What is our age demographic?
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40 and we just bought our first Hudson this year: '52 Hornet 4D Sedan. Bought my first car, a
'55 _ord in '79, when I was 14. Interestingly enough, apparently Hudsons are in our family tree, after all. My grandfather (dad's dad) bought a '51 Hornet in '54 or '55. It only took my family to get the 2nd one half a century later! Oh, well, hopefully, if all goes well, we'll get that convertible sometime in the coming year. I figure I've got another 40+ good years of Hudsoning to go. Good to see there is a lot of younger folks into Hudsons!
Russell0 -
I'm 53 and had my first ride in a 53 Hudson, when I was about 8 years old. My dad used it to haul moonshine from Tenn. to Ohio. My job was to watch for the police and if we were about to be stopped, I would lay down on the blanket in the back floorboard and pretend to be asleep. It worked several times but dad decided it wasn't worth the risk, so we quit after a couple years. ( it was a game to me but dad could have went to jail for a long time ) Dad's gone now and it has been 40 years or so. I think there is a statute of limitations, so there are no legal ramifications to admitting this.
It took until 1998 until I got a 54 Hornet Coupe, Then in 2004 I got a 54 Hornet special sedan with only 30 thousand miles on it.
Bob Hickson0 -
TOM B wrote:Just turned 59..have had my Wasp just over a Year now, but took my very first ride in a Hudson when I was 8....That car was given to my mother by my grandfather and I just knew that some day I would own one of my own.....
After 50 Years and buying stuff for Prior and current Wife I finally got my dream...
By the way I went to this years National in Reno and there were as many WALKERS there as there were Hudsons....LOL
I didn't want to say it, but there were ALOT of walkers and other personal mobile devices at Reno (but not a nicer group can be found). By the way Tom, I got the Twin-H carbs Friday, Thank you. I sent of a check to cover the shipping Saturday. Niels0 -
Now that's a unique memory! Did your father do anything special to hop up the 53 a bit - or just out run the police with the stock setup?BJ__TN wrote:I'm 53 and had my first ride in a 53 Hudson, when I was about 8 years old. My dad used it to haul moonshine from Tenn. to Ohio. My job was to watch for the police and if we were about to be stopped, I would lay down on the blanket in the back floorboard and pretend to be asleep. It worked several times but dad decided it wasn't worth the risk, so we quit after a couple years. ( it was a game to me but dad could have went to jail for a long time ) Dad's gone now and it has been 40 years or so. I think there is a statute of limitations, so there are no legal ramifications to admitting this.
It took until 1998 until I got a 54 Hornet Coupe, Then in 2004 I got a 54 Hornet special sedan with only 30 thousand miles on it.
Bob Hickson0 -
I am 48. Our family got a 28 Essex in the mid 60s. I used to drive it around the paddocks as a kid and tinker with it endlessly - had a lot of fun. It was sold in the early 70s unfortunately but recently I found it, bought it and it is nearly ready for the road again after a major engine rebuild. I have another 28 Essex also that I have had for about 3 years. I bought it when I was having trouble tracking down the original car. I was determined to have one again. For my sins I have decided to keep both.
Alistair, NZ0 -
I'm 57, and have always been intrigued by Hudsons. When I was 13, my folks were away and the "hired man" and I were in charge of the dairy farm. State Trooper came calling at about 1 AM and said we had heifers on the freeway (Interstate 5) about a mile from the farm (lots of pheasants were planted by the game department on brush pasture land that we rented, and those charming hunters would cut the fence to create a parking lot to park while they hunted). I couldn't get the old Cornbinder truck started, so me and Herman took his '46 Hudson business coupe out to haul them in. Hauled 2 at a time behind the front seat (no rear seat in a business coupe), with me in back holding them. Took several trips. He drilled a few holes in the floor the next morning, and we hosed it out real well- none the worse for wear. My only Hudson is a '52 Hornet coupe, that I have worked on in "fits and starts" for about 5 years.0
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Lets see? I am 67, First aquainted with Hudsons in 1947, When my uncle came to visit in my Terp 8 Coupe and also rode in his 37 Model 77. Too many stories to tell about stepdowns other than I have had about 12 over the years also been a HET member for 41 years this March.0
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BJ__TN wrote:I'm 53 and had my first ride in a 53 Hudson, when I was about 8 years old. My dad used it to haul moonshine from Tenn. to Ohio. My job was to watch for the police and if we were about to be stopped, I would lay down on the blanket in the back floorboard and pretend to be asleep. It worked several times but dad decided it wasn't worth the risk, so we quit after a couple years. ( it was a game to me but dad could have went to jail for a long time ) Dad's gone now and it has been 40 years or so. I think there is a statute of limitations, so there are no legal ramifications to admitting this.
It took until 1998 until I got a 54 Hornet Coupe, Then in 2004 I got a 54 Hornet special sedan with only 30 thousand miles on it.
Bob Hickson
BJ, I sure as hell hope there is a statute of limitations!!!!!!!!
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr0 -
I'm 66. I have been a "car guy" for 50 years. My '51 Hudson was a present from my wife's side of the family in Oregon. Their only condition was that they would each receive a ride in it when it is finished. Lots of rust but I've seen worse but the key word was "free".
Peace,
Chaz0 -
I'm 27 yrs old. Still in college. I picked up on Hudsoning when I was 19 so I've been at it for 8 years already. I was tracking down a pair of '47 Caddy Limos when I encountered my first Hudson... a black '51 Pacemaker coupe w/ dual spotlights. unfortunately I had to part with it and last I heard it got restored down in TX. Now I got my '50 and my '47 Sedan but I've been into old cars in general since about 16 when I could first drive.0
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Alex, If there is no statute, at least all of the evidence is loooooooong gone!
Dan, I remember the car had the twin H on it but thats as far as it goes about any mechanics. Thing is that back then there wasn't an interstate (75) and you had to travel old us 25 and it was crooked as the proverbial dogs hind leg.
Bob0 -
Somewhere between 40 and 50, act more like mid-20s, look like 30s, most of the people I call friends are 60+. Go figure! Bought my first car (a '52 Plymouth) for $10 when I was 12, owned 87 trucks and over 750 cars (plus two motorcycles!) in the 30+ years since. First Hudson - a 1950 Pacemaker coupe in 2000, which was destroyed in the May '03 tornado. Owned five more Stepdowns, one Hash, and my current car, a '37 TP since then. Always have been and will always be first and foremost, a Mopar guy (owned over 450 Mopars), then a Hudnut.0
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I have it all and love every bit of my cars. Also, love the beautiful 160+ acres the cars and I sit on! DeSoto is one of the many I so love to run around in daily....0
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I just turned 41 and am still looking for a 54 Hornet Coupe like the first one I rode in back 1990 with a friend in college. Been wanting one ever since and this year finally got around to actually looking for one.0
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U will find anything u r looking for. Like they say; There's an ass for every seat...R.V.0
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So far 51% are under 50 years of age which is a good sign I would have thought for the future. I am 47 and have only owned HET cars for a couple of years although have been interested in for 30 years. At present I have one of each marque; '36 Terraplane, '36 Hudson Eight, '33 Essex Terraplane Eight.
What put me onto Hudsons was a friend's brother at school who had a mint original grey '36 H8 LWB that went so well I always remembered that. It drifted along so quietly it was just great. Plus it looked great. Apart from that one car, I would never have come across any Hudson as they are rare here. I do recall hearing about Terraplanes many years ago and thinking that they sounded interesting.0 -
terraplane8 wrote:So far 51% are under 50 years of age which is a good sign I would have thought for the future. I am 47 and have only owned HET cars for a couple of years although have been interested in for 30 years. At present I have one of each marque; '36 Terraplane, '36 Hudson Eight, '33 Essex Terraplane Eight.
What put me onto Hudsons was a friend's brother at school who had a mint original grey '36 H8 LWB that went so well I always remembered that. It drifted along so quietly it was just great. Plus it looked great. Apart from that one car, I would never have come across any Hudson as they are rare here. I do recall hearing about Terraplanes many years ago and thinking that they sounded interesting.
It's going to be a little difficult to come up with an average age - it shall be noted that computer people tend to be younger; there are a few of us dinosaurs who have picked up on the medium, but the odds are against us.
Hudsonly,
Alex B0 -
Howdy
Been a car nut since 1961 or so. I'll be 61 my B-day. First car was a 1934 Ford fordor. Had about 20 cars by the time I graduated from High school, my favorite being a '50 Chevy Coupe that had a '62 327 w/muncie 4-speed, '62 Chevy bucket seats & a 58 Corvette sterring wheel. Car was built from a wrecked '62 SS in '62. Would really pay a premium for that unit now.
Found 3 Hudsons at a friends house that he had started back about 10 years ago. He was in bad health and made me a deal. They all looked like chopped Mercs!
I ended up with the '50 Pacemaker Brogham tudor, and the Twin H '53 Hornet fordor.
They are rough, but it got me started back into hot roddin' & re-building.
The Hornet is 100% complete but ruff as a cob. The Pacemaker is basically a shell that I plan to customize.
Now, last week, I find a '50 Chevy Fleetline Delux, and bought it!! Gonna keep 'em all, I rekon!??
Billy0 -
nhp1127 wrote:I agree. This forum is going to be younger than HET. Niels
The present number who have responded is only 75. Bearing in mind that the poll is biased by the way the info is taken (computer literate followers of the forum who care enough to respond), and a HET membership of some 3,500- plus other owners, it is likely that the age groups are not representative... and most likely skewed to the right (older) given relationship between computer literacy and age. 60-65 might be low. Walt - 60-70 group.0 -
Heck, I'm just impressed that there are a couple of teenagers (or younger!?) who responded.0
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Walt-LA wrote:The present number who have responded is only 75. Bearing in mind that the poll is biased by the way the info is taken (computer literate followers of the forum who care enough to respond), and a HET membership of some 3,500- plus other owners, it is likely that the age groups are not representative... and most likely skewed to the right (older) given relationship between computer literacy and age. 60-65 might be low. Walt - 60-70 group.
Well as the sociology major I have to say that the poll is only a good picture of the HET club if we have obtained a respresentative sample of the larger Hudson population. This of course has to be proven to be statistically significant within a good range (Cramer's V) and does not of course take into account Hudson owners that are not in HET. and there are a bunch of other measurement and statistical issues blah blah blah blah blah which I won't bore you with cause it bores me and I suffer through it daily. But it's an interesting pole nonetheless. LOL0 -
I'm 27, bought my 53 Hornet 4dr from my grandfather 6 years ago. Been involved with Hudsons and the Club for many years before that. Couldn't imagine owning anything other than a Hudson as a hobby car.0
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I'm 23, and I just got my first Hudson, a '52 4 door wasp. I've been looking to buy one since around my 22nd birthday, and I finally did a couple months ago.0
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1952seattlewasp wrote:I'm 23, and I just got my first Hudson, a '52 4 door wasp. I've been looking to buy one since around my 22nd birthday, and I finally did a couple months ago.
Welcome to the Hudson family of car enthusiasts. Mr Wasp!
Mark
Proud owner of a '53 Super Wasp coupe - she's a driver.0 -
42 years old and bought my '37 Terr. cpe. in 1983, joined H.E.T. in 83 also. Didn't really know what a Hudson was but it was a late 30's cpe. and it wasn't a Ford or Chev. (too common). We did things a bit different as after the son (me) got into Hudsons, Dad followed afterwards and bought his '53 Hornet in 1990. " This time its Hudson" has happened two more time since.0
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32 here just turned it on saturday0
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I'm 47 and have had the 47 C8 since I was 15, my first car. Dad and I bought it from a club member in IL and I became a very young club member then as well. Point is that I recently rejoined the club mainly because of this forum and the advise I recieved in getting the valves unstuck after a long storage. Ater I get the wheel cylinder on from Dave K she'll be back on the road! Thanks to all. Doug C.0
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stffy64 wrote:32 here just turned it on saturday
Well HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you:D0 -
69 and counting.
Hudsonly,
Alex B0 -
Age 36 here. And, knock on wood, I'll celebrate my 20th Anniversary as an H-E-T Club member in October 2007.
Bill0
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