1949 Super Six Ebay - CA Car

rambos_ride
rambos_ride Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
This looks like a really nice car...I wish mine had been this nice:(

I wonder what it will go for?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Hudson-Super-Six-HUDSON-1949-SUPER-6_W0QQitemZ4593007687QQcategoryZ6472QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    Ah, I'll guess he's got a 7K reserve on it.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I think alot can be told by how an e-bay ad is written. This guy sounds like a gentleman and I betcha the car is NICE. Niels
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    I've got 8K, 4 yrs work and several worn out wire brushes in this one.

    http://groups.msn.com/HudsonEssexTerraplaneBulletinBoard/unclejoshshudsons.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2653
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Wow. Nice looking car. I love the colors, too. Niels is right . . . the description is well written and the owner sounds like a good guy. My guess is this car should go for between 12,000 and 13,000, although being in California, my experience so far is that E-Bay cars from California generally have a higher reserve than the rest of the country.



    Good find for someone . . . they should end up with a very nice car.



    Russell
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    Anybody know anything about the dry disk clutch the seller speaks of? Is this a good idea?
  • bob ward
    bob ward Senior Contributor
    mars55 wrote:
    Anybody know anything about the dry disk clutch the seller speaks of? Is this a good idea?



    There is nothing wrong with a dry clutch in a Hudson - the 55/56 and Jets had them - as long as it is properly done. The main thing here, to make sure you have a trouble free installation, is to have a thicker flywheel turned up and fitted when the swap is being done.



    If you have a look at a wet Hudson flywheel you will see that it is a fair bit thinner than a comparable dry clutch flywheel of the period. Heat and warping considerations mean a dry clutch needs a thicker flywheel. Hudson could get away with the thinner flywheel because a wet clutch runs way cooler than a dry clutch.



    That's not to say a standard Hudson flywheel won't work at all with a dry clutch, for gentle driving it may be OK, but be prepared for serious clutch shudder if you do a lot of hill starts
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