308 on Ebay

SuperDave
SuperDave Senior Contributor
edited November 2010 in HUDSON
Shameless self promotion..... I listed my rebuilt 308 on ebay yesterday. lotsa lookers, but no bids. I have it listed locally for $3,500.00. If it sells off ebay, I'll cancel the auction early. Hope this link works

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200543414762&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Nice looking. Unemployed + really far away = no bids from me.
    Good luck, I hope it sells.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    edited November 2010



    Dave,
    I saw that listing last night when I will going over the 900 items listed on ebay. That would sure be a nice addition to my 50 Hudson but Mama said I had to sell it (the 50 Hudson that is) or I would be contacting you...
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Browniepetersen wrote:
    ..... but Mama said I had to sell it (the 50 Hudson that is)...
    Seriously??? You have to sell that beatiful car? How much?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Mama told ya you have to sell your Hudson ? Thats why I have 18 Hudsons 2 cats 2 dogs and 0 wife's. Got rid of that problem back in 1988,
    Roger
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    Tallent R wrote:
    Mama told ya you have to sell your Hudson ? Thats why I have 18 Hudsons 2 cats 2 dogs and 0 wife's. Got rid of that problem back in 1988,
    Roger

    Good for you! Smart man.
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    Hey, now that I'm retired, I'm a "kept man"!! No mama = no keep & I'm a firm believer in what you know is better than what you don't know in this regard. She does understand that the Essex (got in 1965) does predate her by 3 years & needs to be treated accordingly!!
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Notice how easy it is to blame someone else for what we are doing? I have 4 Hudsons and other collector cars. I just do not have room for them all. My wife mentioned that if I sell the Hudson I can use the money for a new truck. Sounded good to me.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    mmmmm, Maybe we jumped to conclusions . . .
    Roger
  • superwasp912
    superwasp912 Member
    my wife says she likes the SuperWasp better than me,something about embarrassing her in public.LOL. J.R.
  • GrimGreaser
    GrimGreaser Senior Contributor
    Browniepetersen wrote:
    Notice how easy it is to blame someone else for what we are doing? I have 4 Hudsons and other collector cars. I just do not have room for them all. My wife mentioned that if I sell the Hudson I can use the money for a new truck. Sounded good to me.

    Hmm, then your not just looking to break even then... Nuts! :)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Even more shameless self promo:

    I live near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's a 90 minute drive from Buffalo. I have a 308 nearly rebuilt (original sizing, no overbore) with new rings, bearings etc. The head is off, one ring needs to be replaced, but otherwise newly rebult and probably ready to spin. I COULD put in it my 47 Super Six, and/or I could hold it and finish it off and put in a new Stepdown purchase in the future, or I could sell it to an enterprising person in Northeastern US for a reasonable price,

    If you get your asking price for the rebuilt 308 will probably finish the work on mine and then post it for the same.

    Also have a twin carb manifold.
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    edited November 2010
    This one has been on Ebay for several months. Looks like a good deal with the twin H and exhaust manifolds on, along with an oil filter and trans adapter plate with starter.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190429773933&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Lots of bargains out there. Anyone that has RECENTLY REBUILT. I don't mean FRESHEN, a Hudson engine, knows how high the rates have gone. I notice that Dave Kostansek no longer offers rebuilt engines in his ads in the WTN.No doubt because of the cost involved. consider parts, machine shop labor, then add some $ for your time and the money invested until sold.. and if you are a business man, some warantee risk.Not to mention a little profit (which is not a dirty word) ...OUCH!
    As the old saying goes "Today's high price is tommorows bargain".
    I afraid that most of us older Hudson folks are living in the past. We can't seem to accept that old Hudsons are not selling for $500.00 anymore. I have decided that I will get my investment back or just sit on it until I do. It doean't cost anything to sit in storage and ..unlike kids and wifes.. !! doen't need to be fed..It also lends a little class to the shop . LOL

    "Live in the past, It's cheaper"
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    My wife looks at me rather :dry: when I talk about my Hudson "investments"
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    That one on e-bay looks nice but buying an engine from someone unknown is somewhat of a gamble. At least with Dave, we know where he lives and we can take his cat hostage.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Of course, this is the real bargain...perhaps the real "market".
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1955-Hudson-New-Rebuilt-308-Complete-Running-Engine-/230518888407?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35abff17d7
    Did I post this right?
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    nhp1127 wrote:
    That one on e-bay looks nice but buying an engine from someone unknown is somewhat of a gamble. At least with Dave, we know where he lives and we can take his cat hostage.

    Actually the cat owns us..
  • mikeyb
    mikeyb Senior Contributor
    Dave,

    if you put antifreeze into it and find a way to get it to my place without charging an arm and a leg, I would be very interested.

    Kind regards from Germany

    Mike
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    mikeyb wrote:
    Dave,

    if you put antifreeze into it and find a way to get it to my place without charging an arm and a leg, I would be very interested.

    Kind regards from Germany

    Mike

    Mike, Im think we should consume the antifreez ourselves..much cheaper! and more fun... LOL:cheer:
  • mikeyb
    mikeyb Senior Contributor
    No wonder so many Hudson blocks are cracked! B)
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor



    Yep, She is hoping I will sell the ElCamino. I have too many cars and not enough room to park them.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Bring it over to my place and leave it - I'll take care of it for ya . . .
    Roger
  • mikeyb
    mikeyb Senior Contributor
    I just searched the net for the different antifreeze solutions and found out that until the end of the fifties manufacturers were actually mixing regular alcohol into the antifreeze - instead of today´s polyethylene or polypropylene mixes.

    That - of course - explains it all, Dave!

    Cheers

    Mike - born in the sixties
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Sold the 308 off ebay to a fellow Orange Blossom Chapter member this morning. So the auction has been removed. Thanks guys for all the " watching"..
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