave the rust judgement to bent metal.

Ray I wanted that car. I had three friends with computors trying to make contact with Elliot because I was not having any success. One of them made contact and got the phone number for me. Elliott told me there were 3 others wanting it with one comeing Sunday with intentions to buy. I was fortunate to be the first one there. I had purchased the car sight unseen over the phone. I have an uncle that lives on Mt Charleston, 45 minutes from where the car was garaged, and he put a down payment on it for me. My uncle mentioned to me over the phone that if I did not want it he woud buy it for himself. That sold me. I got in the pickup and was on my way to Las Vegas Thursday. I was not disappointed with what I saw when he opened the garage door. I was very happy when I saw it.

An interesting side note. Our CIC chapter news letter arrive a few days before the ad was posted. In the news letter was a photo copy of the request by 16 men to the HET "National officers to grant a charter to a new regional to be known as the Southern California Inland Regional." Now known as California Inland Chapter. Elliot Lee Myerson, the seller of this Hudson Hornet, was one of the 16 signers of that request. Elliott told me he was also involved in starting the So Cal Chapter. Two chapters I am a member of. It was just ment to be, I should become the new owner.

Great looking car you have Ray. It looks better than mine. Will you be at the Laughlin Economy Run? If you do we can get together there.

Brownie, your car is looking good. See you at Laughlin. Maybe Chilton, Dave and I can talk you into taking some pitures of my car at Laughlin and post them on the forum. I haven't been able to do that yet.

If the rain stops tomorrow I will be able to reinstall the radiator and be back on the road again.

I love driving that car. Lee O'Dell

Just my luck. I left the pickup in Las Vegas when I drove the Hudson home. I bought a nonrefundable airline ticket to Vegas to bring the pickup back. Today my son calls and asks if I would like a ride to Las Vegas tonight. As my Grandfather would say "dad nab it".

I drove the Hudson home filled with extra parts and Hudson literature. Now I'll fly Sunday to bring back the pickup that is full with more parts. It will be interesting to see what is in all the boxes. And where I'm going to put it all.

Lee O'Dell

hudsontech wrote:

I like the reference about driving home with parts and literature - especially literature. :woohoo: LOL Maybe something in that collection would have helped if you had broken down.

Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN
http://hetclub.org/burr

I don't know Alex. The inside was all literature from the front and rear floors to the top of the seat backs. What I would have needed may have been in the bottom of the last box on the floor. I barely squeezed my suitcase and me into the car.

I did end up buying three beautiful stain glass windows from Elliott. One is 44inches wide and 34 inches tall in the form of an ach. All stain glass with Hudson emblem in stain glass. The other two stain glass windows are rectangular 38" wide 12" tall. One has Terraplane and the other one has Essex spelled out in stain glass. Stain glass is one of Elliotts hobbies. I was glad to make it home without any damage to them. The large one barely went through the back door of the Hudson and it stood upright against the back seat cushion. Could not see much out the back window. Stayed in the right lane as much as possible. The big one is in the front window of our house now. Haven't decided where to put the other two. Maybe somewhere around the patio?

Niels, you probably would not have bought this car anyway. Having seen the beautiful Hudsons of yours, this one is no match in comparison.

This adventure is fun.

Lee O'Dell

Ray, very good looking Buick. I hope to see everyone going to Laughlin.

A neighbor of my uncle emailed me pictures she took of my Hornet when we picked it up in Vegas. I was able to pass one picture into a Hudson Folder but the other pictures would not go into the folder. I was hoping once the pictures were in the folder that someone would walk me through the process to post them on the forum. I will try again tomorrow to move the pictures.

Or is it possible to send the email with the pictures to someone that can then post them on the forum? If so, what is the procedure?

Any help is appreciated. I do not like not being able to post pictures.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Lee O'Dell