Hudson clubs

Huddy42
Huddy42 Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
This is a photo taken at a Hudson meet back in the early 50's, they used to attend an old air field and had time trials etc etc. I remember going to these runs with my parents and older brother when I was a very young boy.

It is I believe the second Hudson club that was formed , the earlier one being in the late 30's, probably different to clubs as we know them to day , these vehicles were used as everyday transport.

The current club in New South Wales Australia was formed in 1969

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  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Great photo--I love the small roadster third from the right....
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    G'Day Brownie,

    That little roadster is an MG -TC, it was quite funny, we were using the airfield and these guys turned up and wanted to take us on in a race up the strip, they donned on their crash helmets and my brother in our home made 1940 Hudson ute with a gear lever about 12" long said he would take them on, well, he wolloped them, they could not believe an old ute like that could go so well.I think they went home tail between their legs so to speak.
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Great story......... A lot of fun memories.
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    edited May 2011
    Huddy42 wrote:
    G'Day Brownie,

    That little roadster is an MG -TC, it was quite funny, we were using the airfield and these guys turned up and wanted to take us on in a race up the strip, they donned on their crash helmets and my brother in our home made 1940 Hudson ute with a gear lever about 12" long said he would take them on, well, he wolloped them, they could not believe an old ute like that could go so well.I think they went home tail between their legs so to speak.

    And the Ute wouldn't pop any spokes as those spindly wheeled TC's were prone to do when cornered too fast.
    Don't ask how I know.....
  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    ESSX28-1 wrote:
    Huddy42 wrote:
    G'Day Brownie,

    That little roadster is an MG -TC, it was quite funny, we were using the airfield and these guys turned up and wanted to take us on in a race up the strip, they donned on their crash helmets and my brother in our home made 1940 Hudson ute with a gear lever about 12" long said he would take them on, well, he wolloped them, they could not believe an old ute like that could go so well.I think they went home tail between their legs so to speak.

    And the Ute wouldn't pop any spokes as those spindly wheeled TC's were prone to do when cornered too fast.
    Don't ask how I know.....

    This reminded me of a shop I worked in back in the 1960's. We had an employee there, that his only job all day was trueing spoke wheel. And he had a 3 week backlog waiting list of appointments.
    Lee O'Dell
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