car cover

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hey does anybody know of a company that sells a good quality car cover that will fit for a 1940 Hudson coupe? Iv'e tried some company's but the cover always comes up short on the sides or the ends.I'm located on the east coast so it would have to be able to endure the bad weather.



Thank you all.

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  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    I got a couple of pretty decent ones for about $25 ea at either Auto Zone or Advance Auto, can't remember which. They cover my stepdowns bumper to bumper and down to the rockers.
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    I have purchased two from: http://www.webcovers.com/CarCovers/. I have used their Evolution model. They don't list Hudson so you will need to measure and make a guess or call them. A bit more than $25 though
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    Rick is absolutely right, make sure you get the type of cover that will do the job. The ones for outside and inside are quite a bit different. The sun can take a pretty good toll on the covers, as well as the other types of weather.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Use California Car Covers. Not the cheapest,but they are good. Besides will you remember the price when that cheap cover comes up short on the protection end. You get what you pay for. Buy a good car cover for your Hudson . Save the cheap one for your Brand X car. The only thing you'll have to endure from California Car Cover is the catologues that have mostly overpriced junk for guys who really don't work on cars. Like bar stools with the Harley Davidson logo for $200. or something equally as stupid. Their covers though are really worth it.
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    40cpe wrote:
    Hey does anybody know of a company that sells a good quality car cover that will fit for a 1940 Hudson coupe? Iv'e tried some company's but the cover always comes up short on the sides or the ends.I'm located on the east coast so it would have to be able to endure the bad weather.

    Thank you all.
    Do you normally store the car outside with a cover on it? The reason I ask is that using a car cover outside if any moisture gets underneath of it it will ruin your paint job.

    Check this earlier thread on another forum here at classiccar

    http://www.classiccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2080&highlight=cover
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    If you have the room, Costco had 10’X20’ fully enclosed vinyl over steel tube enclosures for about $170. There is a flap on the front you can roll up for access. Should be good for 3 or 4 years before the sun cooks the vinyl.
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    Packard8 wrote:
    If you have the room, Costco had 10’X20’ fully enclosed vinyl over steel tube enclosures for about $170. There is a flap on the front you can roll up for access. Should be good for 3 or 4 years before the sun cooks the vinyl.
    I totally agree! I bought one from Costco 2-1/2 years ago and it still looks and works great. Just make sure you tie the footings down!

    For the price I was very surprised at the excellent quality of the parts can construction. I can't see how they can get the materials for under 170.00 let alone make a kit out of it!
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    California Covers and WebCovers sell the same items for the most part, it just that Web Covers is a bit less, and no catalogs!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Hi Dan,



    I was also impressed with the quality of the materials, fit and ease of installation. Re tying it down, I found that the posts fit perfectly into white PVC 2” sewer pipe. I dug a hole at each corner, put about an 18” piece of PVC with a tee on the end into the ground and then a bag of concrete in each hole. After it sets, just slide the corner posts up or down to level then thru-bolt the PVC and tube together.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I was looking at one of those for a paint booth in my shop to keep the dust from invading my whole shop. I was thinking of figuring out a way to vent it to outside while painting. Any thoughts?
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    Jimalberta wrote:
    I was looking at one of those for a paint booth in my shop to keep the dust from invading my whole shop. I was thinking of figuring out a way to vent it to outside while painting. Any thoughts?
    Probably not a good idea - static electricity can create 2 big problems - dust and fire!

    The tarps are flammable and I would sure hate to be inside of one if something went wrong...
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