So where are all the 39's then
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My old mate Lester had a '39 112 Convertible which was , as I recall, a bit "rough" as we say.
No idea what happened to that ; I'll have to try and find out from him.
Somewhere in the loft I have a picture of a '39 Convertible that had just been left to rot away ; I'll go digging for it0 -
Pete-
Sent you an e-mail.0 -
There was a '39 Country Club conv. brougham, yellow, at a National in Ind., either Huntington or Indianapolis, in the '60s; not sure if a 6 or an 8, but it has seemingly disappeared; what a "raree"!
I do know of a '39 CC8 conv. cp., only one known to exist.0 -
Here is a picture of my brothers '39 112 Victoria Coupe.0
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A Victoria coupe! Wow! This makes exactly 2 of these models that I have heard of.0
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I love that Victoria Coupe ; such a pretty car!
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oldhudsons, I remember that 39 and took a picture of it. My young wife fell in love with it and that is the reason for the picture. I have been looking for it and havent found it. I have found pictures of the 64 meet in Hamilton, Ohio but not the 39. Will keep looking.0
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1951 - as I recall it was part of Carl Horton's collection. The photo I have/had (not sure if I can find it) showed the '39 in front of a hotel, not sure if in Huntington or Indianapolis. It may have been in '67 at the time of the Cross Country reinactment (friend, wife, and I piloted a '33 T8 sd. which went from Portsmouth, N.H. all way to terminus meet at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., needless to say an adventure in itself as '33 basically original, had a broken skirt on piston, our best cruising speed = about 45 mph, used exactly 1 CASE of oil, LOL!!!)0
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hmmm, found the photo, it's a yellow '39 CC conv. with a black top driving down a street in Huntington, Ind., dated by my wife as taken in '66 (maybe that was the year of the Transcontinental Run ?)
We had at least 1 National at Huntington as that was the nearest town of any size to the Souers place. As yet no chapters in HET, a family or a group of friends would just put their proposal together at previous National, everybody would talk about it, & President would decide as I recall.
The "wildest" one I ever attended was the one at Dayton, Ohio, I think put on by the Gleyduras.
Many of the members then young, as in our 30s, & somebody would have a party in their room each night (no one does that anymore, guess we're all too old). At one of the parties met one of the craziest characters I've ever met, a guy named Hooper who'd come all the way from Australia. He had a big collection of Hudsons & was so funny I had an asthma attack. I was towing a long w.b. '34 T conv. which I'd bought in R. I. back to Calif., but that's another long story, LOL.0 -
oldhudsons,I know the feeling on the oil lol, Took part in the drive Iowa in 1998. Pulled into truck stop in Davenport and smelled oil. The oil line fitting was leaking. It looked like if I touched it it would fall completely off. Decided to drop out and head for home (160 miles away) before I touched it. Added oil, bought oil and started West on I-80.Had to stop at Iowa City for more oil. Drove 70 MPH. Cars would come up behind me to see what kind of car it was and thensuddenly drop way back. LOL Leaked 12 quarts of oil on I-80 before I got home . Stopped a lot to add oil but did not let it get below add oil mark. After I arrived home I opened the hood and touch the oil line and it fell off in my hands. In the morning the driveway showed a complete outline of the car from the front wheels back. Old cars,always an adventue. LOL PS the line to the filter.0
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1951 - well this sad old '33 T8 sd., my buddy had pulled out of a junkyard (he was stationed at a navy base in Portsmouth, N.H.). He checked the bottom end & dropped & cleaned the pans, that's when he saw it had a broken skirt. He just "buttoned it up" & drove it to Huntington. My wife & I had flown into Chicago where old crony Harold Jornt picked us up & drove us down to Meet. John arrived late. The 1st time I saw it I was several floors above it in hotel room (John had sent several unrevealing photos, LOL) - when I saw it I said to my wife "well at least I've got enough $$$ to catch a bus home". It had been painted "with a broom", uph. smelled, back seat full of a lot of spares John had found in junk yards (brake drums, etc. AND a case of oil), and not a straight fender on it!
Soon as I got home advertised it, sold it, and guy from Ind. came out to L.A. & drove it all the way back to Ind.!!! It then "dropped off the map", don't know it's fate. Have a few poor quality b & w photos of it.0 -
Huntigton was the time the hotel caught fire. Ah the parties!!! I and others were across the street at a bar having a few adult beverages. I finally decided to check on the wife and daughter. I went up the stairs and the floor my room was on was filled with smoke. I t was comming out of the room next ot mine. I got the wife and daughter up, they were sleeping and we ran down stairs and told the hotel to call the fire dept. They woke everone up and evacuated the hotel. It seems the guy next door had fallen asleep smoking a cig. They carried he out and dont know wether he lived or not. On another subject about Dayton, that was the one held down town. I have a brother-in-law that lived in Dayton (wife side) I missed alot of that meet visiting family. Ahhhhh0
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any of you guys remember Harold Jornt? He was from Kenosha, Wisc. He was a master mechanic & had 2 Hudsons of note, a '29 H dual cowl phaeton (which will be at the '13 National) and the '48-9 Derham limousine made for Mrs. Chapin (he had it a long time).
He bought 2 REALLY nice stepdowns I found for him, a '49 C6 cp. with o.d. which he came out & drove home, and a '51 C8 cp. with Hydra. which I drove back & delivered to him. When he retired & moved out to Calif. I don't think he brought those 2 coupes with him so assume they're someplace in the Midwest??? (the '49 was grey, the '51 gold).0 -
1951 - yes, remember it was held in an old hotel with an underground garage as had trouble getting Chrysler T & C sta. wagon tow car with '34 T cv. on tow bar in & out of the place! The '34 wouldn't "track" as didn't have center point steering, had to drag it into several gas stations with front wheels skewed & tires screeching, LOL, but got it home.0
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A story from Dayton - as I heard it Mal Fuller, reservation in hand, checked in only to be told they didn't have a reservation for him. Mal supposedly told them that was ok, he'd sleep in the lobby and started taking his shirt off!!! From what I heard they quickly fixed him up in something like a presidential suite.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
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Robert Baird of the Zia Chapter (New Mexico) has 3 '39's including an original convertible which always attracts attention. There is a photo of all three together on the back cover of a WTN (couple of years ago).0
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I believe the Dayton National was put on by the Renners.It was in a Parking garage if I remember correctly.0
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oldhudsons, I wish some of us old members would post some of the pictures taken at these early meets. I will when I find the pictures and learn how to do it on this electronic gadget. The pictures have been stored in many boxes that seemed to get misplaced. I think I do remember Harold. I certainly remember the cars. The 2 coupes--no. The 68 national in St Louis I owned a black 57 Hornet Hollywood that I was ashamed to drive to drive to a HET meet because it wasnt a real Hudson. I drove my 51 Hornet sedan. Someone had brought a 56 4 door Hudson. My wife and I were looking at and I made the statement " How this guy had more nerve than I did to even bring this 56 to the meet" A guy heard me and asked if I had one? I said ya but its a 57 hardtop. He ask me if I wanted to sell it? I replied you bet. He came to my house the next weekend and bought it. I was glad to get it out of the garage. The rest is all history, Right Paul? ( still crying to myself)0
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Got to love this forum & thread for bringing out the stories!
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lost - could be. I think the Gleyduras, led by "Chas", were the Club Librarians & I recall going to their home & seeing the Library, stashed in a basement so maybe that's where & why I got confused.
1951 - good for you, you got "righteous" in dumping that Hash, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
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Amen! to that!
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Oldhudsons , you are correct about the Gleyduras having the Club library. It was passed on to me for a few years.Every thing was done by mail and copy machine,the old xerox type!
I did a lot of correspondence with overseas Hudsonites.
My second Hudson came from Chas Gleydura , a 52 Hornet coupe. $375.00.
Drove it home and enjoyed it for 4 years before my first convertible came along.
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Dan and Mary Cornell, RMHET members from Aurora, CO has a modified 39 112 business coupe. It was originally owned by Ed Wright.
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Here's a few shots of my '39 CC8 Cv Cp currently in restoration process. One of these years, you'll be seeing this car at all the nats......if I live long enough
http://imageevent.com/arkiejazz/1939hudsoncountryclub8convcp0 -
Great looking car!! I find it interesting that it has a floor shift. 39 was the first year to have the shift on the column. Maybe an early 39?0
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My '39 112 has a floor shift ; been looking everywhere for the bits to convert it to a column which I prefer0
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I do like to see these pictures of cars "in progress". Love the colour on that PU!0
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Hello,
I'm in the "build stages" of a 1939 Hudson 112 Coupe. As the story goes it was driven to MI from Washington State.
The car will have a modern drive train with stock appearance. In the spring I should be driving it around and hope to run into some of you. Probably wont have final paint on it, but wont be afraid to show it off.
Mike0 -
Arkiejazz-
You've posted these before, but thanks for posting again. Love both of those ragtops! What model is the '38?0 -
Paul, i have many bits for the linkage for coloumn shifting. I will check wich pieces i have and write them in to the list of parts that will go on your pallet.
I still havent heard from the postal service what they would charge for a pallet to the uk, i will call them next week and check.imight have a complete set except for the lever and wire. I know i have the steeringcoloumn bracket that holds both steering angd shifting coloum to the dash, the shifting coloumn, the gearbox-lid and some linkage parts. The bushings i think i saw on kgap, so if you want to give it a try to convert, i think i have most of your pieces.
I noticed some other parts that you might want, and some troubles with other parts. I will send you a list by mail next week, with a lot of pictures aswell.
To get back to the real topic, i got my serie 92 on the road again the day before yesterday. (posted one pic on facebook, having trouble putting pictures here because i am on an ipad, and apple don't want you to be able to do things you want to do on them) but it ran really well when hot, but a bit cranky whn cold. I think it is the top thats not really sealed when cold, i have to choke for unusually long time, and reduce slowly as its getting hotter, so probably taking fake air.
Tommorrow i will install my newly bought sunvisor and see how it gets. I will post pictures as soon as i can here.
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