1953 Hornet Hollywood or 1950 Super Eight Sedan - which is rarer?

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edited May 2012 in HUDSON
Last weekend my buddy and I were up north and we saw 2 Hudsons. One was a '53 Hornet Hollywood and the other was a '50 Super Eight Sedan. I'm just wondering which one of the two is rarer?? I looked through our entire Hudson Club member directory and one saw one Super Eight Sedan.

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  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    edited May 2012
    According to a chart Sarah Young has on her Hudson Jet website there were only 197 1950 Super 8's built.

    A General Technical and Information Bulletin that was published as TS 81-7 in the Nov/Dec 1981 White Triangle News a total of 27,208 Model 7C 1953 Hornets built of which, according to Sarah's web site, 590 were Hornet Hollywoods.

    Sarah's excellent Hudson Jet site is at: http://hudsonjet.net/ (Model info is listed under VINs.)

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    That sounds like a great weekend! Did you happen to take pictures? Would love to see pictures of the '50 Super Eight!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Hudsontech, I believe you meant Super 8, not Commadore 8 ?????. I have never seen a Super 8 sedan but many Commadore 8s
  • kamzack
    kamzack Senior Contributor
    I've read here some time back that the Super 8 is more rare.
    Kim
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    edited May 2012
    1951hornethardtop - is that better. My post now reads "Super 8". Thanks for the heads up. And, further, I just checked Sarah's listing and I got the number of "Super 8's" produced wrong. So I corrected that figure also. Don't know where that 191 figure came from - must have been having a bad day. Happens when you're shuttling between web sites!!!!!!!!!! I-) Still, a very low number (1,074).

    NOTE to ClassicCar - the edit feature on these posts is great. Love the way it doesn't go away even after the post has been up for a few days.

    Hudsonly,
    Alex Burr
    Memphis, TN
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    @hudsontech The edit option has helped me out many, many times!
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Super 8 is a rare car. They only came in 3 body styles. Sedan, Coupe, and Brougham. I've never seen a coupe or Brougham. I missed the chance to buy a sedan for only $400. It needed total restoration but still I kick myself fro not getting it. It is possible the brougham is an extinct species. I don't think they sold because for a little more money you could've gotten a trimmed out Commodore 6 instead of a stripped down 8 cyl. Now what's more desireable to own despite rarity is probably the '53 Hollywood.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Super 8's last year was 1950.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I,M SORREY EVERY BODY FOR NOT TAKING PICTURES OF THE 53 HOLLYWOOD AND THE 50 SUPER 8 SEDAN . THIS WAS A FISHING WEEKEND, I CALLED THE GUY TO SEE IF WE COULD LOOK AT THEM ON OWER WAY HOME. BOTH ARE VERY RUSTY
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