step down street rod for sale?

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
I have a friend that is interested in a step-down street-rod hudson coupe, any year, anyone know of any for sale?

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Howdy

    What shape/money is he willing to go? I know of a '50 Commodore Coupe that has been"customized" by putting a caddy Eldo motor in the rear!??! Its a complete car, but has rust, and all glass is bad. Its cheap, tho. Probably buy it for less than $500.

    I just sold both of mine, the '50 Pacemaker & the '53 Hornet

    Billy
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    If seriously interested, I would be happy to inspect this car for anybody on the forum. It's only a few miles from my work. I suspect that the 'bondo' is probably pretty thin knowing the work that this shop does on a regular basis. They are known for being pretty good metalsmiths, see collectable vehicles in background of photos.



    Of course, I'm talking about the two tone brown 48-49 coupe.
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    edited November 2013
    Got some additional photos from the dealer on this car... A bit hard to tell from photos, but I see what appears to be bondo exposed from the damage - to include the roof... (there are 23 photos here)

    Also -
    - If you look at the interior photos, you will see a 'NO RESERVE' sticker - This was the Hudson that was listed in last year's Barrett-Jackson in AZ. It was pulled just prior to auction, probably due to this damage...
    - Also note the 'aircleaner', and Toyo radials...

    Honestly - someone did a lot of restoration to this car. If you are a 'body person' or know someone who is, this would probably be a nice 'ride' when repaired...
    I browsed this online ad several months ago - I am extremely surprised it hasn't sold yet. 6k is a steal and the damage is non-structural in nature and would be cake to fix.

    As far as it having bondo showing - If your Hudson has ever been 'restored' or painted I will bet that 99.999% of them have bondo on them and lots of it!( and possibly a lot worse things than bondo on them :eek: )

    There is nothing wrong with a little "mud" if the surface is prepped correctly and you keep it to less than 3/8". Most failed bondo repairs are from...
    1. Trying to cover rust (nothing works here..)
    2. Improper preparation of the sub-surface
    3. Bondo applied too thick
    4. moisture soaking through the bondo down to the sheet metal causing rust and seperation failure.
    #4 is the most experienced problem because if you don't apply enough primer/sealer and then wet-sand for blocking or final prep for paint if there is any exposed bondo water will easily permeate it and the rust process has already started before you even paint it!

    Seriously - If I had the money and the car was closer - I'd surely buy it

    $6000.00 Initial Buy In
    $1500.00 Paint and Materials for a complete
    $1500.00 Misc
    $0000.00 Labor - I'd do the work

    You would end up having a nice $15,000-$20,000 Hudson with only an $9000.00 (maybe less...) investment!

    If someone wants to buy it and have it shipped to me - I'll do the bodywork and paint for a 50% split in the profit when its sold or an appraisal if you want to keep it!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    A close look at the pictures does not show damage that is beyond a hobbyist capabilities to repair. I did down load the picture of the right front fender and enlarged it in an attempt to determine what the waviness below the headlight might be ... picture seems to show poorly finished filler in the fender ... but lights do have a habit of creating things that are really not there. If that coupe is a solid car one would be hard pressed to get the interior and wood graining ... done for that cost.

    The history of the car is probably known to the Hudson folk in Utah... give Glen Johnson or Robert Johnson a shout... to get thier knowledge of the car's condition and history.

    My 2 centavos...


    Cheers
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