HUDSONS AT R&M AUCTION MONTEREY

PAULARGETYPE
PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
edited September 2012 in HUDSON
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  • TOM-WA-
    TOM-WA- Senior Contributor
    I just love these Auction "EXPERTS"...did I hear correctly when the one guy said it is very rare
    to see a restored 4 door stepdown?...Wonder what part of the world he lives in?


    DUHHHHH
  • StillOutThere
    StillOutThere Expert Adviser
    Just how many of you take your "restored stepdown sedans" to multi-make car shows around the country /world? And how often are they judged against other cars? And how many have been at the big premier auctions? The participation in the above is extremely low, even to the point of being disproportionately low if one compares market share of Hudson in the industry during the stepdown years.
    I'm not asking how many of you drive Hudsons to Hudson meets. That is another story. The rest of the hobby and the public are not seeing your stepdowns let alone all the other years of Hudson production.

    Case in point 1.5 years ago when I participated at the Burdick Museum (Texas) car show and the TX HET chapter had a meeting at the museum that day. There were no HET products in the show and not one Hudson of any year was driven to the meeting. I would not have known the HET club was present had not one person introduced himself and said so. I recall seeing perhaps one Hudson tee shirt.

  • TOM-WA-
    TOM-WA- Senior Contributor
    I must concur with your comments. For myself I take my car out to many mixed make meets and in 99% of the cases I am the ONLY one there representing the Hudson Brand.

    I get this comment all the time "Wow this is the First Hudson that I have seen at a show in many years"

    Our Local chapter has about 70 members and its rare that we can even muster more than a couple of participants to attend a show.

    The Het is rapidly turning into a closed society of OLD FOLKS who just want to sit around and talk about the good old days while their Hudsons remain home in the garage...
    SAD BUT TRUE

    TOM-WA-
  • Browniepetersen
    Browniepetersen Senior Contributor
    Like many of you I hit a number of cruizes and local car shows each year. Last weekend was the first time (ever) that I saw a Hudson, Terriplane and Essex at a car show. Of course they were all friends and members of the HET. The good thing a bout that is that we get a lot of recognition because we are rare?? The cars are not that common either.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I dont believed that its turning into a closed society of old folks. I remember 30 to 40 years ago sitting with half dozen guys my age at some national after we sent the wives and kids to their rooms, drinking adult beverages discussing the future of the club after we were gone. We all agreed that the club would eventually die. Well this hasnt happened do to the efforts of a few of the members. I applaud them. As you get older your energy level become lower and lower due to health or just age. It takes more effort to go to these car shows and sometimes you dont have that energy. Also your interests change as is my case. Dont be to hard on us old guys because we were the ones that pulled these old cars out of sheds, barns, groves, pastures, junk yards,etc. when they were still there to do that. Another reason I dont attend many car shows anymore is because in my area the cars have been modified both mechanically and body wise were you have to use your imagination to to even recognize them. My old 51s, which I have tried to keep original, which is were my interest lies, Looks out of place sitting there with its bias ply tires and close to orginal paint job. Kind of like a hooker in church. I have been asked"if you dont drive them why dont you sell them?" I have owned these car longer than I have been married and that will be 49 years next week. They are a part of my life and someday when im gone they will be sold. Sorry for the sermon. LOL
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    I agree with 1951hornethardtop, well said. It all depends on each individual's situation. For myself, although a lot younger I just don't get the time to indulge in shows and that sort of thing due to lots of other commitments that have a higher priority, for good reasons. Even though my '33 T8 is a rare car and attracts quite a bit of attention when it does appear. All I do get time for is to keep it in running order and go for a drive now and then.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I don't often get to mixed makes meets, but did last week. The main street in Mnachester, NH was blocked off for several blocks for a Cruise-in. Mostly modified cars but a few originals. My Pacemaker drew a lot of attention, folks reminiscing about Hudsons, kids realizing that it was like Doc Hudson.
    As I was pulling into the parking space, one rodder called out to a friend, "It's got three on the tree". I've encountered that same remark at another mixed make show, with a lot of guffaws. Is that rodder code to let others know my car is original and not modified? Sounds pretty stupid to me.

    middletom
  • ArkieJazz
    ArkieJazz Member
    Sadly, "still out there" is dead on the mark. There are a great many "fixed up" Hudsons and very few actually "restored" Hudsons.
  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    All I can afford to do is "fix up" my 112 and it's a long job.

    Would I like to restore to as new ; actually no I wouldn't because then it would lose even more of its character and I'd be apprehensive about driving it.

    My 112 has been off the road for 3 years now and will most likely be off for the rest of this year and possibly next but as soon as I get some spare money a little more will be done.

    30 odd years ago I used to drive my cars every day because that is all I had ; when my friends had their "Brand X" cars I had my '59 Thunderbird , my '39 Hudson and was lucky enough to have a buddy who liked his cars to be used as well so my daily transport for a long time was a '46 Chrysler.

    If I could I'd use my '39 every day I could as well because I love driving it so given the chance it would be there.

    Simple economics dictate that it isn't
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Paul, thats the reason the club was formed. Not necessarly to make show cars out of Hudsons products but, to preserve them and drive them. This is the reason we never gave trophys. No matter what your economic statis, we all had the same interest and wanted everyone to be included. In the early years if someone hauled in or drove in a recent find it attracted most of the attention with all kind of suggestions and help the person find the parts they needed. It was great if you had the money to restore one but, not necesary to be included. In the early years I have given parts away and was given parts to complete some project. I remember being at one of the nationals and visiting with this person about how the club was changing when the prices of parts started to increase, and how this was going to change the club. My goodness they were asking over 2 dollars for a pork chop for my 51. Now I dont live in a idealist world. Things are always changing. Just look at the world we live in. lol Back to the original subject. To restore a Hudson product it has always cost more than the car was worth after you were done. You were so upside down on what you had invested (I didnt have the money anyway) it wasnt worth it unless it was for the loyality of the product. This may be changing??
  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    All the above having been said, even nice as this sedan was (except the ugly tape on the fuel line between carb's), the price it brought is simply astounding.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    what did it bring????
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    edited September 2012
    I go to / have gone to mixed make shows with my step-down and usually I never get to see the show because of people talking to me and you all know car guys can talk. Some who have other original cars and have for many years I've talked to say the shows have changed....the burger joints and such used to offer the classic car owners incentives for bringing their cars out to shows...just to show em. The car show I skipped today had a $44 entry fee. When I first went to it like 10 years ago it was $15 for early entry and $20 day of show.... not terrible and I understand that trophies and T-shirts are not free. But with Gas at $4.30 a gallon on top of a $44 entry free you start to reconsider if you need to attend a mixed make show that badly and spend hours correcting mis-information about your Hudson to guys who would likely, if they had one, take the very first opportunity they got to drop a small block chevy motor into it (and still not drive it frequently incidentally). I'm still a younger guy as far as this stuff goes and I have the energy but not the cash and I have no problem going to mixed-Make shows but the more of them I go to I realize that by keeping an old car going.... I'm not into cars the same WAY that those guys are into cars. I'm also getting a little tired of shows where people want to know the price of everything but know the value of nothing. I also understand why some may loose enthusiasm for this hobby depending on time and circumstance in life . It's blood sweat in tears and if you're not all in... you're wasting your time.
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